Trey Haun

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Trey Haun
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Haun with medals won for Ghana at UNICON20
Personal information
Full nameRoger Trey Haun III
NicknameManboora Trey
Born2006
United States of America
Team information
Current teamMamprugu Unicycling Club [1]
DisciplineUnicycle
RoleRider
Amateur team
2022Mamprugu Unicycling Club [1]
Major wins
NAUCC 2025 - Flatland Expert Male [2]
Medal record

Gold medal - NAUCC25 Flatland Expert Male [2]
Gold medal - NAUCC25 FlatX2 [2]
Gold medal - NAUCC25 Unicyle Hockey [2]
Silver medal - NAUCC25 X-style [2]
Gold medal – UNICON21 Stillstand (Male 0-18) [3]
Bronze medal – UNICON21 Wheel Walk (Male 17-18) [3]
Silver medal – UNICON20 30m Wheel Walk (Male 15–16) [4]
Bronze medal – UNICON20 50m One-Foot (Male 15–16) [4]

Contents

Roger William Haun III [5] (known as Trey or by his Mampruli name Manboora) [6] [7] is a US-born Ghanaian unicyclist. [8] [9] [10] He is the first person to win medals for Ghana at the Unicycle World Championships in youth categories, taking a silver and bronze in 2022 [11] [12] [13] and gold and bronze in 2024. [14] In 2025, he competed in the North American Unicycling Competition & Convention (NAUCC) and won the gold medal for Expert Male Flatland.

Early life

Haun was born in the US and later moved to Ghana with his parents. They arrived in Nalerigu in the North East Region. [8] [15] [16] [17]

Career

Haun developed interest in unicycling during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. He joined the Unicycling Society of America in 2021 and reached USA Flatland Level 6 in 2024. [18]

He represented Ghana at the 2022 Unicycle Convention and World Championships where he won two youth medals making it the nation's first medals in the competition. [4] [19] [20] At UNICON 20, Haun initially won a youth silver medal in the 30m Wheel Walk Race (Male 15–16 category) and later won the youth bronze medal in the 50m One-Foot Race (Male 15–16 category). [21] [22] [23]

In July 2024, Haun competed at UNICON 21 [24] and won an age category bronze medal in the 30m Wheel Walk Race (Male 17-18 category) and an age category gold medal in the Stillstand competition (Male 0-18 category). [3]

After moving to the US, Haun won several medals at NAUCC 2025 held in Rochester Hills, MI. He took the top Flatland title and placed 2nd in X-Style. Additionally he participated in team events, winning a gold medal on the "Mad For Hockey" hockey team and a gold medal in the new FlatX2 event with Dan Colvin. [2]

Awards

Trey received the "Young Achievers & Innovators" award from Ghana's Head of State Awards Scheme on December 19, 2022, under the patronage of His Excellency Nana Akufo-Addo at Jubilee House in Accra. [25] He was nominated for a GhanaWeb 2022 Youth Excellence Award in the category of Sports but lost to footballer Thomas Partey. [26]

Personal life

Haun's parents William Haun and Heidi Haun work at the Baptist Medical Centre in Nalerigu, Ghana. [27] where his mother is a surgeon and his father is a multimedia specialist. [6] [28] Trey Haun is also a musician who composes and records folktronica under the moniker HM30s. [29] He has released two albums. [30] In 2024, he began studying Audio Production at Asbury University.

References

  1. 1 2 "Mamprugu Unicycle Club". Mamprugu Unicycle Club. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "NAUCC Roger Haun III Results". NAUCC Registration.
  3. 1 2 3 "UNICON21 Roger Haun III Results". Unicon 21 Registration. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  4. 1 2 3 "UNICON20 Roger Haun III Results". Unicon 20 Registration. Retrieved 2025-07-27.
  5. ↑ Ayamga, Emmanuel (August 10, 2022). "Trey Haun receives hero's welcome at Mamprugu Palace after winning 2 youth medals in Unicycling". Pulse Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  6. 1 2 "Missionary kid wins medals for Ghana at UNICON 20 | Baptist Press". www.baptistpress.com. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  7. ↑ "Unicycle Medalist Trey Haun Mambora makes truimphant return to Nalerigu after winning two medals – A1 Radio Bolgatanga". August 10, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  8. 1 2 "Trey Haun: US-born Ghanaian unicyclist tells story [VIDEO]". 3News.com. August 24, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  9. ↑ "Trey Haun Presents Medals To Mamprugu Paramount Chief After Excelling At Unicycling World Championships". August 10, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  10. ↑ Tagoe, Godwin Nii Armah (August 10, 2022). "Mamprusi community greets Ghana's unicycling medalist with fanfare". SportsBrief – Sport news. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  11. ↑ "Ghanaians react as young white rider wins two medals at 2022 Unicycling World Champions for Ghana". GhanaWeb. August 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  12. ↑ Lekan, Arakunrin (August 4, 2022). "Ghanaian-American teen wins Ghana's first unicycling medals". TheAfricanDream. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  13. ↑ "VIDEO: Haun wins two medals for Ghana in Unicycling championship in France – Asaase Radio". August 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  14. ↑ "I chose to represent Ghana because the people are hospitable – Trey Haun Manboora". JoySports. JoyNews. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Childhood photos, video of how Trey Haun, the White Ghanaian Unicycling champion grew up in Ghana". August 5, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  16. ↑ "Unicycling World Champion Trey Haun given heroes welcome by chiefs and people of Mamprugu". The Ghana Guardian News. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  17. ↑ "Trey Haun: 'Dem born me for US but Ghana dey feel like home'- Boy wey win unicycle medals for Ghana". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  18. ↑ "Trey Passes USA Unicycling Flatland Level 6". youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  19. ↑ Mumuni, Lukman (August 3, 2022). "Roger Haun III: Meet first Ghanaian rider to win medals in world Unicycling". SportsBrief – Sport news. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  20. ↑ "Ghana's unicycling hero given rousing welcome at Mamprugu". GhanaWeb. August 10, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  21. ↑ "Teen makes Ghana unicycling history at championships". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  22. ↑ Mawunya (August 5, 2022). "15year old Ghanaian Trey Haun wins two medals at Unicycling World championship in France (Video)". News247gh. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  23. ↑ "Nalerigu is throwing a celebration for Trey Haun after Unicycling triumph – TV AFRICA NEWS". August 19, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  24. ↑ Abdulai, Muftawu Nabila (31 July 2024). "Trey Haun: The boy whose ride lifts the Ghanaian flag high and inspires a community to dream big". Joy News. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  25. ↑ "Caveman Watches CEO honored at Head of State Gold Awards". December 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  26. ↑ "GhanaWeb Excellence Awards 2022". GhanaWeb. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
  27. ↑ "BMC Volunteer Staff". Baptist Medical Centre - Nalerigu, Ghana. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  28. ↑ "Exclusive: The Story Behind The White Teenager Who Won Medals For Ghana At World Unicycling Convention And Championships | AmeyawDebrah.com". August 4, 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-26.
  29. ↑ ""saaga" available now! - HM30s" . Retrieved 2025-07-28.
  30. ↑ "Music - HM30s". Bandcamp. Bandcamp. Retrieved 2025-07-28.
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