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Edward Nketia
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Canberra, Australia
- High School:
- Scots College
2025: Took first place in both the 100m and 4x100 relay at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 28) …Finished in third place in the 100m at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational (Apr. 11), with a season-best time of 9.96…Placed second in the 100m and 4x100 relay and fifth in the 200m at the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 16).
PRIOR TO USC: Came to USC as a sophomore transfer student after spending the 2023-24 season at Hawai’i at Manoa as a wide receiver on the football team...Did not appear in any games...Also attended the University of Canberra in Bruce, Australia.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2019 graduate of Scots College in Wellington, New Zealand...Owns the New Zealand 100m record with a time of 10.08 and holds his nation’s U20 200m record with a time of 20.76....Competed for Australia, winning the 2019 Australian Athletics national 100m title with a time of 10.22 as an 18-year-old...Three-time New Zealand 100m champion (2019, 2020, 2022) and two-time 200m champion (2020, 2022)...Ran his PR of 10.08 to reach the semifinals of the 2022 World Athletics Championships...Competed at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in the 100m
PERSONAL: Born on May 8, 2001 in Aukland, New Zealand...His parents are Helena Opuku and Gus Nketia, and he has one brother and one sister…His father, Gus, is a former New Zealand record holder in the 100m dash, broken by Edward in 2022…Likes to play video games and watch college football in his spare time…Favorite musical artists are Kid Cudi and Kurt Cobain, favorite actor is Keanu Reeves, and his favorite movies are John Wick and Dark Knight…Favorite foods are chicken and chips…Lists Justin Jefferson as his sports hero, as he seems like a cool dude and plays with passion…Majoring in Communication at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 100m - 10.08 200m - 20.76
PRIOR TO USC: Came to USC as a sophomore transfer student after spending the 2023-24 season at Hawai’i at Manoa as a wide receiver on the football team...Did not appear in any games...Also attended the University of Canberra in Bruce, Australia.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2019 graduate of Scots College in Wellington, New Zealand...Owns the New Zealand 100m record with a time of 10.08 and holds his nation’s U20 200m record with a time of 20.76....Competed for Australia, winning the 2019 Australian Athletics national 100m title with a time of 10.22 as an 18-year-old...Three-time New Zealand 100m champion (2019, 2020, 2022) and two-time 200m champion (2020, 2022)...Ran his PR of 10.08 to reach the semifinals of the 2022 World Athletics Championships...Competed at the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships in the 100m
PERSONAL: Born on May 8, 2001 in Aukland, New Zealand...His parents are Helena Opuku and Gus Nketia, and he has one brother and one sister…His father, Gus, is a former New Zealand record holder in the 100m dash, broken by Edward in 2022…Likes to play video games and watch college football in his spare time…Favorite musical artists are Kid Cudi and Kurt Cobain, favorite actor is Keanu Reeves, and his favorite movies are John Wick and Dark Knight…Favorite foods are chicken and chips…Lists Justin Jefferson as his sports hero, as he seems like a cool dude and plays with passion…Majoring in Communication at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 100m - 10.08 200m - 20.76
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 4 Highlights (6/14/25)
Saturday, June 14
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 3 Highlights (6/13/25)
Friday, June 13
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 2 Highlights (6/12/25)
Thursday, June 12
USC Track & Field - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships: Day 1 Highlights (6/11/25)
Wednesday, June 11
