2019-20 Track and Field Roster
Akers, Isaac
Isaac Akers
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Market Harborough, England
- High School:
- The Robert Smyth Academy
Bio
TULSA: An 11-time letterwinner … earned cross country All-America honors in 2020 … a four-time cross country all-conference selection … a four-time indoor track all-conference selection … a four-time outdoor track all-conference selection.
2022-23
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets … All Conference … finished 1st with a time of 23:51.7 at the AAC Championship … competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional, finished with a time of 29:42.2 for 5th place … competed in the NCAA Championships, finished 44th place overall with a time of 29:40.4.
2021-22
OUTDOOR: Ran in four meets … set a personal best of 13:32 in the 5,000 m run for 7th place in at the Stanford Invite … at the Payton Jordan Invite, placed 7th and clocked a personal best of 3:42.48 in the 1,500m run … competed in the AAC Championships, placed 2nd in both the 1,500m (3:46.15) and 5,000m (14:25.90) runs.
INDOOR: Competed in four meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the mile run and Distance Medley Relay… clocked a personal best of 2:24.27 for 4th place in the 1,000m run at the Arkansas Invitational … at the Washburn Open, set a personal best of 8:09.89 in the 3,000m run, finished 5th … set a personal best of 3:59.39 in the mile run at the Windy City Invite, placing 3rd … competed at the AAC Championships, won in the mile run with a time of 4:03.87 … placed 4th in the 3,000m run with a time of 8:05.15 … won Distance Medley Relay with a time of 9:39.90.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets … competed in the Midwest Regionals, finished with a time of 30:56.13 for 23rd place … competed in the DI NCAA Championships with a time of 30:05.2.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in five meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the 1,500m run … at the John McDonnell Invite, set a personal best in the 800m with a time of 1:51.94 … posted his best time of 3:42.75 in the 1,500m run at the Arkansas Twilight … had a career-best of 13:48.61 in the 5,000m run at the Joe Walker Invite … earned a silver medal in the 1,500m run with a time of 3:43.19 at The American Championship … raced in the NCAA West Regional, posting times of 3:48.66 in the 1,500m run and 14:23.19 in the 5,000m run.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all three meets … earned All-America honors after helping Tulsa finish sixth at the NCAA Championships … was an all-conference honoree … recorded his best time of 24:12.39 and his best finish (sixth) at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … tallied a time of 24:31.8 for an eighth place finish at the OSU Winter Open ... had a 19th place finish with his time of 30:25.4 at the NCAA Championship.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … earned all-conference honors in the 5,000-meter run at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships, crossing the finish line at 14:15.40 for silver … also competed in the 3,000-meter run, posting a time of 8:10.52 for fourth place … ran in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Classic, earning a time of 14:10.41.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran on Tulsa’s fifth-place NCAA Championship Team and the Midwest Region winning team … earned all-conference and all-Midwest Region accolades … had three top-10 finishes … placed third at the AAC Championship… finished fifth at the Rhodes College Invitational … had an eighth-place performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional … finished in 100th place at the NCAA Championship.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … competed in two events at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships … received all-conference honors for capturing bronze in the 10,000-meter run with a personal best time of 30:31.30 … finished seventh in the 5,000-meter run at 14:41.16 … set a season-best in the 5,000-meter run at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic to a time of 14:21.70.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … competed in the 3,000-meter run and DMR at The American Indoor Track & Field Championships … earned all-conference accolades as a leg on the Distance Medley Relay team that captured third place with a time of 10:04.70 … ran a personal best time of 8:27.38 for eighth in the 3,000-meter run … finished the mile run in 4:13.61 at the Pittsburg State Invitational … posted a time of 2:31.52 in the 1,000-meter run at the Arkansas Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets … won the 4-mile Hurricane Invitational in a time of 20:12 … placed 8th at the AAC Championship … earned all-conference accolades … placed 32nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2017-18
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and field at The Robert Smyth Academy … also earned two letters in soccer, and one letter in both basketball and volleyball.
PERSONAL: Started running track at the age of 12 … lists his favorite actor as Tom Hanks … A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is his favorite book … most memorable place he has been is Georgia … lists Pulp Fiction as his favorite movie … Oasis is his favorite musical group … his biggest sports thrill was representing Great Britain … hobbies include all sports … majoring in exercise and sports science.
2022-23
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five meets … All Conference … finished 1st with a time of 23:51.7 at the AAC Championship … competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional, finished with a time of 29:42.2 for 5th place … competed in the NCAA Championships, finished 44th place overall with a time of 29:40.4.
2021-22
OUTDOOR: Ran in four meets … set a personal best of 13:32 in the 5,000 m run for 7th place in at the Stanford Invite … at the Payton Jordan Invite, placed 7th and clocked a personal best of 3:42.48 in the 1,500m run … competed in the AAC Championships, placed 2nd in both the 1,500m (3:46.15) and 5,000m (14:25.90) runs.
INDOOR: Competed in four meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the mile run and Distance Medley Relay… clocked a personal best of 2:24.27 for 4th place in the 1,000m run at the Arkansas Invitational … at the Washburn Open, set a personal best of 8:09.89 in the 3,000m run, finished 5th … set a personal best of 3:59.39 in the mile run at the Windy City Invite, placing 3rd … competed at the AAC Championships, won in the mile run with a time of 4:03.87 … placed 4th in the 3,000m run with a time of 8:05.15 … won Distance Medley Relay with a time of 9:39.90.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in two meets … competed in the Midwest Regionals, finished with a time of 30:56.13 for 23rd place … competed in the DI NCAA Championships with a time of 30:05.2.
2020-21
OUTDOOR: Ran in five meets … was an American Athletic Conference all-conference honoree in the 1,500m run … at the John McDonnell Invite, set a personal best in the 800m with a time of 1:51.94 … posted his best time of 3:42.75 in the 1,500m run at the Arkansas Twilight … had a career-best of 13:48.61 in the 5,000m run at the Joe Walker Invite … earned a silver medal in the 1,500m run with a time of 3:43.19 at The American Championship … raced in the NCAA West Regional, posting times of 3:48.66 in the 1,500m run and 14:23.19 in the 5,000m run.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all three meets … earned All-America honors after helping Tulsa finish sixth at the NCAA Championships … was an all-conference honoree … recorded his best time of 24:12.39 and his best finish (sixth) at the American Athletic Conference Championship, helping Tulsa claim the team title … tallied a time of 24:31.8 for an eighth place finish at the OSU Winter Open ... had a 19th place finish with his time of 30:25.4 at the NCAA Championship.
2019-20
OUTDOOR: Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … earned all-conference honors in the 5,000-meter run at The American Indoor Track and Field Championships, crossing the finish line at 14:15.40 for silver … also competed in the 3,000-meter run, posting a time of 8:10.52 for fourth place … ran in the 5,000m at the Iowa State Classic, earning a time of 14:10.41.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran on Tulsa’s fifth-place NCAA Championship Team and the Midwest Region winning team … earned all-conference and all-Midwest Region accolades … had three top-10 finishes … placed third at the AAC Championship… finished fifth at the Rhodes College Invitational … had an eighth-place performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional … finished in 100th place at the NCAA Championship.
2018-19
OUTDOOR: Ran in three meets … competed in two events at The American Outdoor Track and Field Championships … received all-conference honors for capturing bronze in the 10,000-meter run with a personal best time of 30:31.30 … finished seventh in the 5,000-meter run at 14:41.16 … set a season-best in the 5,000-meter run at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic to a time of 14:21.70.
INDOOR: Ran in four meets … competed in the 3,000-meter run and DMR at The American Indoor Track & Field Championships … earned all-conference accolades as a leg on the Distance Medley Relay team that captured third place with a time of 10:04.70 … ran a personal best time of 8:27.38 for eighth in the 3,000-meter run … finished the mile run in 4:13.61 at the Pittsburg State Invitational … posted a time of 2:31.52 in the 1,000-meter run at the Arkansas Invitational.
CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in four meets … won the 4-mile Hurricane Invitational in a time of 20:12 … placed 8th at the AAC Championship … earned all-conference accolades … placed 32nd at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
2017-18
OUTDOOR: Did not compete.
INDOOR: Did not compete.
CROSS COUNTRY: Did not compete.
HIGH SCHOOL: Was a four-year letterwinner in track and field at The Robert Smyth Academy … also earned two letters in soccer, and one letter in both basketball and volleyball.
PERSONAL: Started running track at the age of 12 … lists his favorite actor as Tom Hanks … A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime is his favorite book … most memorable place he has been is Georgia … lists Pulp Fiction as his favorite movie … Oasis is his favorite musical group … his biggest sports thrill was representing Great Britain … hobbies include all sports … majoring in exercise and sports science.
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