Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Owusu, Andrew
Andrew Owusu
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Andrew.Owusu@mtsu.edu
- Phone:
- 631-1277
Coach Owusu is entering his 19th season with Middle Tennessee’s track and field program. He is a USATF certified coach and has assisted MTSU's track and field teams as a coach, starting under former MTSU coach, Dean Hayes. His primary areas of focus are the horizontal jumps and the high jump.
In 2022, three jumpers coached by Owusu earned a total of five All-American honors. Erhire Best earned two honors in the men’s high jump, Esther Isa earned two honors in women’s triple jump, and Abigail Kwarteng earned honors after becoming the national runner-up in the women’s high jump.
Outside the context of the university, Owusu served as a national team coach for Ghana at multiple Olympic Games; 2012 (London, UK), 2016 (Rio, Brazil) and, 2020 (Tokyo, Japan). At the 2020-21 Olympic Games in Japan, Owusu coached Ghana's 4X100m men's relay team to the final while setting a new national record of 38.08 seconds in the process.
Owusu's accomplishments as an athlete are equally as impressive. He is a three time Olympian (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), a two time World Championships’ finalist (Athens 1997, Paris 2003), the 1996 NCAA Division I ITF National Champion in the long jump, an eight time All American in the long and triple jump (1992-1996), the 1998 Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist, a four time African Champion in the Triple Jump (1998, 1999, 2000, 2003), and the current African Championships triple jump record holder since 1998.
Dr. Owusu is a tenured full Professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance where he currently serves as the director for MTSU’s Public Health graduate programs. He joined the Department of Health and Human Performance in 2005 and has significantly contributed to MTSU's commitment to quality teaching, research, and service.
Owusu’s wife is Dr. Danielle Brown, a faculty member in MTSU's Department of Biology. They have one son.
In 2022, three jumpers coached by Owusu earned a total of five All-American honors. Erhire Best earned two honors in the men’s high jump, Esther Isa earned two honors in women’s triple jump, and Abigail Kwarteng earned honors after becoming the national runner-up in the women’s high jump.
Outside the context of the university, Owusu served as a national team coach for Ghana at multiple Olympic Games; 2012 (London, UK), 2016 (Rio, Brazil) and, 2020 (Tokyo, Japan). At the 2020-21 Olympic Games in Japan, Owusu coached Ghana's 4X100m men's relay team to the final while setting a new national record of 38.08 seconds in the process.
Owusu's accomplishments as an athlete are equally as impressive. He is a three time Olympian (Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000, Athens 2004), a two time World Championships’ finalist (Athens 1997, Paris 2003), the 1996 NCAA Division I ITF National Champion in the long jump, an eight time All American in the long and triple jump (1992-1996), the 1998 Commonwealth Games Silver Medalist, a four time African Champion in the Triple Jump (1998, 1999, 2000, 2003), and the current African Championships triple jump record holder since 1998.
Dr. Owusu is a tenured full Professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance where he currently serves as the director for MTSU’s Public Health graduate programs. He joined the Department of Health and Human Performance in 2005 and has significantly contributed to MTSU's commitment to quality teaching, research, and service.
Owusu’s wife is Dr. Danielle Brown, a faculty member in MTSU's Department of Biology. They have one son.
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