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- Hometown:
- Nigeria
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- Year:
- Freshman
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- Events:
- Sprints
Bio
2025: Indoor - Began collegiate career placing 11th in the preliminaries of the Finn Pincus Invitational in the 60m sprint with a time of 6.95. Set a new 60m PR at the VMI Invitational with a 6.86 in the event semifinals, he later placed fifth in the finals of the event. Placed second at the VMI Invitational in the 200m in his first time running the event collegiately, set a time of 21.72.
Outdoor - Set a PR in his last 100m race at the Lee University Last Chance with a 10.81. At the SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he won the 200m dash, as well as both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Along with Rylan Jordan, Ethan Baylock and Taylor Dupler, the four ran a 3:14.10 to win the 4x400. He set a 200m PR in the preliminaries with a time of 20.69, before running a 21.05 in the finals to win the SAC crown. In the 4x100m, he joined forces with Shemar Patten, Amine Kasmi and Dawson Jones to run 39.78, winning the event by a whole second. Ekpekpe advanced to the NCAA Division II Track and Field Outdoor Championships in both the 200m and 4x100m. He ran a 21.72 in the 200m, not advancing past the preliminaries, while the 4x100m team finished fifth in the finals with a 40.03 time.
News mentions
Carson-Newman collected its second All-American of the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Carson-Newman collected its first All-American of the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and qualified its relay team to the event final.
Six athletes have punched their NCAA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships tickets.
In the final meet before nationals, Carson-Newman Track and Field had multiple strong performances in the final push to get national qualifiers.
Carson-Newman finishes third for the men’s side and eighth on the women’s side after the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.
Carson-Newman Track and Field had big showings at the 2025 App State Open.
Carson-Newman Track and Field collected multiple personal records and top-ten finishes at the 2025 Tennessee Invitational.
Carson-Newman featured strong results at the 2025 Tennessee Invitational.
Carson-Newman Track and Field began its outdoor slate with a bevy of strong results at the Lee Invitational.
The USTFCCCA has announced that 13 Eagles have been named to the Southeast All-Region Team for performances during the 2024-25 indoor track and field season.
Carson-Newman Track and Field took home a third-place finish on the men’s side and an eighth-place finish on the women’s side at the 2025 SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Carson-Newman Track and Field had a stellar outing on day one of the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Carson-Newman took its talents to Blacksburg and returned with some hardware.
Carson-Newman earned a couple of favorable results at day one of the Virginia Tech Challenge.
Carson-Newman Track and Field broke four school records and set multiple personal records at the 2025 Music City Challenge at Vanderbilt University.
Carson-Newman Track and Field shined on day one of one of its biggest meets of the indoor season.
Four more first-place finishes highlight Carson-Newman’s trip to the 2025 Liberty Open.
Carson-Newman Track and Field showed out with three first-place finishes and two new school records at the VMI Invitational.