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Sophia Akpan

Sprints
Position
Junior
Class
Houston, Texas
Hometown
Houston Stratford
High School
Sophia Akpan - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2024 Outdoor
• Competed in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Recorded a personal best in the 100m hurdles (14.19) to win the Virginia High Performance, also finished third in the 400m hurdles
• Finished second in the 400m hurdles (1:01.90) with a new personal best at the Virginia Opener

2024 Indoor
• Competed in the 60m hurdles at the Hokie Invitational
• Opened the 2024 season with a runner-up finish in the 4×400 meters at the Liberty Kickoff

2023 Outdoor
• Competed in the 400m hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships
• Raced to a personal best in the 200m of 25.56 at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Finished 2nd in the 400m hurdles at the Virginia Grand Prix, running a personal best of 1:02.37
• Ran a personal best in the 400m at Raleigh Relays

2023 Indoor
• Competed at the Hokie Invitational in the 60m
• Competed in the 200m at the Doc Hale VT Meet
• Competed in the 60m hurdles at the 2023 Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational

Personal
• Enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences at UVA