Northwestern State University of Louisana

2026 Outdoor Season: 
2026 Indoor Season: Ran a season-best 7.51 in the 60-meter dash at the Woo Pig Classic prelims before clocking a 7.57 in the finals, placing sixth in both ... clocked a 7.69 in the 60-meter dash at the Pittsburg State Invitational ... finished 28th in the 200-meter dash at the Corky Classic with a 24.86 ... ran a 7.72 in the 60 at the Corky Classic ... posted a time of 25.05 in the 200 at the Woo Pig Classic.

Prior to NSU: Transfer to Central Arkansas … also competed for Barton County CC and South Plains College, where she was a part of the NJCAA national champion indoor team for Barton … placed 14^th in the NJCAA Outdoor Championships at Barton in 2024, running a 12.01 … ran a personal-best 11.75 in the 100 at the 2024 Alex Francis Classic … part of a second-place finish team in the 4x100 relay team at the 2023 NJCAA Outdoor Championships … finished first on five occasions during her events in various meets.
 
High School: Competed for Itana College in her home country of Nigeria, where she was a standout on the 4x100 relay team.
 
Personal: Daughter of Elizabeth and Emmanuel Akpan … has one brother (Solomon Umoibang) and one sister (Mercy Umoibang) … sister runs track at Texas Tech … sport management major who plans on becoming a coach.