Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn: A five-year member of the Ichabods, recording 83 tackles adding 8.5 tackles for loss with four sacks … a 12-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll between football and track and field … owns the school record in the outdoor shot put with the 10 best throws in program history and has the sixth-best mark in the discus and the second-best mark in the indoor shot put … a two-time All-American in track and field. 

In 2024: (football): Appeared in 10 games, making 30 tackles with 14 solo stops … made three tackles for loss with two sacks … made season-high five tackles against Nebraska-Kearney … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. 

In 2023-24: (football) Appeared in three games earning Ichabod defensive lineman of the week honors twice before missing the rest of the season with an injury … had four tackles against Missouri Southern … (track): Earned All-American honors after finishing eighth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the shot put … broke his own school record at the Concordia Twilight in the shot put with a mark of 17.98m (59-00.00) … finished fourth at the MIAA Outdoor Championships … did not compete during the indoor season  … a USTFCCA all-region selection in the outdoor shot put … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2022-23: (football) Appeared in 10 games making eight starts recording 22 total tackles with three tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks … had a career-high seven tackles against Pittsburg State … (track/field) A second-team All-American selection in the shot put after finishing ninth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships … set the school record in the outdoor shot put with a mark of 17.77m (58-03.75) at the Loper Invitational … earned all-MIAA honors by placing third at the MIAA Outdoor Championships …  won the individual title at the KT Woodman classic in the shot put … an USTFCCCA all-region pick in the shot put … did not compete during the indoor season  … a three-time winner of the Ichabod defensive power award … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll for both football and track and field.

In 2021-22: (football) Played in 12 games while tallying 12 solo tackles, two tackles for loss and 23 total tackles ... he had a single-game high four tackles at Central Oklahoma ... received Ichabods’ defensive power award in three different weeks and Ichabod big hit of the week once ... placed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll … (Track/Field): as a member of the Ichabod track and field team he has the second-best shot put in the Ichabod indoor season, fourth-best outdoor shot put, sixth-best discus marks in program history … finished fourth at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in the shot put and eighth in the indoor conference championships at the indoor meet … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2020-21: COVID-19 canceled football season … as a member of the Ichabod track and field team … competed in three events during the outdoor season … finished sixth at the UCM Vernon Kennedy Invite in the shot put with a mark of 15.55m (51-00.25) and then finished ninth in the discus at the Loper Twilight #2 with a mark of 48.12m (157-10).

Background: An all-state, all-district and all-league selection as a senior and selected to play in the Missouri vs Kansas all-star football game … also earned all-state, all-district and all-league honors as a junior … will also compete in track and field at Washburn as a thrower.

Personal: Son of Sherryee Akinmoladun … majoring in management.