2016-17 Goucher Men's Indoor Track and Field News
Scholar-Athlete Teams and All-Academic Team honors for the 2016-17 NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field seasons were announced Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA).
Fourteen thousand one hundred sixty-two miles. That’s how far three student-athletes traveled in order to compete at Goucher College as members of the athletics program. But that didn’t stop them from continuing to march their way into the school record books. Midori Fujitani ’17, of Tokyo; Jack Hodges ’18, of London; and Ogemdi Chukwu ’20, of Paris, have made 2016-17 a school year of record-setting performances.
Freshman Ogemdi Chukwu (Paris, France) is the second addition to the 2016-17 All-Goucher Second Team following a record setting year as a member of the track & field program.
Six Goucher College student-athletes have been named to the Landmark Conference All-Sportsmanship team, which includes one student-athlete from each institution for each sport and is selected by the players and coaches from their respective team.
The Landmark Conference announced its 2016-17 Winter Academic Honor Roll selections today, with 291 student-athletes receiving recognition. The Honor Roll recognizes all winter student athletes who have reached sophomore standing with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or higher.
The Goucher College men’s track & field team finished 6th at the Landmark Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday with a score of 22 points.
The Goucher College men’s track & field team was led by freshman Ogemdi Chukwu who earned first place in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.80 – third fastest in Goucher history.
Freshman Ogemdi Chukwu continued to storm the Goucher College men’s indoor track & field record book, setting a new standard at Goucher in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.20.
The Goucher College men’s indoor track & field team traveled to George Mason University to compete in the Patriot Games on Saturday.
Freshman Ogemdi Chukwu eclipsed a personal best in the 60m hurdles Saturday in Susquehanna, setting a new school record with a time of 8.70.
2016-17 Goucher College Men's Track & Field Team opened it's indoor campaign today at Susquehanna River Hawk Opener
Freshmen Isabelle Pardew of women’s swimming and Ogemdi Chukwu of men’s indoor track & field have been named the Goucher College Athletes of the Week following their performances on the road last Saturday.
Sophomore Lexi Stewart (Laurel, MD) and freshman Ogemdi Chukwu (Paris, France) have been named the Goucher College Athletes of the Week following their performances at the Landmark Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships last weekend.
The 4x200 relay team of Ogemdi Chukwu, Xavier Coggeshall, Gunther Wallach and Miles Taylor earned Second Team All-Landmark honors for their performance at the Landmark Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships last weekend.