Samuel Ogazi

Accolades

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

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

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

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