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Colleen Uzoekwe

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WESTVIEW HS
PORTLAND , OREGON
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-11
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Peak Performance

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2019 state individual titles
“Colleen Uzoekwe is the one you want to coach. She has the physique and the mental edge and she’s so coachable. She’s there to win and she likes the big stage.”
Rebecca Martin
Head Coach - Westview coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-11 senior won three individual events at the Class 6A state meet in 2019, earning Athlete of the Meet honors and the Oregon Sports Awards Track Athlete of the Year award. Uzoekwe won the 100-meter dash, the 200 and the long jump, while earning silver in the high jump. She also took second in the high jump at the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships in the 17-18 age group last summer.

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Academic Achievement

Uzoekwe has maintained a 4.09 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete in track and field on scholarship at the University of Oregon.

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Exemplary Character

A devoted member of her church community, Uzoekwe has volunteered locally on behalf of the Tender Touch Adult Care homes.