2025-26 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
Samuel Ogazi
- Position:
 - Sprints
 
- Height:
 - 6-3
 
- Class:
 - Junior
 
- Hometown:
 - Kaduna, Nigeria
 
- High School:
 - Dagaps Royal Academy
 
AccoladesÂ
- 2024 Paris Olympics finalist in the men's 400m (Nigeria)
 - 2025 outdoor national champion in the men's 400m
 - 2025 SEC gold medalist in the men's outdoor 400m
 - Five-time All-American
 - Holds the UA outdoor school record in the 400m (44.41)
 - Holds the No. 7 indoor mark in UA history in the 400m (46.27)
 - Multiple SEC Of the Week honors
 
2024-25
Outdoor
- Men's 400-meter national champion
 - First Team All-American
 - Earned Second Team All-America honors in the men's 4x400m relay
 - Won SEC gold in the men's 400m
 - Competed in 14 races, at seven different meets, for the Crimson Tide during his sophomore outdoor campaign, seven as a member of the 4x400-meter relay contingent and seven individually in the 400m
 
Indoor
- Appeared in two different meets in his first season after finishing as a 400-meter finalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics, representing Nigeria
 - Represented the Crimson Tide in the 4x400-meter relay (1st, 3:11.23) at the Samford Invite and in the 300m (8th, 34.11) at the Orange and Purple Invitational
 
2023-24Â
OutdoorÂ
- Second-Team All-American in the 4x400m relay
 - First-Team All-American in the 400m
 - SEC Men’s Freshman of the week (4/2)
 - Competed in four regular-season meets, running the 4x400m relay, 400m and 200m, finishing in the top seven every event
 - Claimed silver in both the 400m and 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships
 - Qualified for the National Championships in both the 400m and 4x400m relay after finishing first in both events at the NCAA East Prelims
 - Took home silver in the 400m, setting a new PB and secured his spot at first on UA’s program history list at the NCAA Track and Field Championships
	
- Represented UA in the 4x400m relay
 
 
Indoor
- First-Team All-American in the 4x400m relay
 - SEC Men's Freshman of the week (2/6)
 - Earned two first-place finishes running the 4x400m relay at the Samford Invite and the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational
 - Finished second in the 400m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic
 - Qualified for the men's 400m final at the SEC Championship, earning a spot at number seven on UA's All-Time Top-10 list
 - Clocked a fifth-place finish in the 4x400 at the NCAA Track and Field Championships, making this run the fourth-fastest in program history
 
Prep Highlights
- Holds a personal-best time of 20.91 in the 200m
 - His PR in the 400m is 45.91
 - Ranked No. 2 in the World U18 400m (2023)
 - Ranked No. 9 in the World U18 200m (2023)
 - 2023 African U18 Champion – 200m, 400m
 - 2023 Nigerian U18 Champion – 400m
 - 2023 Commonwealth Youth Champion – 200m, 400m, Mixed 4x100
 
Personal
- Born May 14, 2006
 - Son of Alex and Gloria Ogazi
 - Has four siblings, Fiona, Florence, Diana and Esther
 - Majoring in criminal justice
 
SEC Cross Country Championships Preview
Thursday, October 30
SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28









