1. Barbara Nwaba is the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field champion in the heptathlon.
14 Facts About Barbara Nwaba
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Barbara Nwaba finished her career as the champion of the Big West Conference heptathlon in 2012 en route to being named an All-American.
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Barbara Nwaba's brother, David Nwaba is a professional basketball player.
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Barbara Nwaba was fifth at the 2012 Olympic Trials scoring 5986 points.
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Barbara Nwaba is the 2015 American Champion, edging Sharon Day-Monroe by 42 points, scoring exactly 6500 points.
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Barbara Nwaba finished second to Day-Monroe at the 2015 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in the pentathlon.
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Barbara Nwaba's total makes her the sixth-highest-scoring heptathlon performer in United States history.
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At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics, Barbara Nwaba misstepped the very first hurdle and then fell over the second.
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Barbara Nwaba continued in the competition despite the event costing her points.
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Ultimately, Barbara Nwaba completed the heptathlon and scored 5,315 points to place 27th.
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Barbara Nwaba is the 2016 American Pentathlon Champion and qualified to represent the USA at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Athletics.
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Barbara Nwaba earned a bronze medal behind Brianne Theisen-Eaton and Alina Fyodorova in the Pentathlon at the 2016 World Indoor Championships scoring 4661 points.
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Barbara Nwaba scored 6494 points in the Heptathlon to join Team USA teammates Heather Miller-Koch and Kendell Williams at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials.
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Barbara Nwaba represented USA at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing 12th as the top American.