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2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

Oluwatomilayo Akintunde

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Hardyston, N.J.
  • High School Wallkill
  • Instagram tomilayo_mercy

Biography

2024-25 (Hampton)

  • Earned CAA High Honors recognition (3.7 - 3.99 GPA) in the Spring 2025

OUTDOOR

  • Did not participate

INDOOR

  • Participated in two meets
  • Was first in the shot put at the Penn Opener with a toss of 15.38m (50-5.5)
  • Was third in weight toss at HBCU Showcase with a throw of 16.87m (55-4.25)

2023-24 (Hampton)

OUTDOOR

  • Participated in eight meets including NCAA Regionals
  • Won the hammer throw at the CAA Championship with a toss of 58.76m (192-9)
  • Threw a season best 59.05m (193-9) to take second in hammer throw at Colonial Relays

INDOOR

  • Participated in six meets
  • Took fifth at CAA Indoor Championship in the weight throw with a season best toss of 17.56m (57-7.5)
  • Won the shot put at the VCU Indoor Invite with a throw of 15.0m (49-2.5)


2022-23 (Hampton)

Outdoor

  • Competed in seven meets
  • Won the hammer throw at the Colonial Relays (46.79m) and earned 2nd in the shot put (14.64m)
  • Placed 5th in the shot put at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (15.25m)

Indoor

  • Threw in seven meets
  • Won the shot put at the Blue Marlin Invitational (14.38m) and at the VMI Team Challenge (14.92m)
  • Placed 5th in the shot put at the CAA Indoor Track and Field Championships (14.51m)

2021-22 (Hampton)

Outdoor

  • Competed in eight meets
  • Won the shot put at the IC4A/ECAC Championships (15.20m)
  • Notched the silver at the Big South Outdoor Championships in shot put (14.92m)
  • Earned 2nd in the shot put at four other meets

Indoor

  • Won the VWU Richard Drake Invitational in the shot put (13.70m)
  • Placed 4th in the shot put at the Big South Indoor Championships (13.73m)

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