2023 Track & Field Roster
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Okoro, Chinyere
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Chinyere Okoro
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Amador Valley
- Hometown:
- Pleasanton, Calif.
Bio
2023
Appeared in two indoor meets, running four total races… Recorded a season-best 7.53 in the 60m event during her 2023 indoor debut (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational – Jan. 21)… Did not compete for the Bruins during the outdoor season.
2022
Competed in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m during the season … Recorded a season best of 11.55 in the 100m and 24.00 in the 200m at the West Coast Relays (April 1) and Ben Brown Invite (March 12), respectively.
2021
Sprinted in 10 meets for the Bruins as a true sophomore … Finished fourth in the 60m at the Arkansas Qualifier with a time of 7.54 … Ran a leg for UCLA’s 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships, helping the squad to a 10th-place finish with a time of 3:35.23 … Helped the Bruin women secure a 4x1 victory at the Stanford Invitational (44.49) … Ran collegiate best times of 11.57 and 23.71 in the 100m and 200m, respectively, at the West Coast Classic in Tucson, Ariz. … Helped the Bruins notch a third-place finish in the 4x1 at the Pac-12 Championships, running the opening leg for the squad (44.42) … Competed in the 4x1 at the NCAA Championships, helping the Bruins earn 12th place overall with a time of 44.07.
2020
Sprinted in five meets as a true freshman for the Bruins … Indoor: Scored for the Bruins in the 60m (7.42) and 200m (24.15) at the MPSF Indoor Championships, taking fifth place in both events … Her 7.42 time was good for the No. 4 spot on the UCLA all-time indoor list … Notched a career-best time of 23.83 in the 200m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, the fourth-fastest time in UCLA indoor history … Also took fifth place overall in the 60m at the New Mexico Collegiate Challenge, clocking a time of 7.55 … Made her UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where she finished sixth overall (7.47) in the 60m and helped the 4x400m relay squad to an event victory.
High School
Was a sprinter at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Calif. … Notched personal-best times of 11.56 in the 100m and 38.82 in the 200m … Cites her multiple track scholarship offers as highlights of her athletic/academic career in high school.
Personal
Born in Pleasanton, Calif., to Tiffany and Lemay Okoro … Has two older brothers, Ndem and Dmoret … Loves to dance and sing … Decided to attend UCLA because she wanted to learn more academically and trusts Coach [Curtis] Allen … Has been running since she was seven years old.
Appeared in two indoor meets, running four total races… Recorded a season-best 7.53 in the 60m event during her 2023 indoor debut (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Invitational – Jan. 21)… Did not compete for the Bruins during the outdoor season.
2022
Competed in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m during the season … Recorded a season best of 11.55 in the 100m and 24.00 in the 200m at the West Coast Relays (April 1) and Ben Brown Invite (March 12), respectively.
2021
Sprinted in 10 meets for the Bruins as a true sophomore … Finished fourth in the 60m at the Arkansas Qualifier with a time of 7.54 … Ran a leg for UCLA’s 4x400m relay team at the NCAA Indoor Championships, helping the squad to a 10th-place finish with a time of 3:35.23 … Helped the Bruin women secure a 4x1 victory at the Stanford Invitational (44.49) … Ran collegiate best times of 11.57 and 23.71 in the 100m and 200m, respectively, at the West Coast Classic in Tucson, Ariz. … Helped the Bruins notch a third-place finish in the 4x1 at the Pac-12 Championships, running the opening leg for the squad (44.42) … Competed in the 4x1 at the NCAA Championships, helping the Bruins earn 12th place overall with a time of 44.07.
2020
Sprinted in five meets as a true freshman for the Bruins … Indoor: Scored for the Bruins in the 60m (7.42) and 200m (24.15) at the MPSF Indoor Championships, taking fifth place in both events … Her 7.42 time was good for the No. 4 spot on the UCLA all-time indoor list … Notched a career-best time of 23.83 in the 200m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic, the fourth-fastest time in UCLA indoor history … Also took fifth place overall in the 60m at the New Mexico Collegiate Challenge, clocking a time of 7.55 … Made her UCLA debut at the UW Preview, where she finished sixth overall (7.47) in the 60m and helped the 4x400m relay squad to an event victory.
High School
Was a sprinter at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, Calif. … Notched personal-best times of 11.56 in the 100m and 38.82 in the 200m … Cites her multiple track scholarship offers as highlights of her athletic/academic career in high school.
Personal
Born in Pleasanton, Calif., to Tiffany and Lemay Okoro … Has two older brothers, Ndem and Dmoret … Loves to dance and sing … Decided to attend UCLA because she wanted to learn more academically and trusts Coach [Curtis] Allen … Has been running since she was seven years old.
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