2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Akinlosotu, Kunle

Kunle Akinlosotu
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Federal Way, Wash.
- High School:
- Federal Way
- Prev School:
- Oklahoma
Bio
2024: In his one and only season on the team, placed fourth in the triple jump at the Pac-12 Championships with a 50-0 jump, helping the team win the title โฆ qualified for NCAA Prelims but did not compete โฆ runner-up at the Fresno State Invite triple jump going 50-0 ยฝ โฆ quickly went to No. 3 in UW history indoors in the triple jump with a PR leap of 50-10 at the Ken Shannon Last Chance Invite on Feb. 24 ... also had another 50-foot TJ of 50-1 ยพ to win the UW Invitational โฆ third at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational going 49-9 ยผ โฆ earned USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honor.
2023 (At Oklahoma): Competed four times during the season in the triple jump โฆ had a season-best mark of 50-0 ยพ at the Sooner Invitational โฆ went 49-6 ยผ at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout on Apr. 29 which was his last meet of the year โฆ competed just once indoors, going 47-3 ยพ at the Arkansas Invitational on Jan. 13.
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2022 (At Oklahoma): Qualified and competed at NCAA West Preliminaries in the triple jump โฆ finished 26th overall at West Prelims, leaping 50-2 ยพ โฆ went 50-2 at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 10th overall โฆ third at the John Jacobs Invitational with a best of 50-2 ยพ โฆ took second at the TCU Invitational with a best of 49-7 ยพ โฆ indoors, was ninth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, going 48-4 โฆ indoor season-best of 50-1 ยผ at the Arkansas Invitational on Jan. 14 โฆ won the Kansas State Winter Invite at 48-4 ยฝ.
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2021 (At Oklahoma): Competed at the Big 12 Championships in the triple jump, finishing 12th overall with a mark of 48-4 โฆ fourth at the John Jacobs Invite with a best of 47-9 ยผ โฆ indoors, was 10th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, going 48-8 ยผ โฆ leaped 48-11 at the Texas Tech Shootout for seventh โฆ season-best triple jump of 49-4 ยฝ at the Arkansas Invitational.
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High School and Personal: Born in Seattle โฆ parents are Kennedy and Doris Akinlosotu โฆ the youngest of five siblings, including Jack, Funmi, Wole, and Oyinlola, who competed in track & field at Loyola Chicago โฆ won the Simplot Games triple jump as a senior in 2020, going 49-0 ยฝ โฆ competed at the UW Indoor Preview in the Dempsey, going 48-0 ยฝ to take fifth in the triple jump โฆ senior outdoor season canceled due to pandemic โฆ was the Federal Way High School Boyโs Athlete of the Year in 2020 โฆ as a junior in 2019, was third at the 4A Washington state meet, going 45-3 ยผ in the triple jump โฆ season-best leap of 46-5 to take second at the NPSL Championships โฆ was 12th in the triple jump at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals โฆ the 2019 Simplot Games runner-up at 45-10 ยพ.
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Major Meets
2021 Big 12 Indoors โ 10th, Triple Jump
2021 Big 12 Outdoors โ 12th, Triple Jump
2022 Big 12 Indoors โ 9th, Triple Jump
2022 Big 12 Outdoors โ 10th, Triple Jump
2022 NCAA West Prelims โ 26th, Triple Jump
2024 Pac-12 - 4th, Triple Jump
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Outdoor Bests
Triple Jumpโฆโฆ.50-2 ยพ
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Indoor Bests
Triple Jumpโฆโฆ.50-10
2023 (At Oklahoma): Competed four times during the season in the triple jump โฆ had a season-best mark of 50-0 ยพ at the Sooner Invitational โฆ went 49-6 ยผ at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout on Apr. 29 which was his last meet of the year โฆ competed just once indoors, going 47-3 ยพ at the Arkansas Invitational on Jan. 13.
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2022 (At Oklahoma): Qualified and competed at NCAA West Preliminaries in the triple jump โฆ finished 26th overall at West Prelims, leaping 50-2 ยพ โฆ went 50-2 at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 10th overall โฆ third at the John Jacobs Invitational with a best of 50-2 ยพ โฆ took second at the TCU Invitational with a best of 49-7 ยพ โฆ indoors, was ninth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, going 48-4 โฆ indoor season-best of 50-1 ยผ at the Arkansas Invitational on Jan. 14 โฆ won the Kansas State Winter Invite at 48-4 ยฝ.
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2021 (At Oklahoma): Competed at the Big 12 Championships in the triple jump, finishing 12th overall with a mark of 48-4 โฆ fourth at the John Jacobs Invite with a best of 47-9 ยผ โฆ indoors, was 10th at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, going 48-8 ยผ โฆ leaped 48-11 at the Texas Tech Shootout for seventh โฆ season-best triple jump of 49-4 ยฝ at the Arkansas Invitational.
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High School and Personal: Born in Seattle โฆ parents are Kennedy and Doris Akinlosotu โฆ the youngest of five siblings, including Jack, Funmi, Wole, and Oyinlola, who competed in track & field at Loyola Chicago โฆ won the Simplot Games triple jump as a senior in 2020, going 49-0 ยฝ โฆ competed at the UW Indoor Preview in the Dempsey, going 48-0 ยฝ to take fifth in the triple jump โฆ senior outdoor season canceled due to pandemic โฆ was the Federal Way High School Boyโs Athlete of the Year in 2020 โฆ as a junior in 2019, was third at the 4A Washington state meet, going 45-3 ยผ in the triple jump โฆ season-best leap of 46-5 to take second at the NPSL Championships โฆ was 12th in the triple jump at the 2019 New Balance Indoor Nationals โฆ the 2019 Simplot Games runner-up at 45-10 ยพ.
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Major Meets
2021 Big 12 Indoors โ 10th, Triple Jump
2021 Big 12 Outdoors โ 12th, Triple Jump
2022 Big 12 Indoors โ 9th, Triple Jump
2022 Big 12 Outdoors โ 10th, Triple Jump
2022 NCAA West Prelims โ 26th, Triple Jump
2024 Pac-12 - 4th, Triple Jump
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Outdoor Bests
Triple Jumpโฆโฆ.50-2 ยพ
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Indoor Bests
Triple Jumpโฆโฆ.50-10
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