St. John's University Athletics
Blessing Egwu Earns All-American Strength And Conditioning Award
3/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
March 30, 2006
QUEENS, N.Y. - St. John's track and field athlete, Blessing Egwu (Queens, N.Y.), has recently been awarded with the National Strength and Conditioning Association's (NSCA) annual All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year Award. This recognition honors a student-athlete's dedication to strength training and conditioning.
This year, the NSCA awarded 242 collegiate athletes from 160 schools with this honor. Egwu was selected for this award by St. John's Director of Strength and Conditioning Robert Basile.
"Blessing has done an outstanding job with her strength and conditioning training," said Basile. "She brings an intensity and enthusiasm to each training session, which has allowed her to make extraordinary gains in strength and power. Her success in the weight room has carried over to the throwing circle and has transformed her into one of the top throwers in the BIG EAST."
Egwu is the reigning BIG EAST Outdoor Champion in the hammer throw and captured the bronze medal at the ECAC Championships in the hammer. During this year's indoor season, Egwu captured two top-10 finishes at the USA Track and Field Championships, taking eighth place in the shot put and 10th in the 20 lb. weight throw. At the BIG EAST Indoor Championships, Egwu took home two silver medals, one in the 20 lb. weight throw and the other in the shot put. She also finished second in the weight throw and third in the shot put at the ECAC Championships.
-Red Storm-
