2026 Men's Track & Field Roster
Chimobi Onye
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Murrieta, Calif.
2026 (Senior)
• Finished fifth in the shot put and discus at the Big West Championships
• Established personal records in both events at the conference meet
• Unleashed a toss of 17.47m (57-3.75) in the shot put to rank ninth in school history
• Registered a best of 53.46m (175-4) in the discus
• Earned Big West Spring All-Academic honors
• Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (With Honors)
2025 (Junior)
• Finished 10th in the discus with a season-best 48.19 meters (158-1) at the Big West Championships
• Also competed in the shot put at the conference meet
• Established a then lifetime-best 15.28m (50-1.75) at the Friday Night Lights meet
• Claimed runner-up honors at the UCR Spring Classic (15.11m/49-7)
• Big West Spring All-Academic selection
• Made the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (With Honors)
2024 (Sophomore)
• Big West qualifier in the discus
• Notched a season-best 48.66 meters (159-7) at the Challenge Cup
• Finished fourth out of 21 at the Vince O’Boyle Classic
• Added a season-best 14.95m (49-0.75) in the shot put at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team
2023 (Freshman)
• Competed in the shot put and discus
• Registered a season-best 47.02 meters (154-3) in a third-place discus finish at the Battle in the OC
• Had a best of 13.73m (45-0.5) in the shot put at the UCSB Invitational
High School
• Three-sport athlete at Murrieta Mesa High School
• Lettered two years in football, one in basketball and one in track & field
• 2022 Southwestern League runner-up in the discus
• Also qualified for the CIF-Southern Section Division I Prelims
• Won the discus at the Inland Empire Championships with a personal-record 172-07
• Named the Rams’ Most Improved Thrower
• Earned first-team all-league honors in football
• Received the Academic Excellence award as a sophomore, junior and senior
Personal
• Majoring in criminology, law & society and urban studies
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Shot Put = 17.47m / 57-3.75 (2026 Big West Championships)
Discus = 53.46m / 175-4 (2026 Big West Championships)
• Finished fifth in the shot put and discus at the Big West Championships
• Established personal records in both events at the conference meet
• Unleashed a toss of 17.47m (57-3.75) in the shot put to rank ninth in school history
• Registered a best of 53.46m (175-4) in the discus
• Earned Big West Spring All-Academic honors
• Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (With Honors)
2025 (Junior)
• Finished 10th in the discus with a season-best 48.19 meters (158-1) at the Big West Championships
• Also competed in the shot put at the conference meet
• Established a then lifetime-best 15.28m (50-1.75) at the Friday Night Lights meet
• Claimed runner-up honors at the UCR Spring Classic (15.11m/49-7)
• Big West Spring All-Academic selection
• Made the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (With Honors)
2024 (Sophomore)
• Big West qualifier in the discus
• Notched a season-best 48.66 meters (159-7) at the Challenge Cup
• Finished fourth out of 21 at the Vince O’Boyle Classic
• Added a season-best 14.95m (49-0.75) in the shot put at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate
• Named to the Big West All-Academic Team
2023 (Freshman)
• Competed in the shot put and discus
• Registered a season-best 47.02 meters (154-3) in a third-place discus finish at the Battle in the OC
• Had a best of 13.73m (45-0.5) in the shot put at the UCSB Invitational
High School
• Three-sport athlete at Murrieta Mesa High School
• Lettered two years in football, one in basketball and one in track & field
• 2022 Southwestern League runner-up in the discus
• Also qualified for the CIF-Southern Section Division I Prelims
• Won the discus at the Inland Empire Championships with a personal-record 172-07
• Named the Rams’ Most Improved Thrower
• Earned first-team all-league honors in football
• Received the Academic Excellence award as a sophomore, junior and senior
Personal
• Majoring in criminology, law & society and urban studies
TOP MARKS AT UCI
Shot Put = 17.47m / 57-3.75 (2026 Big West Championships)
Discus = 53.46m / 175-4 (2026 Big West Championships)
Wednesday, June 24
Wednesday, January 21
Tuesday, October 28
Tuesday, March 18
