OBU Athletics Hall of Fame
Christian Boda was a middle distance runner from Mauritius who was a key member of OBU's 1990 national track championship team.
He was an eight-time NAIA outdoor track All-American and a five-time indoor track All-America selection: 1989 outdoor in the 200 meters, 400 meters, and 4x100 relay and indoor in the 440-yard dash; 1990 outdoor in the 400 meters, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay and indoor in the 440- and 600-yard dashes; and 1992 outdoor in the 400 and 4x100 relay and indoor in the 600 and mile relay.
At the 1990 Drake Relays, he was a member of the 4x400 team which finished second and the 1600 sprint medley team which finished fourth.
At Drake in 1991, he was a member of the second-place 4x100 and 1600 sprint medley teams and at Drake in 1991, he was a member of the second-place 1600 sprint medley team and the third-place 4x400 team.
Boda has been highly successful in track competition in his native country, winning Mauritius national championships in the 100 meters in 1985-86, 1988, 1990-93; the 200 meters in 1986 and 1990-93; and the 400 meters in 1992.
He lives in Midwest City, Oklahoma, and is a financial analyst.