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Aug, 2016

Uni Olympian Barb Nwaba competes at Rio

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[Posted August 13, 2016] Uni’s first Olympian in 68 years overcame a slow start to finish 12th in the Olympic heptathlon in Rio de Janeiro. Barbara Nwaba ‘07 entered the event as the U.S. champion after winning the Olympic Trials in July and had high hopes of competing for a medal. At the Games, she started slowly in the 100-meter hurdles, running 13.81 for 1,005 points. She then high jumped 6-0 (1,016 points) and threw the shot put 48-7 1/4 (848 points) before finishing the day with a mark of […]

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Jul, 2016

Barbara Nwaba interview: Going to the Olympic Games!

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[Posted July 21, 2016] After a drought of 68 years, Uni will again be represented in the Olympic Games by 2007 graduate Barbara Nwaba, competing in the two-day, seven-event heptathlon in track & field. Pictured above: Barbara Nwaba in competition Uni grad Jeff Slade ‘63 caught up with Nwaba by telephone last week and provides this interview with the 2015 and 2016 U.S. Heptathlon champion: Slade: So, you’re going to Rio! Tell me about that. Nwaba: Yes, going to Rio. I’ll be competing August 12 and 13, so it’s a […]

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Jul, 2016

Barbara Nwaba ‘07 on the way to the Olympic Games!

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[Posted July 10, 2016] A powerful first-day performance set up 2007 Uni grad Barbara Nwaba to win her second consecutive U.S. championship in the heptathlon and qualify her for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Pictured above: Barbara Nwaba ‘07 (Photo courtesy Santa Barbara Track Club) Competing at Oregon’s Hayward Field in cloudy and rainy conditions, Nwaba finished in the top three in three of the four first-day events in the heptathlon: the high jump (first, 6-2 3/4), shot put (third, 46-5 1/2) and 200 m (third, […]

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Mar, 2016

Barbara Nwaba ‘07: American Pentathlon Champion!

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[Posted March 28, 2016] Congratulations to a former Uni star athlete who won another U.S. national championship in track & field: Barbara Nwaba ‘07. After becoming the U.S. Heptathlon champ in 2015 (see her throwing the javelin above) and competing for the United States in the World Track & Field Championships last summer in Beijing, China, she won the U.S. indoor Pentathlon title in Crete, Nebraska on February 26-27 with 4,415 points. Her marks included: 8.62 in the 60 m Hurdles; 6-0 in the High Jump; 46-1 1/2 in the Shot […]

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