11 Nigerian college athletes set to challenge for NCAA Championship spot at East Preliminaries

Favour Ashe, Favour Ofili, and Godson Brume

NCAA 11 Nigerian college athletes set to challenge for NCAA Championship spot at East Preliminaries

Funmilayo Fameso 15:25 - 23.05.2023

Nigeria's best college athletes will be competing in the East Preliminaries for a spot at the NCAA Championships.

At least eleven Nigerian college athletes will be at the University of Florida competing in the East Preliminaries from May 24th-27th, challenging for a spot at the NCAA Championships.

The USTFCCCA organises the preliminaries for universities located in the same zone, so qualified athletes in their conference championships can challenge for tickets to the NCAA Championships.

Here are the eleven Nigerian athletes competing for their various schools for a ticket to the most prestigious college championship in the US.

Louisiana State University (LSU)

  1. Godson Brume - Men's 100m and 4x100m
  2. Favour Ofili - Women's 200m and 4x100m
  3. Ella Onojuvwevwo - Women's 400m and 4x400m

Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)

  1. Alaba Akintola - Men's 100m and 200m
  2. Stephen Eloji - Men's 100m Hurdles
  3. Esther Isa - Women's high jump and triple jump

Auburn University (AU)

  1. Favour Ashe - Men's 100m
  2. Abasiano Akpan - Women's 400m Hurdles

University of Michigan

Dubem Amene - Men's 400m

Liberty University

Prosper Ekporere - Men's 100m Hurdles

University of Alabama

Amarachukwu Obi - Women's 4x100m and 4x400m

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