Kosi Umerah
Throws
Student-Athlete Highlights
• NCAA East First Round qualifier (2024)
• Three program all-time top 10 marks
Academic Honors
• 2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic
• 2024 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 2022-23 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
In the Record Books
• Second in Vanderbilt history in the hammer throw (192′ 7/58.70m)
• Second in Vanderbilt history in the weight throw (65′ 2.25/19.87m)
• Ninth in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor shot put (45′ 1/13.74m)
As a Sophomore (2024)
• 33rd in the hammer throw (56.22m) at the NCAA East First Round
• Fifth in the hammer throw (58.70m) and ninth in the shot put (13.18m, open) at the Music City Challenge
• Eighth in the hammer throw (56.42m) at the LSU Alumni Gold
• Eighth overall, second freshman in the hammer throw (57.04m) at the Joe Walker Invitational
• Personal best in the shot put (13.74m) at the USF Alumni Invitational
• Did not compete indoors
As a Freshman (2023)
• Reset the school record in the weight throw (19.87 m) at four consecutive indoor meets
• Top-ranked freshman and 12th overall in the SEC in the weight throw after the indoor season
• 13th in the weight throw (19.18m) at the SEC Indoor Championships
• Third in the weight throw (19.87m) at the Music City Challenge
• Third in the weight throw (19.02m) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Did not compete outdoors
The Umerah File
• Lettterwinner at IMG Academy
• Prep-best marks of 18m in the weight throw, 50.9m in the hammer throw and 40.03m in the discus
• Two-time All-American
• New Balance Indoor Nationals weight throw champion
• Fourth in the hammer throw at the Nike Outdoor Nationals
• High honors as a senior
• Ascenders Award
• Most Outstanding Field Athlete
• One of the first female national champions on the IMG Academy track and field team
• National Honor Society
• Spanish Honor Society
Personal
• Daughter of Emeka and Anayo Umerah
• Two siblings, Ify and Tobe
• Her brother, Tobe, played football at Stanford
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