Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2022-23 Men's Cross Country and Track & Field Roster
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Akintola, Alaba
Sprints
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Mid-Distance
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Mid-Distance
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Sprints/Hurdles
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Jumps
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Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Mid-Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Mid-Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Jumps
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Jumps
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Distance
/ Men's Cross Country and Track & Field
Alaba Akintola
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ondo, Nigeria
- High School:
- Abdul Aziz Atta Memorial College
Bio
Collegiate Bests & Results via TFRRS
Honors and Awards
2022-23: OTF NCAA Championships Second Team All-America (100m, 200m)... OTF C-USA 100-meter Champion... OTF C-USA 200-meter Champion... OTF C-USA Championships Male Track Performer of the Meet... ITF C-USA Championships Male Track Performer of the Meet...ITF NCAA Championships Second Team All-America (60m)... Conference USA Athlete of the Week (1/17,1/31,4/25,5/02)...
2021-22: ITF UTFFCCCA Second Team All-American (200m)... ITF C-USA Championship Freshman of the Meet… ITF C-USA Championship High Point Scorer of the Meet… ITF First Team All-Conference USA (60m, 200m)… ITF C-USA 60-Meter Champion... ITF C-USA 200-Meter Champion... OTF UTFFCCCA Second Team All-American (100m, 200m)... OTF First Team All-Conference USA (100m, 200m)... OTF C-USA 100-Meter Champion... OTF C-USA 200-Meter Champion... OTF C-USA Championships Male Track Performer of the Meet... Conference USA Athlete of the Week (4/19, 4/26, 5/19)... Raider's Choice Awards Male Newcomer of the Year...
2021-22 (Junior)
Indoor
Honors and Awards
2022-23: OTF NCAA Championships Second Team All-America (100m, 200m)... OTF C-USA 100-meter Champion... OTF C-USA 200-meter Champion... OTF C-USA Championships Male Track Performer of the Meet... ITF C-USA Championships Male Track Performer of the Meet...ITF NCAA Championships Second Team All-America (60m)... Conference USA Athlete of the Week (1/17,1/31,4/25,5/02)...
2021-22: ITF UTFFCCCA Second Team All-American (200m)... ITF C-USA Championship Freshman of the Meet… ITF C-USA Championship High Point Scorer of the Meet… ITF First Team All-Conference USA (60m, 200m)… ITF C-USA 60-Meter Champion... ITF C-USA 200-Meter Champion... OTF UTFFCCCA Second Team All-American (100m, 200m)... OTF First Team All-Conference USA (100m, 200m)... OTF C-USA 100-Meter Champion... OTF C-USA 200-Meter Champion... OTF C-USA Championships Male Track Performer of the Meet... Conference USA Athlete of the Week (4/19, 4/26, 5/19)... Raider's Choice Awards Male Newcomer of the Year...
2021-22 (Junior)
Indoor
- Broke a 17-year-old record and set a career-best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 20.72 seconds at the C-USA Championship, landing him in first place in the finals (2/20/22).
- Placed 14th at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships for a time of 21.49 second in the 200-meter dash (3/11/22).
- Took first place in the 60-meter dash at the C-USA Championship with a time of 6.72 seconds.
- Set a career-best of 6.67 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the Samford Bulldog Invitational (2/11/22).
- Earned first place for the 60 meter and 200 meter dashes at the Samford Bulldog Open (2/12/22).
- Placed 12th in the men’s 200-meter semifinals at the NCAA OTF Championships with a time of 20.44 seconds (06/09/22).
- Took 16th place in the mens 100-meter semifinals at the NCAA OTF Championships with a time of 10.25 seconds (06/09/22).
- Ran a blistering time of 10.04 seconds in the men’s 100-meter dash which became a program record C-USA meet record, and UTSA’s Park West Stadium record (5/14/22).
- Improved on his outdoor 200-meter program record with a time of 20.26 seconds at the NCAA East Preliminaries (5/28/22).
- Erased the UTSA Park West Stadium record in the men’s 200-meter dash with a time of 20.36 seconds, earning him gold in the C-USA Championships (5/14/22).
- Was the third leg of the men’s sprint medley squad that took gold during the Penn Relays with a time of 3:24.70 (4/29/22).
- Took second at the Georgia Tech Invitational in the men’s 200-meter dash with a time of 20.34 seconds, erasing Roland McGhee’s previous program record from 1994 (04/23/22).
- Earned gold at the War Eagle Invitational in the men’s 100-meter dash with a time of 10.09 seconds (04/16/22).
- During the Tennessee Relays’ Power Hour, Akintola took first with a time of 21.04 seconds in the pouring rain (04/08/22).
- Set/reset three program records and two stadium records during the outdoor season.
- Placed first nine times during the season, and top-five 14 times.
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