{"id":7214,"date":"2022-08-10T16:03:33","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T16:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/?post_type=biography&p=7214"},"modified":"2022-08-10T16:03:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T16:03:36","slug":"raymond-ekevwo-biography","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/raymond-ekevwo-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Raymond Ekevwo Biography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Early Life and Education<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Raymond Ekevwo<\/strong> was born on March 23, 1999, in Ugheli, Delta State<\/a>, Nigeria<\/a>. He had his primary and secondary school education in Delta State<\/a>, where he attended High Standard Comprehensive School<\/strong>, before moving abroad to Oral Roberts University<\/strong>, and later transferring to the University of Florida<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Career<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Raymond <\/strong>won the 100-meter race at the 2016 D.K. Olukoya<\/a> Youth and Junior Championships<\/strong> in Nigeria with a time that was then a personal best of 10.35 seconds. As the junior champion of the nation, he was chosen to compete for his nation in the 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships.<\/strong> He did, however, miss the race since the Nigerian team was late for the event. He competed with teammates Soyemi Abiola<\/strong>, Godwin Ashien<\/strong>, and Emmanuel Arowolo<\/strong> in the 4 x 100 m relay, but they were unable to advance to the finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ekevwo enrolled at Oral Roberts University<\/strong> for the 2017\u20132018 academic year, but his time there was cut short by injuries. He ultimately transferred to the University of Florida<\/strong> for the next season. The 4 x 100 m relay team consisting of Ekevwo, Hakim Sani Brown<\/strong>, Grant Holloway<\/strong>, and Ryan Clark<\/strong> won the 2019 NCAA championship<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 2019 African Games<\/strong> in Rabat, he became the fifth Nigerian man to win the 100 m gold medal. He was undefeated through the rounds and finished slightly ahead of Arthur Cisse<\/strong> with a time of 9.96 seconds to win the title. A new African Games record <\/strong>was set with this score. He then competed in the 4 x 100 m relay alongside Divine Oduduru<\/strong>, Emmanuel Arowolo<\/strong>, and Usheoritse Itsekiri<\/strong>. The group earned the silver medal by finishing second to the Ghanaian team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 2022 Commonwealth Games<\/a><\/strong>, he ran alongside Favour Ashe<\/a><\/strong>, Onwuzurike Udodi Chudi<\/a><\/strong>, and Akintola Alaba Olukunle<\/strong> and won a bronze medal in the men\u2019s 4 x 100m relay race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personal Bests<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
  • 60 metres: 6.53 s (Fayetteville 2020)<\/li>
  • 100 metres: 9.96 s (Rabat 2019).<\/li>
  • 200 metres: 20.84 s (Jacksonville 2019).<\/li>
  • 4 x 100 metres: 37.97 s (Austin, 2019).<\/li>
  • 4 \u00d7 100 metres: (Bringham, 2022).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Collegiate Records<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    • Collegiate Record Holder–4×100 (37.97 at 2019 NCAA Outdoors)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Championships<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
      • 2020 SEC Indoors Champion-60m<\/li>
      • 2019 NCAA Outdoors Champion -4×100<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        USTFCCCA All-America Honors<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
        • 2021 USTFCCCA First Team Indoor All-American (60 metres)<\/li>
        • 2020 USTFCCCA First Team Indoor All-American (60 metres)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          All-SEC Honours<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
          • 2019 All-SEC Outdoor Second Team (100m-silver)<\/li>
          • 2019 All-SEC Outdoor Second Team (4×100-silver)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            The UF All-Time Top 10 List<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
            • School record holder (100m)<\/li>
            • School record holder-4×100 (37.97 at 2019 NCAA Outdoors-collegiate record)<\/li>
            • UF’s No. 3-ranked 60m sprinter on UF’s Indoor All-Time Top 10.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

              Academic Honours<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
              • 2021 SEC Spring Academic Honour Roll<\/strong><\/li>
              • Graduated in the spring of 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in African American Studies. <\/li>
              • 2021: Indoors-Finished second at NCAAs with a time of 6.54 seconds in the 60-metre dash. First-team USTFCCCA All-American… He made his season debut during the Tyson Invitational and competed in two meets during the 2021 indoor season. Outdoor-Did not compete in any outdoor meets… named to the 2021 SEC Spring Academic Honour Roll<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
                • 2020: USTFCCCA Indoor All-American<\/strong> (60 metres)… SEC Indoor Championships<\/strong> gold medalist in the 60 metres… became the No. 3-ranked 60m sprinter in school history after logging an NCAA-leading time of 6.53 seconds at Arkansas’ Razorback Invitational… NCAA Indoor qualifier… named the SEC Men’s Runner of the Week (Feb. 4)… competed in a total of four meets in the 2020 shortened season.<\/li>
                • 2019: Broke the 100m school record (9.96) en route to gold at the Africa Games … IAAF World Championships 100m semifinalist … leadoff leg for the NCAA Outdoors title-winning and collegiate record-breaking 4×100 relay team\u2014which clocked a time of 37.97 seconds … USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team (4×100) … Silver medalist in both the 100m and 4×100 relay at SEC Outdoors … Clocked an IAAF World Championships standard and personal record of 10.02 seconds to take second in the 100m at SEC Outdoors … Finished sixth in the 60m with a personal record of 6.66 at the SEC Indoor Championships\u2014his only indoor meet of the season, where he was one of four Gators to make the 60m final … clocked a 200m personal record of 20.84 at the NCAA East Preliminaries<\/strong>… finished 14th in the 100m at the NCAA East Preliminaries<\/strong>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                  At Oral Roberts (2017-18)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
                  • 2018 The Summit League Indoor Championships<\/strong> gold medalist (60m) … competed in seven meets as a freshman for Oral Roberts in 2017.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                    High School\/Prep<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
                    • 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships<\/strong> qualifier (100m).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

                      Net Worth<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      He is reportedly worth $1.5 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

                      Social Media Handles<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

                      Instagram: big_r_a_y
                      Twitter: @ekevworaymond2<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":7215,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","biography_category":[874],"yoast_head":"\nRaymond Ekevwo Biography Career | Age | Medal | Naijabiography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Raymond Ekevwo's Biography. NCAA men's long jump record. 4x100 metres men's bronze medalist in the Commonwealth Games. Net Worth of Ekevwo.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/naijabiography.com\/biography\/raymond-ekevwo-biography\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Raymond Ekevwo Biography Career | Age | Medal | Naijabiography\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Raymond Ekevwo's Biography. 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