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2023-24 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Paul Adelugba

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Norfolk, Va.
  • Highschool Norview

Biography

PERSONAL BESTS/RECORDS
  • 200m: 23.84
  • 300m: 37.55
  • 400m: 52.16
  • 500m: 1:07.69
  • 800m: 2:02.85
  • 400 hurdles: 55.54

2024 OUTDOOR
  • Won silver at the CNU Captains Classic, 400h
  • placed top five at the Dan Stimson Memorial Invitational 400h
2024 INDOOR
  • Set 300m personal record (37.55) at the VCU Indoor Invitational
  • Ran a personal best 23.84, 200m at the Brant Tolsma Invitational 
2023 OUTDOOR
  • Focused primarily on the 400-meter hurdles, competing in the event five times this season
  • Set a new personal standard of 55.54 in the 400mh at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, placing 14th overall
2022 OUTDOOR
  • Competed in the 400 hurdles at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships, running a personal best of 57.48
  • Placed third in the 400 hurdles at the JMU Invitational
  • Set a personal best of 52.16 in the 400 at the Fred Hardy Invitational, also placing seventh as a member of the 4x400 team
2022 INDOOR
  • Competed at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships, collecting top-10 finishes in the 4x800 and distance medley relay
  • Ran a personal best of 1:07.69 in the 500 and placed seventh as a member of the 4x400 relay at the Kenneth Giles Invitational
  • Grabbed a top-10 finish in the 800 at the Richard Drake Invitational
  • Secured top-10 finishes in the 500 and distance medley relay at the Patriot Games
  • Placed 10th in the 800-meter run at the Brant Tolsma Invitational
  • Earned a sixth-place finish in the 800-meter run and placed third as a member of the 4x400-meter relay at the VMI Team Challenge
PRIOR TO VCU
  • 2018 & 2019 team district champion
  • Three-time district champion
  • 2020 regional champion
  • National Honor Society
  • Treasurer of FBLA club
PERSONAL
  • Born on April 1, 2003
  • Major: Mechanical engineering
  • Speaks Yoruba
  • Enjoys playing drums, piano, and singing

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2023-24Junior

    Hurdles