BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU women’s track and field has added talented Nigerian sprinter Obi Jennifer Chukwuka, coach Dennis Shaver announced Thursday, August 20.
Chukwuka, a native of Warri, Nigeria, signed with the Tigers in November 2025 and is finally headed to Baton Rouge after initially hoping to compete during the 2025-26 season.
The 21-year-old arrives with personal bests of 11.24 seconds in the 100 meters and 23.26 seconds in the 200 meters.
She clocked the 200-meter mark in July at the Commonwealth Games. Her 100-meter time came a month earlier at the Nigerian Championships, where she ran it in the semifinals before taking fourth in the final.
Chukwuka also suited up for Nigeria this summer at the World Athletics Relays, running on the mixed 4×100-meter team that placed sixth in 42.03 seconds.
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She previously represented her country at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in the 200 meters and 4×100 relay, though she left without a medal.
