| Okwukwe Okolie |
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Senior
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| Hometown:
Houston, Texas
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| High School:
Alief Elsik
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| Event:
Throws
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| Experience:
Sr./Sr.
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CAREER BESTS
• Outdoor Shot Put- 45-10.75 at Black & Gold Challenge (3/19/11)
• Outdoor Discus- 53.34m (175-00.00) at Victor Lopez Classic (3/26/11) and Drake Relays (4/26/12)
• Outdoor Hammer Throw- 45.50m (149-03.00) at Texas Relays (4/7/11)
• Indoor Shot Put- 14.52m (47-07.75) at Houston Invitational (1/28/12)
• Indoor Weight Throw- 15.66m (51-04.50) at Big 12 Indoors (2/25/11)
AT A GLANCE
2011 Second Team All-American in the discus during her junior outdoor season ... 2010 Honorable Mention All-America honors in discus ... three-time Outdoor All-Big 12 First Team honoree in discus ... two-time Second Team All-Big 12 (once outdoor, once indoor) ... 2011 USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Team as a junior ... three-time Track & Field Academic All-Big 12 First Team member ... earned a spot on the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll during six semesters of her academic career.
2011-12
Outdoor:
Threw 50.26m (164-11) in discus prelims at the NCAA West Regional
... recorded a discus throw of 52.33m (172-0) at the Big 12 Championships to finish fourth
... placed fourth in discus at Drake Relays with a personal-best throw of 53.35m(175-0)
... claimed a victory in the discus at the Longhorn Invitational with a throw of 51.76m (169-10)
... won the discus at the Texas Invitational with a throw of 51.15m (167-10) ... finished fifth at Florida Relays with a mark of 51.14m (167-9)
... threw a discus mark of 52.52m (172-3) at Texas Relays
... posted a second-place finish at the TCU Invitational with a throw of 49.87m (163-7).
Indoor:
Posted a 14.03m (46-00.50) throw at the Big 12 Championships
... launched the shot put 13.65m (44-09.50) at the Tyson Invitational
... finished third at the Houston Invitational with a personal-best 14.52m (47-07.75) mark
... threw a 13.29m (43-07.25) in shot put at the Auburn Indoor Meet
... placed fourth in the shot put at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a throw of 13.46m (44-02.00).
2010-11
Outdoor:
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the discus with her eighth-place finish at the West Regional meet
... posted a fifth-place finish at Texas Relays in the discus with a throw of 52.69m (172-10.00)
... threw 53.79m (173-02.00) at the Big 12 Championships and finished fifth-place
... claimed a victory and a personal best in the discus at the Victor Lopez Classic with a throw of 53.34m (175-00.00).
Indoor:
Recorded a personal-best mark of 15.66m (51-04.50) in the weight throw at the Big 12 Championships ... threw 14.62m (47-11.75) to place eighth at the Don Kirby Invitational ... recorded a throw of 14.49m (47-06.50) at the Houston Invite ... threw marks of 10.83m (35-06.50) in shot put and 12.33m (40-05.50) in weight throw at the Leonard Hilton Invitational.
2009-10
Outdoor: Garnered All-Big 12 honors after recording a seventh-place finish with a mark of 48.84m (160-03.00) in discus at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships
... threw a personal-best 51.12m (167-08.00) and took seventh after being seeded 36th in discus in NCAA Outdoor prelims
... posted a mark of 45.06m (147-10.00) in discus at NCAA Outdoors, good for 21st place overall
... placed first in discus at the Michael Johnson Invite with a throw of 46.60m (152-11.00).
Indoor:
Threw a personal best in the weight throw of 8.97m (29-05.25) at the Texas A&M Dual meet, finishing in fifth place
... recorded a season-best 13.10m (42-11.75) mark in the shotput to finish sixth in the Leonard Hilton Memorial.
2008-09
Outdoor:
Finished 12th at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in the discus with a throw of 45.51m (149-03.00), just one inch shy of her personal best
... recorded a fourth-place effort in the discus at the Texas Invite with a toss of 43.44m (142-06.00) ... set a discus PR at the Texas Twilight with a mark of 45.53m (149-04.00) ... posted three top-10 finishes in the shot put and recorded a personal-best of 13.04m (42-09.50) at the Rice Bayou Classic.
Indoor:
Recorded highest shot put finish of the season at the Houston All-Comer's meet with a throw of 13.45m (44-01.50) for fourth place
... notched a 17th-place effort at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in the shot put with a toss of 13.32m (43-08.50).
PRIOR TO TEXAS
Region 19-5A qualifier in the shot put and discus
... broke her high school's discus record with a throw of 140 feet
... won district championship in discus and second in the shot put.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 19, 1989, to parents Anwuli and Chinye in Lagos, Nigeria ... four siblings - Ozie, Wnalji, Mako and Chidoziem ... sister Ozie competes on the Texas Tech women's track and field team ... graduated Summa Cum Laude from Alief Elsik High School ... majoring in exercise science.
