2018 Men's Track & Field Roster
Biography
Lindenwood:
2017- Two-time all-conference honoree, and an all-region performer in the indoor high jump … at the MIAA Indoor Championships, finished third in the high jump … had an indoor season-best mark of 2.07m in the high jump, which was a NCAA provisional mark … at the MIAA Outdoor National Championships, finished third in the high jump … had a NCAA provisional mark in the outdoor season as well in the high jump, with a season-best mark of 2.07m … won four high jump titles throughout the year ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll, and was a USTFCCCA All-Academic performer.
2016- MIAA Champion … won the MIAA Indoor High Jump Championship with a mark of 2.08 … was one of three competitors who cleared 2.05, and then surpassed 2.08 in his second try, which clinched the conference title … the 2.08m was a season-best mark … finished in the top-four in all five high jump competitions during the indoor season, including also winning the Pittsburg State Indoor Classic … won two high jump titles during the outdoor season at the Washington Mini-Meet and the SIU-Edwardsville Gateway Invitational … finished fourth in his division at the Kansas Relays … finished fourth at the MIAA Outdoor Championships … had a season-best mark of 2.05m during the outdoor season, which he reached twice at the SIU-Edwardsville Gateway Invitational and the Kansas Relays … had nine top-three finishes on the year ... named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.
Prior to Lindenwood:
Transfer from Lindenwood Belleville … had season-best outdoor marks of 1.95m in the high jump and 6.26m in the long jump … won the high jump title at the Lindenwood Invitational ... finished fifth in the conference meet in the high jump and seventh in the long jump.
Personal:
The son of Rebecca Akinyemi … has two siblings, Abigail and Bolanle … a computer information systems major.
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