James Onanubosi
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Track & Field
Welcome to my page! Here, you can learn more about who I am as an athlete. Below you'll find a breakdown of my highlights on the University of Arizona Track & Field team. I will also talk about on how I become a division 1 athlete and achieved my lifelong goal.
Becoming Division 1
From a young age it has always been my dream to run Division 1 Track and Field. As a child I always wanted to be like my Parents. Both of which came as immigrants from Nigeria and were able to be succusful College Track and Field. Through my Parents I was tought the key value of hard work and determination. I realized nothing was going to be handed to me and I had no other option but to work for what I wanted. This eventually led me to receive many D1 athletic Scholarships out of high school and eventually coming to The University of Arizona to pursue my dream.
Arizona Athletics
Awards & Honors
Outdoor 4x100m Relay School Record Holder
2024 Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x100m)
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2024 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA Men’s All-Academic Team
2023 Pac-12 Men's Track Athletes of the Week (4x100m)
Finished fifth in the 100m at the Willie Williams Classic with a personal best time of 10.31 which is seventh all-time in school history… Ran a personal best time in the 200m at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta of 20.78 to place sixth… At the Jim Click Shootout, placed third in both the 100m and 200m… Finished 10th in the 200m and 14th in the 100m at the Pac-12 Championships… Placed seventh in the 100m at the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta… Competed in both the 100m and 200m a the NCAA First Round Championships… Was a member of the men’s 4x100m team that broke the school record in the prelims of the event at the NCAA Championships with a time of 38.75… Was named a Second Team All-American for his contributions to the men’s 4x100m team at the NCAA Championships… Finished runners-up in the 4x100m at the Pac-12 Championships to score points for the Wildcats and make the podium… Clocked a time of 39.07, which is fifth all-time in school history, in the 4x100m at the NCAA First Round Championships to place fifth and qualify for the NCAA Championships… Won the 4x100m at both the Arizona Spring Break Fiesta and the Willie Williams Classic… Finished runners-up in the 4x100m at the Desert Heat Classic… Appeared in eight meets.