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2023-24 MIT Women's Track and Field Roster

Tolu Akinbo

  • Height 5-6
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Naperville, Ill.
  • High School Neuqua Valley
  • Event Jumps
  • Major Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Biography

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFRRS)

Accolades (Indoor): 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - High Jump (2023-24) 
- All-New England D3 - High Jump (2022-23)
 
Accolades (Outdoor): 
- NEWMAC All-Conference Second Team - High Jump (2022-23, 2023-24) 
- USTFCCCA All-Region - High Jump (2022-23, 2023-24)
 
Accolades: 
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (2022-23, 2023-24) 
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference Team (2021-22, 2023-24) 

2023-24: 
- Competed in 18 meets 
- Finished fourth in the high jump at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship 
- Placed second in the high jump at the NEWMAC Championship 
- Finished eighth in the high jump at the New England D3 Indoor Championship

2022-23: 
- Competed in 14 meets 
- Finished 11th in the high jump at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship 
- Placed ninth in the high jump at the New England D3 Outdoor Championship 
- Finished second in the high jump at the NEWMAC Championship 
- Placed seventh in the high jump at the New England D3 Indoor Championship 

2021-22:
- Competed in eight meets
- Placed fourth at the Sean Collier Invitational with a season-best outdoor jump of five feet, 0.25 inches

2020-21:
- Did not compete as the season was canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Favorite Sports Memory:
- My old coach climbing a wire cage to high five me

Off the Track at MIT:
- Majoring in computer science and electrical engineering with a minor in design and a concentration in comparative media studies
- PM and SWE intern at Microsoft
- Member of the Digital Art and Animation at MIT Club

High School:
- Received the Team Leader Award in 2019
- PR of 5-3 in the high jump in 2019
- Three-time varsity letter winner
- AP Scholar with Distinction

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Jumps
    5'8"
  • 2022-23Junior

    Jumps
    5'8"
  • 2023-24Senior

    Jumps
    5'6"