2019-20 Men's Track Roster

Damon Akers

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Ht./Wt. - /

Biography


2019
• Set the indoor school record in the 500-meter dash (1:06.73) and 800-meter run (1:53.91)
• USTFCCCA All-Region on Concord's distance medley relay
• Won the 500-meters at Roanoke College
• Was the runner-up in the 1,000-meter run at the Finn Pincus Invite with a time of 2:30.75
• Started the outdoor season with a second-place finish in the 1,500-meter run at the Coastal Carolina Invite
• Was forced to redshirt the outdoor season after injury in the second meet

2018
• USTFCCCA All-Region in 800-meter run
• All-Mountain East Conference First Team in 800-meter and 1,500-meter runs
• Broke school record in 800-meters at Mount Olive with a time of 1:52.43
• Held 1,500-meters school record during season after running 3:56.70 at the Fred Hardy Invite
• Won the 1,500-meters at Coastal Carolina in a time of 4:00.06
• Won the 1,5000-meteers at the Jasmine Claggett Invite
• Victorious in the 600-meter dash at the Finn Pincus Invite with a time of 1:24.47

2017
• Second team All-MEC in the 1,500-meter run and 800-meter run after placing second in the two events at the MEC Championships
• Also second team all-conference in the 4x400-meter relay
• Helped CU break school record in teh 4x400-meter relay at the Penn Relays
• Personal-record time of 1:53.77 in the 800-meters at the Duke Invite
• Went under four minutes in the 1,500-meters at the Liberty Invite (3:59.01)
• Clocked a personal-record time of 4:22.14 in the mile run at the UNCW Seahawk Invite
• Ran 50.38 seconds in the 400-meter dash at the Jasmine Claggett Classic

2016
• Member of MEC Championship team in the 4x400-meter relay
• Honorable Mention in the 800-meter run at the MEC CHampionships
• Personal record time of 1:56.88 in the 800-meters at the Shamrock Invite
• Ran 50.45 seconds in the 400-meters at the Coastal Carolina Invite


 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Mid-Distance
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2017-18Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2018-19Senior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2019-20Senior

    Mid-Distance