Sobechukwu Uwajeh
Sobechukwu Uwajeh
  • Height:
    5-3
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Claremont, CA
  • High School:
    Culver Academies
  • Events:
    Multiple
  • College:
    Claremont McKenna

Bio

At CMS
2018-19 (First-Year): SCIAC All-Academic Team ... 
Set new PRs in both the hammer throw and the shot put at the SCIAC Championships ... Finished ninth in the hammer with a top throw of 33.44 meters (109'8") ... Reached 8.80 meters in the shot put (28'10.5") ... Had a PR in the discus at the first SCIAC Multi-Dual at Redlands with a throw of 19 meters even (62'4") to come in ninth. 

Prior to CMS
Attended the Culver Academies in Indiana, where she competed on the track and field team … Helped Culver to a sectional championship in 2017, and runner-up finishes in 2016 and 2018 … A four-time Gold Star Award winner in the classroom, as well as a Quest Bridge Scholar … Involved in high school with the Model UN, the Leadership Committee for Africa, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Black Student Union, and as a writing center tutor.

Personal
Attends Claremont McKenna College … Lists Efuru by Flora Nwapa as her favorite book … Michelle Obama is the public figure she most admires … Chose CMS because “I am in love with the academic and athletic opportunities in the supportive, small school environment.”

News Mentions

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Jacque Desmond Sets SCIAC Record in Pole Vault to Highlight Opening Day of League Championships

CLAREMONT, Calif. - Senior Jacque Desmond set a new SCIAC record in the pole vault (13 feet, one-quarter inch) to win the league championship on...

April 27, 2019

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CMS Women's Track and Field Hosts SCIAC Championships, Looking For Fourth Straight Title

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Claremont-Mudd-Scripps women's track and field team will host the 2019 SCIAC Championships this Saturday and Sunday at the...

April 25, 2019