Yaa Agyepong-Wiafe at DirectAthletics
Career Highlights
Six-time ECAC qualifier (3x indoor, 3x outdoor)
Finished second in the SoCon in both the 60 and 100 hurdles as a junior
Scored in the short hurdles in each of her first six conference meets
School record holder in both the 60 and 100-meter hurdles
Fourth in SoCon in both 60 hurdles and 100 hurdles as a sophomore
2016-17: Capped an excellent junior season with a runner-up finish in the 100 hurdles at the SoCon Championships...broke her own school record in the process...also finished ninth in the 100 meters and became one of two runners to break the 12-second barrier for the Keydets, a mark that no VMI woman had ever broken coming into the year...finished second at George Mason and fifth at Duke in the 100 hurdles...ran on 4X100-meter relay at Penn Relays, a squad that won the ECAC division of the event and during the year, also posted an ECAC qualifying time (although the Keydets did not compete at that event)...indoors, qualified for the ECAC Championships once again, where she finished just off the podium in fourth place in the 60 hurdles...was the best finish by a Keydet at the ECAC meet since 2012 (Jennifer Sing)...finished second at the SoCon meet in that event with a new school record time...was sixth at Virginia Tech and eighth at Marshall...helped VMI open its new facility with a dual win over The Citadel by winning the 60 hurdles and finishing second in the 60 dash.
2015-16: Qualified for the ECAC Championships for the third time, as she was 12th in the 60 hurdles indoors...finished fourth in that event at the SoCon Championships with a new school record time of 8.65...also 11th in the 60-meter dash indoors...won the 60 hurdles and was second in the open 60 at High Point's indoor meet...outdoors, won the 100 hurdles at both Bucknell and Appalachian State and did not finish outside the top four at any meet she contested...was fourth in the conference in the event with a new school record of 14.02 (wind aided)...also finished 14th in the 100-meter dash.
2014-15: Set the new school record in the 60-meter hurdles at the ECAC Championships, where she finished 16th...had previously set the mark at the SoCon Championships, where she placed seventh overall...finished ninth in the 60-meter dash, missing the final by .01...had a seasonal best in the 60 at the Liberty Quad (7.81), which she won...set a new school record in the 100 hurdles at the SoCon Championships and placed ninth...was also a member of the third-place 4X100-meter relay team, VMI's first-ever ECAC qualifier in that race...teamed with Mia McClain, Bria Anderson and Kerisha Goode to finish 11th in that race.
High School/Personal: All-state in 55 and 300-meter hurdles...finished third in the 55-meter dash at the 6A state championships, while also finishing fifth in the 55 hurdles at that same meet...currently ranks sixth in the state in the 55-meter hurdles and ninth in the 55-meter dash…all-district in 55 and 100 hurdles...regional champion in 100 hurdles...holds school records in all three events plus 4X100-meter relay...two-time indoor and outdoor track MVP...honorable mention all-area during 2012 indoor season...National Honor Society...A/B Honor Roll...Academic Letter...National Society of High School Scholars...ran for Prince William County Panthers...intends to major in economics and business.
Other: Last name is pronounced AGEA(age with an extra a)-pong Wee-ah-feh.
Personal Bests:
60-meter hurdles: 8.57 (2017 SoCon Indoor Championships)
100-meter hurdles: 13.74 (2017 SoCon Outdoor Championships)
60-meters: 7.72 (2017 SoCon Indoor Championships)
100-meters: 11.91 (2017 SoCon Outdoor Championships)
200-meters: 25.84
