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2022 Men's Track & Field Roster

David Obwaya

  • Position Hurdles
  • Ht./Wt. 6-0 / 170
  • Class Junior
  • Major Mathematics/Economics (College of Arts and Science)
  • Hometown Blaine, MN
  • High School Blaine

Biography

2022
  • Appeared in six meets
  • Made his 500m debut (1:16.01) at the Lions Indoor Invite (1/15)
  • Debuted in the 400m (56.72) at the Black and Gold Invite (3/18-19)
  • Also set a personal best in the 400H (1:00.48) at the Black and Gold Invite
  • Finished ninth in the 400H at both the Metropolitan Championships (4/8-9) and Oscar Moore Invite (3/26)

2021
  • NYU did not compete due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
 
2020
  • IAAC Spring Honor Roll
  • Debuted his collegiate career with a fifth-place finish in the 60m hurdles (8.71) at the TCNJ Indoor Invitational (1/11)
  • Finished eighth in the 60m hurdles (8.90) at the Terrier Classic (1/24-25)
  • Set a personal-best time in the 200m (23.09) at the Valentine Invitational (2/14-15)
  • Recorded a third-place finish in the DMR (10:10.03), took eighth in the 60m hurdles prelims (tied-personal-best 8.71) and ninth in the finals (8.79) at the UAA Indoor Championships (2/29-3/1)
 
Personal
  • Four-year track and football team member in high school
  • Enjoys the NBA, movies, and outdoor activities
  • Aspires to sail the seven seas

Obwaya on NYU
  • Decided to attend NYU because of the “location, academics and the team community”

Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    Sprints/Hurdles
    5'11" 180 lbs
  • 2022Junior

    Hurdles
    6'0" 170 lbs