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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Rhema Nkwocha

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Baltimore, Md.
  • Highschool Eastern Tech

Biography

HONORS & ACCOLADES:
  • America East Champion - 4x400 - 2026 America East Outdoor Championships
  • America East Champion - 4x400 - 2026 America East Indoor Championships  
UMBC ALL-TIME RANKS:
  • T2nd - Indoor - 400 - 48.05
  • 8th - Indoor - 500 - 1:04.56
2026 OUTDOOR:
  • Helped the 4x400 take gold at the America East Championships w/ a time of 3:09.98
  • Placed 13th in the 400 prelims at the America East Championships w/ a time of 49.52
  • Competed in the 4x400 at the Penn Relays w/ times of 3:11.36 and 3:17.12
  • Ran a PR time of 24.33 in the 200 at the Dalton Ebanks Invitational
2025-26 INDOOR:
  • Won the gold in the 4x400 at the America East Championships in 3:11.64
  • Took second in the 400 at the Dr.Sander Scorcher (49.14)
  • Finished fifth in the 500 at the Dariys Dixon Memorial in a time of 1:04.56
BACKGROUND:
  • Majoring on a Nursing track with a career ambition of becoming a Nurse Practitioner
  • Son of Stella and Chukwuemeka Nkwocha
  • Senior Year:
  • Indoor State Championship 4x2 Medalist
  • Indoor State Championship 500m medalist
  • Indoor State Championship 300m Medalist
  • Indoor Adidas National Medalist
  • Indoor New-balance National qualifier
  • 2x All American
  • Outdoor 4x2 State Medalist
  • Junior Year:
  • Indoor Adidas National Medalist
  • 1x All American
  • Outdoor 4x4 State Medalist
  • Outdoor Regional championship Medalist
  • AAU Junior Olympic 4x8 Medalist
  • Outdoor New-balance Outdoor Qualifier
  • Sophomore year:
  • Outdoor JV County Championship record holder
  • Outdoor State Qualifier
  • Freshman year:
  • Outdoor State Qualifier
  • Outdoor Freshman New balance Qualifier
  • Started competing at 14 years old
Land Acknowledgement
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place. Learn more about this statement here.