2023 Track and Field Roster
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Akindele, DJ
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DJ Akindele
- Position:
- Sprints/Hurdles
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Stockbridge, Ga.
- High School:
- Heritage HS
- Prev School:
- Kennesaw State
Bio
SENIOR (2023)
- Finished 14th, two spots out of qualifying for the NCAA Championships, at the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 110-meter hurdles.
- Silver medalist in the 110 hurdles at the American Championships.
- Finished fifth and set a personal record in the 400-meter hurdles at the American Championships.
- Ran the sixth-fastest 60-meter hurdles time in program history at the Houston Invitational.
- Finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles at the American Indoor Championships.
- Won the 400 hurdles at the J Fred Duckett Twilight Meet in his first appearance in the event in 2023.
- Finished second at The American Championships in the 110-meter hurdles.
- Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 110 hurdles.
- Set a personal best in the 60H with a time of 7.84 at the Tiger Paw Invite.
- Won the 110H at the Houston Alumni Invitational in a time of 13.98 (1.1).
- Set a personal best in the 110H with a time of 13.70 (1.4) at the Tom Tellez Invitational.
- Ran a leg of the winning 4x400 meter relay at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational with a time of 3:17.25.
- Won two events in his junior season, one outdoor and one indoor.
SOPHOMORE (2020-21)
- Finished second in the 110 hurdles at The American Championships in 13.78.
- Finished third in the 400 hurdles at The American Championships in 52.04.
- Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in both hurdle events.
- Won six events over both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
AT KENNESAW STATE
Earned a runner-up finish in the 60mh at the 2019 ASUN ITF Championships...Turned in a sixth-place finish in the Long Jump at the 2019 ASUN ITF Championships... finished third in the 400mh and helped Kennesaw State to a conference title in the 4x100-meter relay at the 2019 ASUN OTF Championships...qualified for the 2019 NCAA East Region Prelims in the 110mh and the 4x100-meter relay... turned ina second-place finish in the 60mh at the 2020 ASUN ITF Championships
Interview - Shaun Maswanganyi
Tuesday, August 06
1PM - Track & Field, Outdoor | Tom Tellez Invitational
Friday, May 03
Track & Field, Outdoor | Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational:
Saturday, April 06
Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational
Thursday, March 14
