Kojo Manu

Position:
Sprints
Height:
6-4
Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Westview HS
Hometown:
Beaverton, Ore.

TFRRS Profile

2025
Competed in eight meets over the course of the year, six during outdoor season and two during indoor season ... Raced in the 4x400 at NCAA West Regionals, with his squad coming in 22nd place (3:16.00) ... Competed in the 400m at the Outdoor Big Ten Championships, placing 18th (48.15) ... Set best times in both the 200m (21.77) and 400m (47.97) during the USC dual meet on May 4 at Drake Stadium ... Helped the Bruins to a win in the 4x400 at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on April 5 ... Competed in two events at the Indoor Big Ten Championships, placing sixth in the 4x400 (3:10.26) and 25th in the 400m (48.78) ... Made his UCLA debut at the Crossroads of America Invitational on Jan. 24, highlighted by a runner-up finish in the 4x400 (3:11.52) ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.

Oregon (2020-24)
Spent his undergrad career at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Ore. ... Competed for the track and field team in 2024 ... Competed for the UO Running Club in 2022-23 ... Helped Oregon to a win in the DMR at the Eagle Elite meet ... Runner-up in the 400m at the Lane Invite ... Ran the leadoff leg of Oregon's eight-place 4x400 relay team at the 2024 Pac-12 Championships.

High School
Attended Westview High School in Portland, Ore. ... Competed on the track and field team ... Three-time OSAA 6A State Qualifier in 2019 ... Helped Westview to a third-place finish in the 4x400 relay at the 2019 state meet ... Three-time Metro League runner up in the 200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m.

Personal
Full name: Kojo Osei Manu ... Born in 2002 in Portland, Ore. ... Working towards his master's in quantitative economics ... Aspires to a career in the data/financial analysis field ... Parents are Leslie and Kofi Manu ... Has one younger sister, Amma ... Admires Ma Long ... Hobbies and interests include golf, hiking, fishing, and reading ... Can solve a Rubik's Cube in under a minute.

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)

Wednesday, April 17

powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Monday, June 27

Sixteen Individuals, Both Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Tuesday, July 22

Seven Bruins Earn Academic All-District Honors

Tuesday, June 24

Women Finish Up NCAA Championships With Two More Scorers

Saturday, June 14

Pinckney, Clement II Score for UCLA on Day 3 of NCAAs

Friday, June 13

University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics

2025 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Ka'Leila Abrille

Katerina Adamiec

Audrey Allen

Tristan Amell

Josh Bailey

Di'Niko Bates

Joel Bengtsson

Emie Berger

Bennett Booth-Genthe

Aaron Cantu

Everett Capelle

Joshua Chu

Kaho Cichon

Gabriel Clement II

Aly Conyers

Shamar Cook

Carly Corsinita

Mark Cortes

Ramses Cortes

Patrick Curulla

Harrison Dance

Davis Davis-Lyric

Dev Doshi

Andreas Dybdahl

Kris Emig

Valentina Fakrogha

Jack Falkowski

Asha Fletcher

Kaylen Fletcher

April Fontenette

Olivia Foody

Conor Gibson

Leon Gillis

Karson Gordon

Angus Harrington

Sophia Hartwell

Ailish Hawkins

Lamaiya Henderson

Mia Holden

Allan Hunter

Amber Jackson

Georgia Jeanneret

Naomi Johnson

Sydney Johnson

Mia Kane

Ava Kellenberg

Benjamin Kirk

Mackenzie Kirk

Quinci Lott

Elijah Major

Kojo Manu

Kayla McBride

Jade McDonald

Ella McGillis

Michael Mireles

Tamaal Myers

Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck

Camryn O'Bannon

Hunter O'Brien

Michael Pinckney

Rose Pittman

Celeste Polzonetti

Parker Raymond

Jordan Robinson

John Robinson IV

Jack Rosencrans

Annika Salz

Hannah Slover

Derek Smith

Taylor Snaer

Cade Sommers

Jake Stafford

Lyvante Su'emai

Terrence Sweetman

Ollie Thorner

Ameen Tokhi

Shawn Toney