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Zaza Nnamdi Season 2025-26

Pos.THROWS
ClassGraduate Student
HometownAwka, Nigeria
Previous SchoolBaylor
ZAZA NNAMDI
HONORS AND MEDALS
  • USTFCCCA South Central Region Field Athlete of the Year (2026)
  • NCAA Champion outdoor javelin (2026)
  • NCAA outdoor First Team All-American javelin (2026)
  • The Bowerman Watch List (2026)
  • SEC outdoor javelin champion (2026)
  • All-SEC First Team outdoor javelin (2026)
  • SEC Field Athlete of the Week (2026)
  • NCAA outdoor First Team All-American javelin (2024)
  • Big 12 javelin champion (2024)
  • NCAA outdoor First Team All-American javelin (2023)
  • Big 12 javelin champion (2023)
  • NCAA outdoor First Team All-American javelin (2022)
  • Big 12 javelin champion (2022)

TEXAS A&M ALL-TIME TOP-12 PERFORMERS LIST
  • #2 outdoor men's javelin - 84.68m/277-10

SENIOR YEAR (2026)
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in six meets during the outdoor season
    • Won the NCAA javelin title with a mark of 82.26m/269-10
    • Earned First Team All-America honors following his national title
    • Won the SEC Outdoor Championships javelin gold medal following a mark of 81.20m/266-5
    • Recorded the national-leading throw of 84.68m/277-10 at the Tom Jones Memorial, the mark is No. 2 in A&M's record book and No. 4 in NCAA history

JUNIOR YEAR (2024) (AT BAYLOR)
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in four meets during the outdoor season
    • Ensured a three-peat of javelin titles at the Big 12 Championships
    • Made it three-straight First Team All-America honors in the javelin, placing fifth at the NCAA Championnships

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2023) (AT BAYLOR)
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season
    • Defended his javelin title at the Big 12 Championships
    • Landed on the podium in the javelin at the NCAA Championships, finishing third to earn back-to-back First Team All-America honors

FRESHMAN YEAR (2022) (AT BAYLOR)
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in seven meets during his debut outdoor season
    • Secured his first conference title in the javelin at the Big 12 Championships
    • Earned First Team All-America honors after taking fifth at the NCAA Championships