A graduate student from Powder Springs, Georgia, Onwuzuruike set a program record in the long jump at the Gamecock Opener with a second-place mark of 5.87m (19-3.25). The mark bested the previous facility record, is the top mark in Conference Carolinas, ranks second in the region and is an NCAA Division II provisional mark good for 10th in all of NCAA II. She also placed fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.35m (37-3) which ranks second in both the league and the region. This is the second weekly award for Onwuzuruike this season as she was named Conference Carolinas Women’s Track Athlete of the Week on Dec. 6.
2022-23 Conference Carolinas Women’s Indoor Track and Field Weekly Awards
Week 1 (Dec. 6, 2022)
Track Athlete of the Week: Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Southern Wesleyan
Field Athlete of the Week: Jada Pittman, Southern Wesleyan
Week 2 (Jan. 17, 2023)
Track Athlete of the Week: Lauren Beatty, Converse
Field Athlete of the Week: Mycherie Onwuzuruike, Southern Wesleyan