Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn: Owns the school record in the indoor 300m, 400m, 600-yard in the indoor season and the 400m in the outdoor schedule … has the top eight times in the outdoor 400m in program history and the top five in the 400 on the indoor season …  a 10-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2021-22: Broke her own school record in the 400m at the season-ending Loper Twilight in a time of 56.59 finishing third … part of 4x400m sixth-place team and 4x100m relay team that finished eighth at MIAA outdoor championships … earned all-MIAA honors at the indoor championships after setting school record in teh 600-yard run in a time of 1:22.44 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2020-21: Set the school record in the outdoor 400m with a time of 56.96 at the Loper Twilight … finished seventh in the 400m at the MIAA Outdoor Championships and was part of the 4x400m squad that finished fifth … had a PR in the 800m at 2:18.46 at the Pitt State Tune-Up … had eight top-10 finishes during the indoor season including a third-place finish at the Ichabod Invite with a time of 1:28.53 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2019-20: Recorded a personal best in the season-opening indoor meet at the Tjeerdsma Classic in the 400m in a time of 1:00.36 and finished third in the 600m at the Nebraska Graduate Classic in a time of 1:41.14 in the third-fastest individual performance in program history … outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2018-19: Sat out the outdoor season … had a season-best third place finish at the MSSU Open in the 600-yard in a time of 1:31.00 … had a PR in the 600m at the Graduate Classic with a fifth-place finish in a time of 1:42.56… a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2017-18: Set the school record in the 300m during the indoor season at the Crimson and Gold Invite in a time of 42.83 placing 14th overall … finished third in the 400m at the UCM Relays in a time of 1:02.05 and placed ninth in the 600-yard at the MIAA Indoor Championships in a time of 1:25.86 … had a season-best time in the 400m at the MIAA Outdoor Championships in a time of 1:00.39… a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Background: Qualified for four events at the state meet as a freshmen in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x400 relays … as a junior she qualified in three events and finished sixth in the 400m and part of third place 4x400 relay team … qualified for state as a senior in cross country finishing second at league meet and third at regional … as a senior she placed sixth at the state meet in the 400m and 10th in 4x100m relay and seventh in 4x400m relay and ninth in 4x800m relay … a league all-academic selection and member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Cally and Clara Okoro … majoring in kinesiology.