Chibugo Obichere Season 2022-23

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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 60mH – 8.57, 100mH – 14.01, 200m – 26.89
 
2023 Outdoor
Season: Did not compete.
 
2023 Indoor
Season: Ended the season with three top-five finishes in the 60mH.
 
Penn State Tune Up (2/17): Posted a season-best 8.83 in the 60mH to claim second place overall.
 
2022 Outdoor
Season: Competed in 100m hurdles with a first and second-place finish in the season...Competed at Big Ten Championships in 100m hurdles.
 
Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Placed second with 14:05 100mh time. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/6): Won first collegiate race in 100m hurdles. Big Ten Championships (5/13-15): Ran in 100m hurdles. 
 
2022 Indoor
Season: Had six top-10 placings in 60m hurdles...Ran at Big Ten Indoor Championships.
 
Penn State National Open (1/21-22): Set personal best 60m hurdle time at 8.57. Big Ten Championships (2/25-26): Ran in 60m hurdles competition.
 
2021 Outdoor
Recorded a personal best time of 14.01 at the Big Ten Championships.
 
Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14-16/21): Set a personal best with a time of 14.01 in the 100h.
 
2021 Indoor
Penn State Tri-Meet (2/6) - Set a personal best time of 8.65 in the 60h. Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25-27/21: Competed in the 60mh prelims.
 
2020 Outdoor
Season: Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2020 Indoor
Season: Clocked a pair of personal-best marks in the 60mH and 200m events. 
 
Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Crossed finish line with a personal best mark in 60mH (8.66). Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Ran personal best time in 200m (26.89).
 
BEFORE PENN STATE
Attended Valley Stream South High School......Won five New York state championships...Earned All-America status in the sprint medley relay...Named first team All-Long Island (2017-19)...Named Nassau County Track and Field Athlete of the Year (2017). Named Long Island Track and Field Athlete of the Year (2018)...Named 2018 USATF Long Island Track Athlete of the Year...Named 2019 Glenn D. Loucks Dr. Charles “Doc” Blanford Outstanding Female Runner Award... Named the Vice President of her high school class.
 
PERSONAL
Daughter of Chima & Chikodi Obichere...Has three siblings, Chinemerem, Chidiebere and Chinelo...Cousin, Kenny Okoro, played football at Wake Forrest and for Washington Redskins (2009-2014)...Chose Penn State because “During the recruiting process my main goal was to find a place where I felt most at home. At Penn State I found just that. There is a sense of community at the university itself, which also carries onto the team. There are people willing to support one another everywhere. Penn State is really a great place to be.”…Graduated with a degree in kinesiology...Born in New York.