2026 Men's Track & Field Roster

Kenechukwu Okonkwo

  • Height 6-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Colton, Calif.

Biography

2025 (Junior)
• NCAA West First Round qualifier and Big West runner-up in the triple jump
• Established a personal-record 15.83 meters (51-11.25) in an individual victory at the Challenge Cup
• That mark moved him up to No. 2 in program history
• Also finished first at the UCR Spring Classic (15.44m/50-8)
• Notched a season-best 6.95m (22-9.75) in the long jump at the Triton Invitational
• USTFCCCA All-Academic selection
• Named to the Big West Spring All-Academic Team
• Made the Big West Commissioner’s Honor Roll (With Honors)

2024 (Sophomore)
• NCAA West First Round qualifier in the triple jump
• Registered a then lifetime-best 15.33 meters (50-3.5) at the Steve Scott Invitational
• That mark ranked third in program history
• Conference scorer with a sixth-place showing at the Big West Championships

High School
• Prepped at Grand Terrace High School
• Won the triple jump at the 2022 CIF-Southern Section Division 3 Finals
• Also a CIF Finalist in the long jump where he finished eighth
• Established a high school PR of 46-3 in the triple jump as a senior

Personal
• Majoring in sociology
• Attended LSU for one year but did not compete in track & field

TOP MARKS AT UCI
Long Jump = 6.95m / 22-9.75 (2025 Triton Invitational)
Triple Jump = 15.83m / 51-11.25 (2025 Challenge Cup)

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Sophomore

    Jumps
    6'3"
  • 2025Junior

    Jumps
    6'3"
  • 2025-26Senior

    Jumps
    6'3"