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2016 Women's Track and Field

Chinasa Okolo

Chinasa Okolo

  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Highschool:
    Lincoln Prep
  • Hometown:
    Kansas City, Mo.

Summary

Biography

At Pomona-Pitzer: Completed her first season as a member of the Pomona-Pitzer Women’s Track and Field team, where she competes in the triple jump and long jump…High School: Attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City, where she was a member of the track and field team…Served as team captain, helping the Tigers to a 2012 district title…Was an early college academy graduate with an associate’s degree…National Honors Society member and Phi Beta Kappa…Personal: Attends Pomona College, where she majors in computer science STS with an anthropology minor…Has one brother and two sisters…Hobbies include singing, dancing and reading…Favorite athletes include Serena Williams, Serge Ibaka, Chris Paul, Lolo Jones, Blake Griffin and Allyson Felix…Favorite books are Things Fall Apart by Chinua Acheb, and Brothers and Sisters by Bebe Moore Campbell…Favorite movie is Coming To America…Lists Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder as the public figures she most admires…Plans to pursue a biomedical informatics Ph.D and a Master’s of Medicine at Stanford…Earned almost $4 million in scholarship offers and is a QuestBridge Scholar…Pomona Scholar of Math, CBCF/General Mills Health Scholar, Great Lakes National Scholar, and HOPE Africa Scholar…Also involved in several extracurricular activities at Pomona, including Sagehens Engage, Admissions tour guide, and the Draper Center Self Discovery Conference. Chose Pomona because “The 5-College Consortium was an ideal choice for someone like me who wanted a small-school feel with the opportunities and resources of a medium-sized school.” 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    Jumps
    5'8"
  • 2016Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'8"