DAY 2, NIGERIAN ATHLETES SHINE AT THE NCAA D1 TRACK AND FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS


 Day 2, Nigerian athletes shine at the NCAA D1 Track and Field Championships


The NCAA track and field championship hosted by the University of Oregon's Hayward Field from June 5th to 8th, has seen Nigerian athletes perform.


On the first day, some of the Nigerians who did well included; Ashe Favour, Godson Brume, and Ajayi Kanyinsola qualified for the men's 100m finals. Ajayi Kanyinsola, a freshman at Auburn University, won his heat with a season's second-fastest time of 10.09s (+0.3); Ashe Favour, who has clocked 9.99s and 9.94s this season, finished third in the same heat with a time of 10.13s, conserving energy for the finals; Godson Brume of LSU, a previous silver medalist, finished second in his heat with a time of 10.23s (-0.3); Samuel Ogazi, a freshman at Alabama, won his heat in the men's 400m with a time of 45.14s, advancing to the finals. 


Ogazi has had an outstanding season, setting a national lead and personal best of 44.53s in the men's 400m and a personal best of 20.71s in the 200m. Ezekiel Nathaniel, a national record holder and Baylor University undergraduate, won his heat in the men's 400mh with a time of 48.93s, going under 49 seconds once more.


In the field events, Nigerian athletes also performed well on day one of the NCAA D1 championships. Prosper Chinencherem, an African Games gold medalist, threw 75.07m, finishing just outside the medal podium. In the men's long jump, Charles Godfred of Minnesota and Goodness Iredia of South Florida finished sixth and seventh, respectively, with jumps of 7.90m and 7.86m.


On day two, Tima Godbless and Rosemary Chukwuma qualified for the women's 100m finals. Tima Godbless of LSU clocked 11.08s to finish second in her semis and qualify for the finals. She also ran a personal best of 22.56s in the women's 200m, meeting the Olympic standard and qualifying for Saturday's finals. Rosemary Chukwuma of Texas Tech finished third with a time of 11.16s, becoming the second Nigerian in the women's 100m finals. Ella Onojuvwwe, the national leader in the women's 400m, ran a fast time of 50.70s to finish second in her semis and qualify for the finals.

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