2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster

Obiageli Akubude

Obiageli Akubude

  • Class:
    Freshman
  • Hometown:
    Boston, Mass.
  • High School:
    Concord Carlisle

Summary

Biography

AWARDS
• Patriot League Academic Honor Roll (2024)

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2023-24
In her outdoor season, placed third in the 4x100m relay at the Patriot League Championships … Also finished sixth in the 100m hurdles at the league meet with a personal best time of 14.64 and helped BU to seventh in the 4x400m relay … Took first in the 200m at the Skyhawk Invitational … Ran her personal best in the 200m at the UConn Northeast Challenge in 24.85 … Ran her 400m personal best in 1:00.36 at the UConn Dog Fight … In the indoor season, finished sixth in the 4x400m relay and eighth in the 60m hurdles at the Patriot League Championships … Ran her best 60m hurdles time in 8.87 at the Crimson Elite Meet … Notched a 40.43 in the 300m at the Battle in Beantown for a personal best … Opened the season with an 8.18 in the 60m dash at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener for a personal best.

BEFORE BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Ran varsity track at Concord Carlisle High School for three years...Was named a DCL All Star and track and field MVP three times...As a junior set the school record for the 300m and 55m hurdles...Was a two-time DCL champion for both indoor and outdoor track...As a senior was an all State champion for both the 300m and 55m Hurdles in both indoor and outdoor track...Also competed in swimming, cheerleading, gymnastics, softball, and dance. 

PERSONAL
Daughter of Naia L Wilson and Edward Akudube... Has one sibling, Edward who played collegiate football at Bowdoin...Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in exercise science/Kinesiology

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