Morolake Akinosun

Morolake Akinosun

Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	May 17, 1994 Lagos, Nigeria
Residence	Austin, Texas
Education	University of Illinois, University of Texas
Alma mater	University of Texas
Height	5 ft 4[1] in (163 cm)
Weight	133 lb (60 kg; 9 st 7 lb)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	4x100 meter and 100 meter
Medal record Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 4 × 100 m relay Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 4 x 100 meter

Morolake Akinosun (born May 17, 1994) is an American track runner who participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and won gold at the 2015 Pan-American Games in Toronto in 4 x 100 meter with team mates Barbara Pierre, LaKeisha Lawson, Kaylin Whitney. She is only the second woman ever to score in four events at an NCAA Outdoor Championships in consecutive seasons. She is a four time NCAA 4 x 400 champion. Akinosun won a gold medal at the 2013 USA Junior Championships, placing first in the 100m (11.64).

NCAA

Morolake Akinosun is a Texas Longhorns track and field and won 13 Big 12 Conference titles.^[2][3] Morolake Akinosun is a 13-time USTFCCCA NCAA Division I First-Team All-American (11 at Texas; 2 at Illinois) and 9-time USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (5 at Texas; 4 at Illinois).

Year	Big 12 Conference Indoor	NCAA Division I Indoor	Big 12 Conference Outdoor	NCAA Division I Outdoor
2015-16	60 metres 7.30 1st	60 metres 7.21 4th	100 metres 11.32 w(0.1) 1st	100 metres 11.07 w(2.6) 3rd
	200 metres 23.33 5th	200 metres 23.35 9th	200 metres 23.08 w(-0.6) 1st	200 metres 22.54 w(1.9) 4th
2014-15	60 metres 7.23 1st	60 metres 7.33 9th	100 metres 11.00 w(3.5) 1st	100 metres 10.97 w(3.1) 2nd
	200 metres 23.37 2nd	200 metres 23.69 14th	200 metres 22.68 w(3.5) 1st	200 metres 22.52 w(1.9) 5th
2013-14	60 metres 7.29 1st	60 metres 7.23 4th	100 metres 10.96 w(2.6) 1st	100 metres 11.33 w(-3.4) 2nd
	200 metres 23.54 2nd	200 metres 23.78 14th	200 metres 22.17 (w) w(4.3) 1st	200 metres 22.89 w(2.2) 5th

Morolake Akinosun as an Illinois Fighting Illini freshman won a Big Ten Conference in 60 meters in 2013.^[4][5]

Year	Big Ten Conference Indoor	NCAA Division I Indoor	Big Ten Conference Outdoor	NCAA Division I Outdoor
2012-13	60 metres 7.32 1st	60 metres 7.39 14th	100 metres 11.36 w(2.6) 2nd	100 metres 11.41 w(0.9) 8th
	200 metres 23.47 2nd	200 metres 23.55 12th	200 metres 24.49 w(2.6) 8th	200 metres 23.52 w(2.7) 19th

Prep

Morolake Akinosun earn all state Illinois High School Association honors four years (2009, 10, 11, 12) for Waubonsie Valley High School.

In 2012, Akinosun was 100m Illinois state 3A champion in 11.41 US#2 IL#1 w(1.7).

In 2011, Akinosun was a AAU Junior Olympic Games 100m (11.62 w(-1.3)) and 200m (23.73 w(-2.1)) champion. In the 2011 AAU Junior Olympic semi-final, Akinosun ran 100 meters in 11.42 US#5 IL#1 pre w(1.2) and 200 meters in 23.49 US#6 IL#1 pre w(-1.8).

Year	Illinois High School Association Outdoor
2011-12	100 metres 11.41 w(1.7) 1st
	200 metres 24.34 w(-0.9) 3rd
2010-11	100 metres 11.61 w(1.6) 2nd
2009-10	100 metres 11.97 4th
	200 metres 24.90 5th

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References

1. "Morolake Akinosun". Rio 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
2. "Morolake Akinosun University of Texas Longhorns results". TFRRS. July 9, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
3. "Morolake Akinosun University of Texas Longhorns profile". Texas Longhorns. July 30, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
4. "Morolake Akinosun University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign results". TFRRS. June 9, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
5. "Morolake Akinosun University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign profile". Illinois Fighting Illini. June 30, 2013. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
6. "Morolake Akinosun Waubonsie Valley High School results". Dyestat. June 3, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

• Morolake Akinosun profile at IAAF