Nelson Nwannunu
Nelson Nwannunu
Height: 6-0
Weight: 150
Year: Fr.
Hometown: Woodstown, NJ
High School: Woodstown
Position: Jumps
Major: Biology
Parents: Denise

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

6.66 55m Dash 3/5/2010 UAA Championships
7.25 60m Dash 12/4/2009 Roaring Tiger Invitational
1.89m High Jump 1/15/2010 Appalachian Open
6.94m  Long Jump  12/4/2010 Orange and Purple Classic
14.09m Triple Jump 2/20/2010 Sewanee Indoor Invitational

Honors (Indoor):

2010 All-UAA Long Jump
Triple Jump

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

1.75m High Jump 4/10/2010 Furman Invitational
6.05m  Long Jump  4/16/2010 War Eagle Invitational
14.36m Triple Jump 5/8/2010 Georgia Invitational

Honors (Outdoor): 

2010 All-UAA Triple Jump

Prior to Emory:

Was a letterwinner for his one year of competition on the track and field team at Woodstown High School... Recorded career-best marks of 44-feet seven and a half inches in the triple jump, 21-feet seven-inches in the long jump, and six-feet in the high jump... Coached by Ryan Tenzca... Also played basketball, football and golf in high school.

Personal:

Born July 11, 1991... Won the Sibley Award of Academic Achievement in 2008.