Deborah Acquah

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BIRMINGHAM, AL - 20220311 - NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships Day 1

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Lamara Distin, Ciynamon Stevenson, Deborah Acquah

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Lamara Distin, Terri, Deborah Acquah, Taryn Milton, Tyra Gittens, Coach Sean Brady

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Position:
Jumps
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Fleseman
Hometown:
Prestea, Ghana

World Athletics Profile
Season and Career Results (TAMU)
Season and Career Results (West Texas)
*Last updated 7/20/22

Texas A&M All-Time Top-12 Performer List
#1 Indoor Triple Jump - 46-10/14.27m (3/13/21)
#1 Outdoor Triple Jump - 46-4.25/14.13m (5/14/21)
#2 Indoor Long Jump - 21-10/6.65m (1/23/21)
#2 Outdoor Long Jump - 22-7.25/6.89m (4/2/22)

USTFCCCA Collegiate All-Time Performer List
#4 Indoor Triple Jump - 46-10/14.27m (3/13/21)
#8 Outdoor Long Jump - 22-7.25/6.89m (0.7w)(4/2/22)
#11 Outdoor Triple Jump - 46-4.25/14.13m (5/13/21)

NCAA Championships
2022 First Team All-American Outdoor Long Jump - 21-8/6.60m (2nd)
2022 First Team All-American Indoor Long Jump - 21-6.25/6.56m (3rd)
2022 First Team All-American Indoor Triple Jump - 45-6.5/13.88m (5th)
2021 First Team All-American Outdoor Long Jump - 20-11.75/6.39m (7th)
2021 First Team All-American Outdoor Triple Jump - 45-9.25/13.95m (4th)
2021 First Team All-American Indoor Triple Jump - 46-10/14.27m (2nd)
2021 Second Team All-American Indoor Long Jump - 20-10/6.35m (11th)
2020 All-American Indoor Long Jump (Meet Canceled)
2020 All-American Indoor Triple Jump (Meet Canceled)
2019 First Team All-American Outdoor Long Jump - 21-9/6.63m (3rd)
2019 First Team All-American Indoor Long Jump - 21-2.5/6.46m (2nd)

NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2022 Long Jump - 21-10/6.65m (1st)
2021 Long Jump - 21-7.25/6.58m (6th)
2021 Triple Jump - 45-0.25/13.72m (1st)
2019 Long Jump - 21-1.5/6.44m (1st)

All-SEC
2022 Indoor Long Jump - 21-9.5/6.64 (2nd)
2022 Indoor Long Jump - 21-9.5/6.64m (2nd)
2021 Outdoor Long Jump - 22-3.75/6.80m (1st)
2021 Outdoor Triple Jump - 46-4.25/14.13m (2nd)
2020 Indoor Long Jump - 21-2/6.45m (1st)
2020 Indoor Triple Jump - 44-11.5/13.70m (2nd)
2019 Indoor Long Jump - 20-8.5 /6.31m(2nd)

International Competition (Ghana)
2019 African Games Long Jump - 20-10.75/6.37m
2016 Durban African Championships Triple Jump - 41-8/12.70m

Academic Honors
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic

2022: Won the season opener Wooo Pig Classic long jump with a mark of 20-9.75/6.34m... Ran a 7.63 in the 60m prelims and jumped 21-1.25/6.43m to win the long jump at the Ted Nelson Invite... Got first place in the long jump at the Aggie Invitational with a leap of 21-2.75/6.47m... Won both the long jump (21-7.5/6.59m) and triple jump (44-6.75/13.58m) at the Texas Tech Open... Competed at the Don Kirby Open where she won the long jump with a leap of 21-8.25/6.61m... Placed second in the long jump at the Indoor SEC Championship with a jump of 21-9.5/6.64m while also scoring in the Triple Jump (21-9.5/6.64m) with a fifth place finish...Competed at the NCAA Championships where she placed third in the long jump (21-6.25/6.56m) and fifth in the triple jump (45-6.5/13.88m) to earn First Team All-American status in both events. Outdoor - Opened her season at the 94th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Placed third in the long jump at 22-3/6.78m (2.7w) and fourth in the triple jump at 44-1.5/13.45m (0.7w)...Won the Texas A&M vs. Texas dual meet long jump with a personal best mark of 22-7.25/6.89m (0.7w) and the triple jump at 45-5/13.84m (3.1w)...Won the Tom Jones Memorial long jump at 22-2.5/6.77m (3.4w)...Recorded a triple jump mark of 44-9/13.64m (2.9w) to finish first at the Michael Johnson Invitational... At the SEC Championships, finished eighth in the triple jump (41-11.25/12.78m) and fourth in the long jump (21-5.25/6.53m)... Won the long jump at the West Prelims with her jump of 21-10/6.65m... Earned a second place finish in the long jump at the NCAA Championships with her jump of 21-8/6.60m.

2021: Indoor - Competed at the Ted Nelson Invitational to open the campaign, finished second in long jump with a leap of 6.54m/21-5.5...Won the Aggie Invitational long jump with a school record leap of 6.65m/21-10...Recorded a long jump mark of 6.62/21-8.75 to win the Texas Tech Invitational, also placed second in the triple jump at 13.75m/45-1.5...Won the Tyson Invitational long jump (21-7.25/6.58m) and placed second in triple jump (44-6.75/13.58m)...Finished runner-up in triple jump (46-10/14.27m) at the NCAA Indoor Championships, her mark equaled the NCAA meet record. Finished 11th in the long jump (20-10/6.35m). Outdoor - Won her season opener triple jump competition (45-5.75/13.86m) at the Texas Relays...Broke the school record twice in her series of long jump attempts at the LSU Alumni Gold, won the event with a series best mark of 22-4.25/6.81m...Scored 18 points at the SEC Outdoor Championships, won the long jump at 22-3.75/6.80m and placed second in triple jump with a school record mark of 46-4.25/14.13m...Recorded an NCAA West regional best qualifying mark in the triple jump at 45-0.25/13.72m, finished sixth in the long jump at 21-7.25/6.58m...Finished the NCAA Championships with seven points, a fourth place finish in the triple jump (45-9.25/13.95m) and seventh place finish in the long jump (20-11.75/6.39m).

2020: Indoor - Opened the season winning the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational long jump (6.14m/20-1.75), also placed fifth in the 60m (7.60)...Won the Ted Nelson Invitational long jump with a leap of 6.57m/21-6.75...On Feb. 1 she set a Texas A&M school record and Ghana National record in long jump with a mark of 6.58m/21-7.25, following weekend she broke the Texas A&M and Ghana National record in triple jump (13.77m/45-2.25)...Scored 18 of 55 points for the Aggies at the SEC Indoor Championships winning the long jump (6.45m/21-2) and finishing second in triple jump (13.70m/44-11.5)...Was ranked No. 2 in the nation in both long jump and triple jump heading into the NCAA Indoor Championships before its cancellation due to COVID-19. Outdoor - Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

2019: Indoor - Silver medalist in long jump with fifth round leap of 21-2 ½ (6.46) at NCAA Championships … The indoor best missed the Texas A&M school record of 21-2 ¾ (6.47) set by Adrien Sawyer in 1998 by one centimeter, or quarter of an inch … Acquah equaled the winning mark at the NCAA Indoor set by Jasmyn Steels in the first round, and Steels had a better secondary mark to secure the gold medal position over Acquah … Silver medalist in long jump at SEC Championships with a mark of 20-8 ½ (6.31) … Debut with the Aggies came in the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, placing seventh in long jump with a mark of 19-10 ¾ (6.06). Outdoor - Bronze medalist in long jump at NCAA Championships with a career best leap of 21-9 (6.63) which broke a 22-year-old school record … The previous Texas A&M record of 21-5 ¼ (6.53) was set by Adrien Sawyer during the Big 12 Championships in 1997 … During NCAA West Preliminary rounds, produced the top mark of 21-1 ½ (6.44) … Placed fourth in SEC Championships long jump with an effort of 21-0 ¾ (6.42) … Opened the outdoor season by winning long jump at Baldy Castillo Invitational (19-2 ½ | 5.85) … Runner-up in 100m (11.70w) at UTSA Invitational … Placed fourth in long jump (20-9 ¼w | 6.33) at Texas Relays as well as Reveille Meet (19-11 | 6.07) … Clocked a windy 11.69 (4.5 wind) for sixth place in 100m at Texas A&M Invitational … Finished third in long jump (19-10 ¾ | 6.06) and also ran 24.24w in the 200m to win her section and place 14^th overall. International - Part of Ghana’s 4x100 relay pool during the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar … Earned a silver medal in long jump representing Ghana at the African Games held in Rabat, Morocco, with an effort of 20-10 ¾ (6.37).

Prior to Texas A&M