| Obum Gwacham |
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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Chino Hills, Calif.
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| High School:
Ayala
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| Height / Weight:
6-5 / 207
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| Position:
WR
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| Experience:
HS
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AYALA: Obum (pronounced oh-BOOM) Gwacham (Watch-em) earned two letters at wide receiver and four in track & field ... second team All-Sierra League honoree after the 2008 season ... rated one of the top receivers in the area prior to the '08 season by the Los Angeles Times ... member of the Rivals.com "50 players to watch in the Southern Section" list prior to last season ... chosen as Ayala's Male Athlete of the Year ... standout in track where he is among California's best in the high jump, triple jump and long jump ... cleared 6 feet, 10 inches in the high jump and 48 feet in the triple jump during the 2008 track season ... three-time state track athlete ... missed the 2007 football season with a broken collarbone ... captain of football and track teams.
PERSONAL: Born in Onitsha, Nigeria ... son of Edwin and Caroline Gwachum ... has four siblings, Adaobi, Nnamdi, Chiko and Ifu ... moved to the U.S. when he was seven ... received the Foothill Citrus Athletic Director Association's Scholar-Athlete Award ... is interested in pursuing a career as a computer engineer ... lists his biggest athletic thrill as "beating our cross town rivals, Chino Hills High, in a neck-and-neck game for the league title" ... chose Oregon State because he "loved spending time with the people I met with in Corvallis, the great campus and I loved the weather."
