2021-22 Track and Field Roster
Etiwe, Omajuwa
Omajuwa Etiwe
- Weight:
- null
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- El Paso, Texas
- High School:
- Franklin
Bio
Season and Career Results
*Last Updated 1/21/23
TAMU All-Time Top-12 Performer List
#11 Indoor 4x400m - 3:04.16 (3/12/22) (46.23 split)
NCAA Championships
2022 First Team All-American Outdoor 4x400m - 3:01.72 (5th)
2022 First Team All-American Indoor 4x400m - 3:04.16 (1st)
2021 First Team All-American Outdoor 4x400m - 3:01.64 (3rd)
2021 First Team All-American Indoor 4x400m - 3:06.77 (7th)
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 400m - 46.57 (25th)
2021 400m - 46.32 (14th)
2021 4x400m - 3:03.12 (2nd)
All-SEC Honors
2021 Outdoor 4x400m - 3:01.73 (2nd)
Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2021 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2023: Indoor - Competed in the 4x400m at the Arkansas Invitational, spitting 48.14 to help the team win in 3:07.93... Ran on the 4x400 relay team at the Razorback Invitational finishing eighth in 3:08.90. Outdoor - Placed ninth at the Island Relays Bahamas clocking a 21.78... Placed fifth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:00.90 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... At the NCAA West Preliminary Round, ran on the 4x400 relay team clocking a 3:03.17 to place fourth... Placed first at the Penn Relays with a 3:04.52 in the 4x400 relay... At LSU Alumni Gold, with a time of 3:03.18 to place first in the 4x400 relay... Placed second in the 4x400 relay at the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays clocking a 3:03.30... Earned first place at the Trojan Invite with a 3:07.00 in the 4x400 relay... At The 40th Victor Lopez Classic, with a time of 3:07.76 in the 4x400 relay to place first... At the Island Relays Bahamas, clocking a 3:11.58 to place first in the 4x400 relay.
2022: Indoor- Opened his season at the Aggie Invite, splitting 47.18 on the 4x400m team that finished first... Finished fifth in the 400m with a 47.02 at the Texas Tech Open... Clocked 47.14 in the 400m to finish fifth and split 46.27 for the winning 4x400m team at the Charlie Thomas Invite... Ran the 400m at the Don Kirby Invite, placing fourth in 46.75... Competed in the SEC Championship, placing twelfth in the 400m prelim with a 46.87, also split 46.00 on the 4x400m team that finished fourth... Ran second leg (46.23 split) on the 4x400m team that won the NCAA Championship, earning First Team All-American honors. Outdoor - Opened the season at the Baldy Castillo running the 200m (21.69) and ran as a member on the 4x400m that clocked 3:01.51...Was a member of the relay that placed second in the 4x400m (3:02.41) at the Texas Relays...Clocked a personal best 400m time of 45.86 at the UF Tom Jones Memorial...Helped the Aggies win the Michael Johnson Invitational 4x400m at 3:02.23...Was on the 4x400m relay that placed fourth at the SEC Championships at 3:02.70...Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the 400m...Earned First Team All-America honors after running as a member of the 4x400m relay that placed fifth at 3:01.72 at the NCAA Championships.
2021: Indoor - Competed in two meets...Helped the 4x400m relay to a seventh place finishes at the SEC Indoor Championship (3:07.84) and the NCAA Indoor Championship (3:06.77). Outdoor - Entered eight meets...Ran as a member of the 4x400m relay that won the season opener at the Willie Williams Classic with a time of 3:06.33, also placed fifth in the 400m at 48.15...Finished sixth at the Texas Relays Collegiate 400m with a time of 47.20, ran 46.61 in the prelims...Ran as part of the 4x400m relay that beat Texas with a time of 3:03.72 at the Texas vs. Texas Dual meet...Ran 47.25 in the 400m to place third at the Aggie Invitational...Earned All-SEC Honors running as a member of the 4x400m relay that finished second at the SEC Outdoor Championships (3:01.73), also placed 12th in the open 400m at 46.65...Ran a personal best 400m time of 46.32 to place 14th at the NCAA West Regional, missing advancement to the NCAA Championships by two positions. Helped the 4x400m relay run 3:03.12, the second fastest qualifying time at the NCAA West Regionals...Earned his first career NCAA All-America honor running as a member of the relay that placed third at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:01.64.
High School: Lettered all four years in track, also lettered in football...Set a school record in the 400m at 46.51 winning the 2019 UIL 6A state title...Was the 2019 UIL 6A-District 1 champion in the 200m (21.47) and 400m (48.21)...Was A Honor Roll all four years...Coached by Lennie Brooks...Personal Bests: 100m - 10.86, 200m - 21.47, 400m - 46.51.
Personal: Son of Philip and Esijolomi Etiwe...Has two brothers, Eyetan and Toju...Plans to major in psychology.
Tidbits
Chose Texas A&M because the sense of community and close bond of the team. It's a great academic school as well.
*Last Updated 1/21/23
TAMU All-Time Top-12 Performer List
#11 Indoor 4x400m - 3:04.16 (3/12/22) (46.23 split)
NCAA Championships
2022 First Team All-American Outdoor 4x400m - 3:01.72 (5th)
2022 First Team All-American Indoor 4x400m - 3:04.16 (1st)
2021 First Team All-American Outdoor 4x400m - 3:01.64 (3rd)
2021 First Team All-American Indoor 4x400m - 3:06.77 (7th)
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 400m - 46.57 (25th)
2021 400m - 46.32 (14th)
2021 4x400m - 3:03.12 (2nd)
All-SEC Honors
2021 Outdoor 4x400m - 3:01.73 (2nd)
Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2022 SEC Spring Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2021 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
2023: Indoor - Competed in the 4x400m at the Arkansas Invitational, spitting 48.14 to help the team win in 3:07.93... Ran on the 4x400 relay team at the Razorback Invitational finishing eighth in 3:08.90. Outdoor - Placed ninth at the Island Relays Bahamas clocking a 21.78... Placed fifth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:00.90 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships... At the NCAA West Preliminary Round, ran on the 4x400 relay team clocking a 3:03.17 to place fourth... Placed first at the Penn Relays with a 3:04.52 in the 4x400 relay... At LSU Alumni Gold, with a time of 3:03.18 to place first in the 4x400 relay... Placed second in the 4x400 relay at the 63rd Annual Mt. SAC Relays clocking a 3:03.30... Earned first place at the Trojan Invite with a 3:07.00 in the 4x400 relay... At The 40th Victor Lopez Classic, with a time of 3:07.76 in the 4x400 relay to place first... At the Island Relays Bahamas, clocking a 3:11.58 to place first in the 4x400 relay.
2022: Indoor- Opened his season at the Aggie Invite, splitting 47.18 on the 4x400m team that finished first... Finished fifth in the 400m with a 47.02 at the Texas Tech Open... Clocked 47.14 in the 400m to finish fifth and split 46.27 for the winning 4x400m team at the Charlie Thomas Invite... Ran the 400m at the Don Kirby Invite, placing fourth in 46.75... Competed in the SEC Championship, placing twelfth in the 400m prelim with a 46.87, also split 46.00 on the 4x400m team that finished fourth... Ran second leg (46.23 split) on the 4x400m team that won the NCAA Championship, earning First Team All-American honors. Outdoor - Opened the season at the Baldy Castillo running the 200m (21.69) and ran as a member on the 4x400m that clocked 3:01.51...Was a member of the relay that placed second in the 4x400m (3:02.41) at the Texas Relays...Clocked a personal best 400m time of 45.86 at the UF Tom Jones Memorial...Helped the Aggies win the Michael Johnson Invitational 4x400m at 3:02.23...Was on the 4x400m relay that placed fourth at the SEC Championships at 3:02.70...Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in the 400m...Earned First Team All-America honors after running as a member of the 4x400m relay that placed fifth at 3:01.72 at the NCAA Championships.
2021: Indoor - Competed in two meets...Helped the 4x400m relay to a seventh place finishes at the SEC Indoor Championship (3:07.84) and the NCAA Indoor Championship (3:06.77). Outdoor - Entered eight meets...Ran as a member of the 4x400m relay that won the season opener at the Willie Williams Classic with a time of 3:06.33, also placed fifth in the 400m at 48.15...Finished sixth at the Texas Relays Collegiate 400m with a time of 47.20, ran 46.61 in the prelims...Ran as part of the 4x400m relay that beat Texas with a time of 3:03.72 at the Texas vs. Texas Dual meet...Ran 47.25 in the 400m to place third at the Aggie Invitational...Earned All-SEC Honors running as a member of the 4x400m relay that finished second at the SEC Outdoor Championships (3:01.73), also placed 12th in the open 400m at 46.65...Ran a personal best 400m time of 46.32 to place 14th at the NCAA West Regional, missing advancement to the NCAA Championships by two positions. Helped the 4x400m relay run 3:03.12, the second fastest qualifying time at the NCAA West Regionals...Earned his first career NCAA All-America honor running as a member of the relay that placed third at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:01.64.
High School: Lettered all four years in track, also lettered in football...Set a school record in the 400m at 46.51 winning the 2019 UIL 6A state title...Was the 2019 UIL 6A-District 1 champion in the 200m (21.47) and 400m (48.21)...Was A Honor Roll all four years...Coached by Lennie Brooks...Personal Bests: 100m - 10.86, 200m - 21.47, 400m - 46.51.
Personal: Son of Philip and Esijolomi Etiwe...Has two brothers, Eyetan and Toju...Plans to major in psychology.
Tidbits
Chose Texas A&M because the sense of community and close bond of the team. It's a great academic school as well.
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