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University of North Carolina Ashville Athletics
2021-22 Track and Field Roster
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Williams, Akin
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Distance
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Hurdles
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Akin Williams
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Holly Springs, N.C.
Bio
Honors & Awards
2021-22 Season (Senior) - In 2021-22, Williams appeared in 11 meets for the Bulldogs...Tallied a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter dash (7.15) at the Keydet Invitational in late January...Placed on the podium in the 60-meter dash at the Marshall Invitational with a time of 7.04...Ran for Asheville at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where he placed 20th clocking in at 7.08...Helped Asheville's relay teams tally four top-five finishes during the outdoor portion of the schedule...Williams was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that took the top spot at the Catamount Classic with a time of 40.49...Finished 17th in the 100-meter dash at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 10.92...Helped the 4x100-meter relay team place sixth with a time of 40.71 at the Championships.Â
2020-21 Season (Junior) - Williams and the rest of the Bulldogs enjoyed quite a bit of success early on in the 2020-21 campaign...Williams totaled five podium finishes through the first two meets in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and relay events...Williams and his fellow teammates on the 4x100m relay team earned Big South Track Athlete of the Week honors on March 17 after pacing the field in the event at Winthrop's Spring Invitational with a time of 41.16...Throughout the end of the season, the relay team that Williams was a member of finished no lower than second...Closed out the year by taking part in the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...At the Championships, Williams garnered not one but two All-Big South honors in both the 4x100 relay (2nd - 41.41) and 4x400m relay (1st - 3:14.63) events.Â
2019-20 Season (Sophomore) - In his second season as a Bulldog, Williams and the rest of the team were limited to six meets due to the onset of the CoVID-19 pandemic...Picked up a podium finish out of the gates as he placed second in the 55-meter dash at Appalachian State's Indoor Meet...Williams picked up his first event victory of his career by pacing the field in the 60-meter dash at the Thundering Herd Invitational in late January with a time of 6.96...Logged top-10 finishes in the 60-meter dash in the next two meets heading into the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...Williams wrapped up his sophomore campaign by earning All-Big South honors in the 60-meter dash by placing third with a time of 6.83.Â
2018-19 Season (Freshman) - Williams appeared in 11 meets for Asheville during his first season with the program in 2018-19...He made his Bulldog debut in late November/early December at the Appalachian Indoor Track Meet...In his first collegiate track meet, Williams took part in the 55-meter dash and placed with seventh with a time of 6.59...Closed out the indoor season at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...There he competed in both the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash where he placed ninth (7.05) and 18th (22.93), respectively...Williams wrapped his first season in Asheville at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...At the Championships, Williams finished 12th in the 100-meter dash, 16th in the 200-meter dash, and helped the Bulldog 4x100m relay team to a sixth place finish with a time of 41.16.
- 2021 All-Big South First Team (Outdoor) - 4x400m relay - 3:14.63
- 2021 All-Big South Second Team (Outdoor) - 4x100m relay - 41.41
- Big South Track Athlete of the Week (4x100m relay) - March 17, 2021
- 2020 All-Big South Third Team (Indoor) - 60m dash - 6.83
| EVENT | TIME | DATE |
| 55m | 6.45 | 12/6/2019 |
| 60m | 6.83 | 2/28/2020 |
| 100m | 10.71 | 5/10/2021 |
| 200m | 21.90 | 5/10/2021 |
2021-22 Season (Senior) - In 2021-22, Williams appeared in 11 meets for the Bulldogs...Tallied a fifth-place finish in the 60-meter dash (7.15) at the Keydet Invitational in late January...Placed on the podium in the 60-meter dash at the Marshall Invitational with a time of 7.04...Ran for Asheville at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships where he placed 20th clocking in at 7.08...Helped Asheville's relay teams tally four top-five finishes during the outdoor portion of the schedule...Williams was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that took the top spot at the Catamount Classic with a time of 40.49...Finished 17th in the 100-meter dash at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 10.92...Helped the 4x100-meter relay team place sixth with a time of 40.71 at the Championships.Â
2020-21 Season (Junior) - Williams and the rest of the Bulldogs enjoyed quite a bit of success early on in the 2020-21 campaign...Williams totaled five podium finishes through the first two meets in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and relay events...Williams and his fellow teammates on the 4x100m relay team earned Big South Track Athlete of the Week honors on March 17 after pacing the field in the event at Winthrop's Spring Invitational with a time of 41.16...Throughout the end of the season, the relay team that Williams was a member of finished no lower than second...Closed out the year by taking part in the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...At the Championships, Williams garnered not one but two All-Big South honors in both the 4x100 relay (2nd - 41.41) and 4x400m relay (1st - 3:14.63) events.Â
2019-20 Season (Sophomore) - In his second season as a Bulldog, Williams and the rest of the team were limited to six meets due to the onset of the CoVID-19 pandemic...Picked up a podium finish out of the gates as he placed second in the 55-meter dash at Appalachian State's Indoor Meet...Williams picked up his first event victory of his career by pacing the field in the 60-meter dash at the Thundering Herd Invitational in late January with a time of 6.96...Logged top-10 finishes in the 60-meter dash in the next two meets heading into the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...Williams wrapped up his sophomore campaign by earning All-Big South honors in the 60-meter dash by placing third with a time of 6.83.Â
2018-19 Season (Freshman) - Williams appeared in 11 meets for Asheville during his first season with the program in 2018-19...He made his Bulldog debut in late November/early December at the Appalachian Indoor Track Meet...In his first collegiate track meet, Williams took part in the 55-meter dash and placed with seventh with a time of 6.59...Closed out the indoor season at the Big South Indoor Track & Field Championships...There he competed in both the 60-meter dash and 200-meter dash where he placed ninth (7.05) and 18th (22.93), respectively...Williams wrapped his first season in Asheville at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships...At the Championships, Williams finished 12th in the 100-meter dash, 16th in the 200-meter dash, and helped the Bulldog 4x100m relay team to a sixth place finish with a time of 41.16.
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