
Kosi Umerah Season 2022-23
Throws
Class
Freshman
Event
Throws
Hometown
Macon, Ga.
High School
IMG Academy
Major
Political Science
Career Honors
- Holds school record in the weight throw (65′ 2.25/19.87m)
As a Freshman (2023)
- Reset the school record in the weight throw (19.87 m) at four consecutive indoor meets
- Completed the indoor track season as the top-ranked freshman and 12th overall in the SEC in the weight throw
- Competed in the weight throw (19.18m) at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 24–25)
- Finished third in the open division and set a new school record in the weight throw (19.87 m) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 10–11)
- Finished third in the open division in the weight throw (19.02m) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 20–21)
- Finished seventh in the open division in the weight throw (19.01m) at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 13–14), making her collegiate debut
The Umerah File
- Prepped at IMG Academy
- Letterwinner in track & field
- Prep bests 18 meters in the weight throw, 50.9 meters in the hammer throw and 40.03 meters in the discus
- Two-time All-American
- Indoor weight throw champion at the New Balance Indoor Nationals
- Placed fourth overall in the hammer at the Nike Outdoor Nationals
- Among the first female national champions on the IMG track and field team, with throwers in the top 20
- Most outstanding field athlete (2021-22)
- Ascenders Award (2021-22)
- Spanish Honors Society member
- National Honors Society member
- Garnered high honors in 2021-22
- Pronunciation: Ko-see Ooh-Mare-Uh
- Daughter of Emeka and Anayo Umerah
- Has two siblings, Ify (15) and Tobe (22)
- Brother, Tobe played football at Stanford University
- Instagram: @k0sign_