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2012-13 Track & Field Roster

Allah Laryea-Akrong

Allah Laryea-Akrong

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ghana, Africa

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley University ...
SENIOR ~ (2013): Named to the Great West Conference All-Academic Team ... (INDOOR) became a four-time champion in both the 60m and 200m at the GWC Indoor Championships as he won the races with respective times of 6.81 and 21.76 ... set new school records in both the 60m (6.69) and 200m (21.18) ... won all five 55 or 60m dashes he competed in during the season ... (OUTDOOR) missed half of the outdoor season with an injury but came back strong as he won the 100m (10.38w), the 4x100m relay (41.72) and placed second in the 200m (21.63w) at the GWC Outdoor Championships ... won the 4x100m relay at the Azusa Pacific Last Chance Qualifier with a time of 41.32 and placed ninth in the 200m (22.36) and 13th in the 100m (10.94) ... will leave UVU as the school record holder in the 100 and 200m dashes in outdoor as well as the 55, 60, and 200m dashes in indoor.

JUNIOR ~ (2012): (INDOOR) Won the 60m (6.8), 200m (22.33) and 55m (6.33) at the Great West Conference Championships ... Placed second and third, respectively, in the 60m (6.81) and 200m (21.54) at the Boise State Team Challenge ... Finished second and third, respectively, in the 60m (6.82) and 200m (21.76) at the Air Force Team Challenge ... Won the 60m (6.84) and 200m (21.44) at the Bronco Invitational ... Won the 200m (21.93) at the Snake River Open ... (OUTDOOR) Did not compete.

SOPHOMORE ~ (2011): (INDOOR) Won the 60m (6.80) and the 200m (21.54) at the Great West Conference Championships...Finished third in the 200m (21.63) and fourth in the 60m (6.89) at the Husky Invitational...Won the 60m (6.89) and 200m (21.68) at the Bronco Invitational...Won the 60m (6.78) at the BYU Indoor Invitational (OUTDOOR) Did not compete.

FRESHMAN ~ (2010): (INDOOR) Named the Great West Conference Male Student Athlete of the Month twice on the year, for January and February ... named the GWC Male Athlete of the Week twice on the season, Jan. 22 and Feb. 17 ... at the GWC Indoor Championships at USD he won both the 60 and 200m dashes with times of 6.86 and 21.73 and also helped his 4x400m relay team win the relay (3:23.64) ... broke both the 60m dash and 200m dash school records on the year with times of 6.80 and 21.50 ... (OUTDOOR) qualified for the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field West Regional in two events, the 100 and 200m dashes ... advanced to the quarterfinals in both the 100 & 200m dashes at the NCAA West Regional but just missed the NCAA Championships in both events as he placed 19th (10.57) and 15th (21.07) respectively ... broke both the 100 and 200m dash school records on the year with times of 10.38 and 20.97 ... won both the 100 and 200m dashes at the GWC Outdoor Championships in Yankton, S.D. with times of 10.61 and 20.99, his 4x400m relay team also won that event with 3:15.02 and his 4x100m relay team finished second with 41.05 but broke the school record in the event as he helped his team repeat as conference champions ... named the GWC Male Athlete of the Week twice on the outdoor season, on April 7 and April 21 ... was UVU[apos]s top sprinter all season long and after only his freshman year holds all of the indoor and outdoor sprint school records.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2009-10Freshman

    Sprints
    6'1"
  • 2010-11Sophomore

    Sprints
    6'1"
  • 2011-12Junior

    Sprints
    6'1"
  • 2012-13Senior

    Sprints
    6'1"

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