Olivia Ekpone

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Senior
High School:
Northwest
Hometown:
Germantown, Maryland

SOPHOMORE (2013): Has recorded season best marks of 11.57, 23.34 and 54.49 so far this outdoor season ... Ran third leg of 4x200 relay that placed second at Texas Relays ... Led off 4x400 relay that placed third at Texas Relays (3:28.27).

INDOOR: Posted a season best of 7.52 twice during season, for sixth place at Reveille Invitational and fourth place in A&M's Triangular with Arkansas and LSU ... Ran 7.53 in prelims of SEC Championship ... Ran a season best of 23.90 in 200 prelims of SEC Indoor ... Finished fifth in 200 at Texas A&M Invitational (24.01) after placing sixth at A&M 12-Team Invitational (24.37) and A&M Mondo Challenge (24.35).

RELAY: Anchored A&M 4x400 to sixth-place finish at NCAA Indoor (3:34.11) after fourth-place finish at SEC (3:35.33) ... Also on relay that posted three wins on home track at A&M 12-Team Invitational (3:43.19), A&M Mondo Challenge (3:36.15) and A&M Invitational (3:36.82).

FRESHMAN (2012): Earned World Junior gold medal as member of the United States 4x400 relay that won in 3:30.01 ... Claimed silver medal at World Juniors in 200 with a career best time of 23.15 ... Established three career best times in the 200 ... Her first outdoor 200 resulted in a winning time of 23.28 at USC Trojan Invitational ... Placed third at Miami Invitational with a 23.52 ... Matched her PR with a 23.28 in prelims of the Big 12 Championships, then placed seventh in the final with a 23.66 ... Lowered her best to 23.18 to win the USATF Junior title ... Represented the United States at the World Juniors in Barcelona, Spain, where she claimed a silver medal in the 200 with her career best time of 23.15 seconds after recording times of 23.74 in the prelims and 23.49 in the semifinals ... In 100 meters won the Baldy Castillo Invitational in 11.59, placed 9th at LSU Alumni Gold with a windy 11.57 ... At 400 meters set a season best of 53.29 to finish fourth at the Big 12 Championships ... Also placed fourth in 400 at Oregon Pepsi Team Invitational (53.78) and LSU Alumni Gold (54.28) ... Won the B race at Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (53.55) ... Competed in the preliminary round of NCAA Outdoor Championships in Austin, running 54.99.

RELAYS: Ran second leg of 4x100 relay that placed second at NCAA Championships with a 42.82 ... Posted victories in 4x100 at Arizona State (43.56), USC (44.18), Oregon (43.61), Penn Relays (43.87) and Big 12 (42.99) ... Also placed second at Texas Relays (43.21) and third at LSU (44.88) ... Also covered second leg of 4x200 that finished third at Texas Relays (1:31.28) and second at Penn Relays (1:32.25) ... Anchored the Aggie 4x400 that finished third at NCAA Outdoor (3:28.58) and placed third at Big 12 (3:32.51) ... Part of program's first-ever Penn Relays victory in 4x400 as she anchored a winning effort of 3:33.52 with a 51.9 split to hold off Oregon (3:34.08) ... Ran second leg of United States 4x400 at World Juniors that won in 3:30.01 over Jamaica (3:32.97) and Russia (3:36.42) ... US squad was initially disqualified in the semifinal and upon a protest had to rerun the semifinal race where they qualified as the ninth team in the final.

INDOOR: Placed fourth in the 60 meters (7.46) at the Big 12 Championships after setting a PR of 7.43 in the prelims ... Also finished fifth in the Big 12 200 with an indoor PR of 23.51 that she recorded in the prelims and finals ...Ran 7.49 to place third at A&M Mondo Challenge, then a 7.49 placed her seventh in consolation final of New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Her third 7.49 of the season placed fifth in Texas A&M Invitational ... Placed fifth in 200 at A&M Mondo Challenge (23.88) and seventh at New Balance Collegiate Invitational (24.00) ... Finished fourth with a then career best of 23.70 at Texas A&M Invitational ... In 400, set a career best indoor time of 54.82 to win A&M 10-Team Invitational ... Placed sixth in A&M vs. LSU dual (55.25).

RELAY: Anchored A&M's 4x400 to a fifth-place finish at NCAA Indoor (3:33.32) after a runner-up finish in the Big 12 (3:31.54).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2011 graduate of Northwest High School in Germantown, Maryland ... Also competed at Wootton High School in Rockville, Maryland, from fall of 2007 to early 2009 ... Lettered four years in track and field ... Coached by Dave and Alexia Knight ... Also lettered in volleyball ... A 12-time State champion, who won 16 county titles and 16 region championships in her high school career ... Team claimed county championship in 2008, 2010 and 2011 ... Team also won State title, indoors and outdoors, in 2011 ... Established school records in the 100, 200, 400, and 4 x 400 relay ... Set a Maryland state record of 53.15 in the 400 to win the 2011 State 4A title ... Recorded best marks of 6.98 (55m), 7.42 (60m), 38.99 (300m), 11.58 (100m), 23.75 (200m) ... Competed for Maryland Titans track club for six years ... Won 2009 USATF Junior Olympic 100 title ... Claimed 100 and 200 titles at 2009 AAU Junior Olympics ... In 2010 won 200m at US World Youth Trials and finished second in the 100 ... National honors include ESPN Girls Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2007-2008 ... Regional honor included Washington Post's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Year in 2009 as well as the Gatorade Maryland Track and Field Athlete of the year 2007-2008.

PERSONAL: Olivia Adanwa Ekponé is the daughter of Brosim and Pamela Ekponé ... Born January 5, 1993 in Silver Spring, Maryland ... Has a younger brother, Timothy ... Her mother competed in track and field at Bemidiji State University ... Started competing in track and field at age 13 ... Hobbies include reading, writing, traveling and shopping ... Also enjoys community service with church and local golf range ... Chose Texas A&M since she loves the coaching staff, environment, student-athletes, academics and location.