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06/11/2013
Akinosun, Hartville Selected as Newcomers of the Year
All-American Sprinter and National Champion Gymnast Earn DIA Honor
06/11/2013
Illinois Newcomer of the Year Awards go to Akinosun, Hartville
All-American Sprinter and National Champion Gymnast Earn DIA Honor
04/29/2013
Paul, Weinstein Receive Top Honor at Scholar-Athlete Reception
Basketball, Gymnastics Standouts Take Home Prestigious Big Ten Medal of Honor
01/25/2013
Illini Classic 1/19/13
Photos from the Illini Classic at the UI Armory
01/15/2013
Illini Open
Photos from the Illini Open on Jan. 12, 2013
AT ILLINOIS
Two-time Big Ten Champion (60m - 2013, 4x400m - 2013)
Big Ten Indoor Freshman of the Year
2013 Track and Field
Indoor: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 60m/200m ... Part of Big Ten Championship team, first time since 1996 season ... Two-time Big Ten champion (60m, 4x400m) ... Part of the Big Ten and school record 4x400m relay team which crossed the finish line in a time of 3:330.30 ... Named Big Ten Indoor Freshman of the Year ... Set the third fastest 200m time in school history (23.47) and the fourth best 60m time in the Illini record books (7.32).
High School
Received All-State, All-Conference, and All-State honors from 2009-2012 ... 2012 100m Illinois state champion ... 100m Illinois state record holder ... 2011 AAU Junior Olympic 100m and 200m champion ... 200m national record holder (23.49) ... Part of 4x100 national record holding relay ... Earned four varsity letters in track and field ... Earned AP Scholar honors.
Personal
Born May 17, 1994 ... Daughter of Olawale and Foluke Akinosun ... Has two siblings, Moriyike and Anjola ... Enjoys reading and cooking ... Her favorite athlete is LeBron James ... The most influential person in her athletic career is her coach, Tom Boatright ... Majoring in general engineering.
Akinosun's Personal Bests
Indoor
60m: 7.32 - Big Ten Championships (2/23/13)
200m: 23.47 - Big Ten Championships (2/23/13)
Updated April 2013
