Nigerian athletes shine at different conference indoor championships

Joseph Oreva of Western Texas University

NCAA Nigerian athletes shine at different conference indoor championships

Funmilayo Fameso 15:49 - 20.02.2023

Recap of major results of Nigerian athletes at different conference indoor championships last weekend.

Last weekend was exceptional in so many ways for Nigerian athletes as they shone for their various schools, winning titles and medals at their conference indoor championships.

The spotlight was on them because of their brilliant performances, and they highlighted most events winning awards.

Here's a breakdown of the top winners and medallists at their conference indoor championships.

Thompson's 60mH and 60m titles

Miracle Thompson did a 60m Hurdles and 60m titles at the Region VI Indoor Championships in Kansas.

Thompson set a Cloud County 60m Hurdles School Record (SR) of 8.29s, which erased her previous SR of 8.34s earlier this season. She also won the 60m final in an impressive Personal Best (PB) of 7.46s.

Miracle Thompson won the 60mH and 60m titles at the Region VI Indoor Championships

Kara crowned shot put champion at CRL Championships

Princess Kara became the women's shot put champion at the CRL Indoor Championships held in Marion, Indiana, launching her implement to a brilliant SR of 14.68m.

Princess Kara threw a shot put SR at the CSL indoor championships

The Iowa Western student's mark qualified her for the NAIA National Indoor Championships.

Oreva crowned long jump LSC Champion

Joseph Oreva won the long jump title at the Lone Star Conference Championships with a distance of 7.41m.

Joseph Oreva won the long jump title at the LSC indoor championships

His mark is the eighth fastest in West Texas indoor history, and he is also the SR holder.

NJCAA Region II Championships

Ayomide Oyetunji won a 60m silver medal with a time of 6.75s at the NJCAA Region II Championships.

He will be gunning for a fantastic outing at the NJCAA Indoor Championships, set to hold two weeks from now.

GSC Championships

Kelechi Christian won the 400m title at the GSC Indoor Championships, setting a new SR of 56.47s.

Kelechi Christian won the 400m title at the GSC indoor championship
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