Christabelle Obi

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Height:
5-7
Class:
Senior
High School:
Huron
Hometown:
Ypsilanti, Mich.
Prev School:
Saint Augustine's University

BGSU TFRRS Profile
Saint Augustine's TFRRS Profile

PERSONAL BESTS

Event	Time/Mark	Date/Meet
60m Hurdles (I)	8.90	12/7/2024 at Tom Wright Open
100m Hurdles (O)	14.27	5/7/2025 at Hillsdale College Last Chance
400m Hurdles (O)	1:01.90	at MAC Outdoor Championships 2025
400m (I)	59.89	2/8/2025 at Michigan Invitational

Bowling Green

2024-25 | Junior
Indoor

Appeared in seven meets, competing in 60 meter hurdles, 400 meter, and part of the 4x400 meter relay
Finish second in as part of the 4x400m relay at Al Campbell Invitational
Finish third in the 60m hurdles (9.11) at BGSU Early Bird Invitational
Made her Division I debut at the Tom Wright Open, helping the 4x400m relay squad to a first-place finish (3:50.86)

Outdoor

Appeared in six meets, competing in the 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles and the 4x400 relay
Finished 5th (1:05.04) in the 400m hurdles and 9th (15.03) in the 100m hurdles at the Spartan Invitational
Finished 9th (1:02.32) in the 400m hurdles at the Jesse Owens Track and Field Classic

At the MAC Championships:
-60m hurdles - 11th (8.95, P)
-100m hurdles - 13th (14.41, P)
-400m hurdles - 10th (1:01.90, P)

Saint Augustine's University

Raleigh, N.C.

2023-24 | Sophomore

2022-23 | Freshman

- Bronze Medalist at 2023 CIAA Outdoor championships for the 100h/400h
- Bronze Medalist at 2023 CIAA Indoor championships for the 60h
- Silver Medalist at the 2023 CIAA indoor championships for the 4x4m relay & DMR
- Bronze Medalist at CIAA Outdoor championships for the 400h

Huron High School

Ann Arbor, Mich.

Ran track & field for four years at Huron High School under coach Candice Price
Selected as a team captain

Personal

Daughter of Remiguis and Augustina Obi
Has an older brother, Divine, and younger brother, Godswill, and two younger sisters, Sophia and Daphne
Majoring in biology on a pre-dental track with a minor in chemistry
Aspires to become an orthodontist and compete at the World Championships
Favorite athlete is Olympic distance runner Femke Bol
Lists her mother, Augustina, as her biggest influence because "her ambition and goal-getter mindset inspires me to always follow through with my goals no matter what obstacles I face"
Born on January 4, 2004 in Ypsilanti, Mich.