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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Kelvin Acheampong

  • Position Jumps/Sprints
  • Class Redshirt Sophomore
  • Hometown Shawnee, Kan.
  • Highschool Shawnee Mission Northwest HS

Biography

Season and Career Results
NCAA Outdoor West Preliminaries Qualifier
2025 Triple Jump (43rd; 14.50m/47'7")
Academic Honors
2x American Conference All-Academic Team - 2024, '25
3x AD Honor Roll - Fall 2023, Fall '24, Spring '25
2024-25 (Redshirt-Freshman): Indoor – Did not compete in a Shocker uniform. Outdoor – Competed in seven meets for the Shockers…Ran on three 4x100-meter relays…Triple jumped at six meets…Jumped 14.50m/47’7” in his first collegiate outdoor triple jump at the KT Woodman Classic…Placed third in the triple jump at the Oregon Open…Jumped a season-best 15.21m/49’11” at the AAC Outdoor Championships to place fourth and score five points for the team…Qualified to the NCAA West Preliminaries where he jumped 14.50m/47’7” to take 43rd.

2023-24 (Freshman): Indoor – Competed in two meets before dealing with a season-ending injury…Jumped 6.51m/21’4.25” in the long jump at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular to take eighth place…Recorded a season-best mark of 13.69m/44’11” in the triple jump to place third at the Prairie Wolf Invitational. Outdoor – Redshirted.
High School: Competed in the 100m, 200m, long jump and triple jump at Shawnee Mission Northwest… Placed top three in the state in both the long jump and triple jump as a junior and senior…Also played basketball and soccer…Named to the A/B honor roll. HS personal bests: LJ – 7.10m/23’3.5”, TJ – 14.23m/46’8.5”, 100m – 10.97, 200m – 22.77
 
Personal: Son of Emmanuel and Gifty…Has two siblings, Michelle and Edwin…Originally from Ghana…Plans to major in Sport Management.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2024-25Redshirt Freshman

    Jumps/Sprints
  • 2025-26Redshirt Sophomore

    Jumps/Sprints