Sarah Akpan

NCAA East Preliminary Round
2025: 100m, 200m, 4x100m, 4x400m
2024: 100m, 200m, 4x100m 
2023: 100m, 4x400m

All-ACC
2025 Outdoor: 200m (Second Team)
2024 Outdoor: 100m (Second Team), 200m (Second Team)
2023 Outdoor: 100 meters (2nd Team)
2023 Outdoor: 4×100 (1st Team)

ACC Champion
2023 Outdoor: 4x100m

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2025 Outdoor
• Competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay at the NCAA East Regional
• Finished sixth in the 2oom (23.13, +3.7) and earned second team All-ACC honors at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Competed in the 100m, 200m, 4x100m and 4x400m relay at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Finished runner-up in the 200m (23.97) at the Virginia High Performance
• Competed in the 100m dash at the Penn Relays
• Recorded a trio of second place finishes in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the Virginia Challenge
• For the second time this season, won both the 100m and 200m dashes, this time at Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va.
• Opened the season winning the 100m, 200m and 4x400m relay at the Virginia Opener

2025 Indoor
• Competed in the 4×400-meter relay at the ACC Indoor Championships, getting the baton around the track in 3:41.50
• Ran a season best of 23.72 at the ACC Indoor Championships 200-meter dash to advance to the final
• Won the 200-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a season best time of 23.93
• Dropped a new personal best in the 60-meter dash, winning the event in 7.39 at the Virginia Tech Challenge 
• Finished seventh in the 200m dash at the East Coast Invitational 
• Stormed to victory in the 60-meter dash at the Penn 10 Elite Invitational, also finishing third in the 200-meter dash
• Opened the season with a win in both the 60m(7.45) and 200m dash(24.14) in the Liberty Meet

2024 Outdoor
• Competed in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at the NCAA East preliminary
• Competed in four events at the ACC Outdoor Championships including the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay
• Finish top-five in the 100m (11.49) and 200m (23.40) at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Won the 100m at the Virginia High Performance, Virginia Challenge, Virginia Opener and VertKlasse Meeting
• Competed in the 100m and 4x400m at the Penn Relays

2024 Indoor
• Competed in both the 60 and 200-meter races at the ACC Indoor Championships, placing ninth in the 200m
• Participated in the seventh-place 4x400m relay
• Split the fastest 200m time of the season for Virginia at the Clemson tiger paw invitational in 23.69 seconds
• Advanced to the finals in the 60m sprint at the Doc Hale VT Meet, finishing fifth in addition to a third-place finish in the 200m (24.36)
• Raced for three top-five places in the 60m and 200m
• Had three top-ten finishes in the 60m with a first in the 200m at the Penn State National Open
• Raced for three top-five places in the 60m and 200m
• Ran new PB of 39.08 in the 300m to place fourth at the Hokie Invitational, along with three other top ten finishes in the 60m and 4x400m
• Placed second in the 200m at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 24.58
• Kicked off 2024 with a pair of victories in the 60m and 200m dash at the Liberty Kickoff

2023 Outdoor
• Ran both the 100m and 4x400m relay at the NCAA East Preliminary Round meet
• Placed 4th at the ACC Championships in the 100m, clocking a personal best of 11.52
• Helped the Virginia 4×400 relay to 2nd at the Virginia Challenge
• Ran a time-PR of 23.57 in the 200m at Spec Towns – Torrin Lawrence Invitational, placing 6th
• Finished 1st in both the 100m and 200m at the Virginia Quadrangular meet

2023 Indoor
• Set a personal best in the 60m at the ACC Indoor Championships running 7.48, ranking fourth among freshmen all-time at UVA, and ninth overall
• Set a personal record in the 200m at the Tiger Paw Invite with a time of 24.00, ranking second all-time among UVA freshmen and seventh overall
• Competed in the 4x400m, 200m, and 60m at the Penn State National Open and Doc Hale VT Meet
• Competed at the Hokie Invitational and Virginia Tech Invitational in the 60m and 200m
• Placed second in the 200m and 60m at the 2022 Liberty Kickoff

Background
• 3x AAU All American
• 3x All-Conference (6A state qualifier)
• 2x Track MVP
• 10x high school record holder
• 4x district and area champ

Personal
• Born in Calabar, Cross River state, Nigeria
• Daughter of Christiana and Victor Akpan
• Has two sisters, Precious, and Emediong
• Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences at UVA