The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2025-26 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Holly Okuku
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Baunatal, Germany
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Georg-Christoph-Lichtenberg-Schule
- Major:
- Interested in Advertising
RESULTS AND PERSONAL BEST VIA TFRRS
- European U23 4x100 bronze medalist
- 2025 USTFCCCA All-Academic
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor First Team All-American - 4x100
- 2025 USTFCCCA Outdoor Honorable Mention - 200m
- 2025 USTFCCCA Indoor First Team All-American - 4x400
2024-25 (Freshman)
Outdoor: Ran a PB of 23.39 in the 200-meter to finish 7th at the Texas Relays and was a part of the 4x100 (43.43) relay that finished in 3rd… Ran a PB wind-aided time of 11.35 in the 100-meter prelims and finished 2nd in the finals with a time of 11.58 at the Tom Tellez Alumni Invite... Finished 2nd in the 200-meter with a PB time of 22.85, ran on the 4x400 team (3:31.62), and was also apart of the 4x100 team that finished in 8th (43.72) at the Tom Jones Invite…Finished 5th in the 100-meter with a time of 11.39 and was a part of the 4x100 team that finished 1st with a time of 43.53 at the Texas Invite... Set a personal best in the 200m prelims (22.85) at the SEC Championships and went on to finish 8th (23.10), ran the second leg of the 4x100 (43.85) that finished eighth and ran the anchor leg of the 4x400 (3:31.90) that was sixth.... Qualified for the NCAA Championships in both the 200-meter and the 4x100 relay... Finished fifth in the 4x100 relay that finished in 42.98 and was 21st in the 200m (23.11) at the NCAA Championships.
INDOOR: Ran the 400-meter in 56.94 and the 300-meter in 38.79 at the Dr. MLK Jr. Invite... Posted two personal bests in the 200m (23.44) and the 400m (54.53) at the NM Collegiate Classic... Recorded a personal best in the 200-meter with a time of 23.36 and ran the 4x400 relay that finished in 3:33.46 at the Tiger Paw Invite... Competed in the 200-meter prelims at the SEC Championships... Was on the 4x400 team that placed 8th (3:30:65) at the NCAA Indoor Championships...
Prior to Texas: 2023 U-20 European Champion in the 4x100-relay... 2022 European Championship U18 silver medalist in the 200m... 2022 U20 World Championships fourth-place finisher in the 4x100-meter relay... 2021 U20 European Championship silver medalist in the 4x100-meter relay...
Personal: Daughter of Florence Ekpo-Umoh and sister to Jotham and Eva... Started competing in track and field at 9 years old... Usain Bolt is her inspiration...
