Kenneth Minkah

Position:
Hurdles
Class:
Senior
High School:
DeSoto
Hometown:
Glenn Heights, Texas

2012 (FRESHMAN): Recorded a personal best of 13.56 in placing fifth in 110 hurdles at Big 12 Championships ... Set a then PR of 14.06 during prelims of Big 12 meet ... Advanced to quarterfinals of NCAA Championship, running 13.92w in prelims and 13.87w in quarterfinal ... Suffered an injury during the prelims of the USATF Junior Championships ... Opened the outdoor season with a 14.40w for fourth at Arizona State, then clocked 14.31 for third at USC ... Added another third place finish at Oregon (14.02w) ... Placed ninth in Miami (14.84w) and seventh at LSU (14.55w).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of DeSoto High School in DeSoto ... Lettered three years in track and field, coached by Mark Brady ... Set school records in 110 (13.62w) and 300 hurdles (36.43) and also broke Region II-5A record with a 36.48 victory.

As a senior placed second in State 5A 300 hurdles in 36.43 and finished fifth in 110 hurdles (14.02) ... Set a season best of 13.65 in winning region 110 hurdle title while winning the 300 hurdles in 36.48 ... Competing in Eugene during 2011 summer, won the 110 hurdles (13.89w) at the Nike Track Nationals and placed sixth at the U.S. Junior Championships (14.07) ... Placed fourth in 110 hurdles (13.94) at New Balance Nationals ... Won AAU Junior Olympics title in 110 hurdles (14.09) ... Indoors represented the United States in a Trilateral meet held in Osaka, Japan and involving junior athletes from Japan and Germany, where he placed second in the 60 hurdles with a 7.77, just 0.04 behind the winning time.

In his junior season, won 2010 State 5A title in 110 hurdles (13.62) and placed fourth in 300 hurdles (37.28) ... Won 110 hurdles (13.73) at AAU Junior Olympics ... Runner-up in 110 hurdles (13.85w) at Texas Relays ... Claimed a double at Region II-5A meet with winning times of 13.76w and 37.00 ... Recorded a season best 36.83 in 300 hurdles in winning district title.

PERSONAL: Kenneth Dwayne Minkah is the son of Fahim and Sharron Minkah ... Born August 28, 1993 ... Majoring in Kinesiology ... Started competing in track and field at age 5 ... Chose Texas A&M since it's the best track and field program with the best coaching staff and great academics.