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Ngozi Iwu

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Houston, Texas

High School:
Hastings HS

Height:
5-5

Event:
Middle Distance


2000 OUTDOOR: Took first in 400m at College Station Relays (3/18) in time of 55.19 ... Finished first in 800m at UTEP Invitational (4/15) with mark of 2:09.05 ... Finished eighth in 800m at Big 12 Championships (5/19) at Missouri with time of 2:13.64 ... Provisionally qualified for NCAA Championships in 800m.

2000 INDOOR: Won 600yd-run at Red Raider Invitational (1/22) with time of 1:23.65 ... Came in second in 800m at Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/29) with mark of 2:15.73 ... Also came in second in 800m at Houston Invitational (2/5) in time of 2:13.28 ... Posted time of 2:14.28 in 800m at Cannon IV Classic (2/12) ... Finished third at Big 12 Championships (2/26) at Iowa State in 800m with time of 2:08.63 ... Came in second at Cyclone National Track & Field Qualifier (3/3) in 800m with mark of 2:08.58.

1999 OUTDOOR: NCAA Championships provisional qualifier in 400m after running 53.62 at ACU Track and Field Classic (5/13), setting new school record ... Also set school record in 200m with mark of 23.91 at same meet ... Finished eighth in finals of 400m at Big 12 Championships (5/23) at Baylor with time of 55.84 ... Member of 4x100 and 4x400m relay teams, which both set school records ... Ran 24.32 in 200m at Texas Opener (3/20) ... Took first in 400m at Southwest Track & Field Invitational (3/27) with mark of 54.34 ... Finished fourth in both 200 and 400m at LSU Alumni Gold (4/17) ... Ran 11.93 in 100m and 24.16 in 200m at Texas Invitational (5/1).

1999 INDOOR: NCAA Championships provisional qualifier in 400m after running 55.06 at Big 12 Championships (2/20) at Kansas State, where she finished fourth and set school record ... Set new school and Athletic Training Center record in 600 yard dash with 1:22.85 at Red Raider Open (1/16) ... Member of mile relay team that took seventh at Big 12 meet with mark of 3:49.13, the second fastest mile relay time in Tech history ... Posted 55.36 in 400m for first at Rocky Mountain Cup (1/23) ... Ran 55.21 in 400m at Cannon IV Classic (2/6).

1998 OUTDOOR: Took first place in 400m at Angelo State Relays with time of 55.00 ... Won 400m at ACU Track and Field Classic with mark of 55.28 ... Finished second at Texas Tech Medical Center Relays (3/28) in 800m in 2:16.53.

1998 INDOOR: Ran unattached in two events, winning 600 yard run at Red Raider Invitational (1/24) in 1:25.72 ... Came in sixth in Red Raider Open in same event with time of 1:27.90.

1998 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran 22:16 at Woody Greno/Nebraska Invitational (9/19) ... Posted time of 21:40 at Cowboy Jamboree (10/3) ... Crossed finish line in 21:00 at Texas A&M Invitational (10/17) ... Best time came at Big 12 Championships (10/31) at Nebraska with time of 20:44.20.

HIGH SCHOOL: 1997 graduate of Hastings High School in Houston, Texas ... Placed second at state meet in 800m her senior year ... Claimed district title in 800 ... Three-time district runner-up ... Earned team's MVP three consecutive years ... Cross country squad claimed district championship senior year ... Helped cross country team qualify for regional meet as junior and senior ... Member of Student Council.

PERSONAL: Born May 9, 1978 in St. Louis, Mo. ... Daughter of the late Anele and Grace Iwu ... Undecided major in the College of Arts and Sciences.

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