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2018 Men's Track and Field Roster

Derrick Akers

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Pella, Iowa
  • Highschool Pella H.S.

Biography

2018: all-conference in the 60m; competed in 10 meets with 10 top 10 finishes; won the 100m and the 4x100 at Central; took first as a member of the 4x100 at the Red Raider Open

2017: competed in five meets; posted three top 10 finishes.

2016: national qualifier as a member of the 4x100 relay; earned all-conference in both the 100m and 4x100; recorded 16 top 10 finishes (9 outdoor, 7 indoor).

2015: competed in 12 meets; recorded eight top-10 finishes (6 outdoor, 2 indoor). 

High School: ran four years for Pella Community High School; qualified for the state meet in three events as a senior; placed fifth as a member of the Distance Medley; also qualified in the 100m and 4x100 relay and competed at the Drake Relays in the 1600m relay.

Academic: Youth ministry major. Personal: son of Steve and Lisa; brother to Benjamin.

Season Results: (bold = top 10 finish / *personal best)

2018 Outdoor:
    Central-100m: 11.1 (1st)
            4x100m: 42.56 (1st)
    Sioux City Relays-100m: 11.04 (12th)
    Red Raider Open-4x100: 42.58 (1st)
    Drake Relays-4x100: 42.17 (10th)
   

Indoor:
    Dordt-55m: 6.59 (5th)
           Long Jump: 6.14m (6th)
   
SDSU D-II-60m: 7.15 (25th)
    Dennis Young-60m: 7.15 (5th)
                       
200m: 23.29 (11th)
    DWU-60m: 7.09 (3rd)
           
200m: 23.36 (12th)
    SDSU Classic-60m: 7.1 (25th)
                    Long Jump: 5.8m/19-00.5 (45th)
    GPAC-60m: 7.03 (4th / All-Conference)

2017 Outdoor:
     
Sioux City Relays:100m Dash:11.35 (16th)

Indoor:
     Dordt-55m: 6.65 (4th)
              *200m: 23.23 (2nd)
     
SDSU-60m: 7.22 (18th)
     Dennis Young-60m: 7.13 (3rd)
     
GPAC-55m: 6.66 (9th)

2016 Outdoor:
     Wayne State-100m: 11.28 (11th)
                           200m: 22.99 (14th)
     Bronco-100m: 11.18 (T6th)
              
200m: 23.33 (17th)
             4x100: 42.53 (2nd)
     Dordt-100m: 11.12 (2nd)
           
200m: 23.22 (13th)
       4x100m: 43.14 (2nd)
     
Sioux City-100m: 11.5 (14th)
                 200m: 23.0 (14th)
             4x100m: 42.32 (2nd)
     Red Raider-100m: 11.01 (6th)
                4x100m: 42.85 (2nd)
     
Drake Relays-4x100: 42.94 (23rd)
     *GPAC-100m: 10.99 (6th; All-Conference)
           *
200m: 22.67 (15th)
       4x100m: 41.85 (4th; All-Conference)
     
NAIA-4x100: 42.10 (15th)

Indoor:
     Dordt-55m: 6.76 (7th)
         200m: 23.52 (5th)
     
Minnesota State-60m: 7.28 (19th)
                        200m: 23.45 (10th)
     Dennis Young-60m: 7.19 (5th)
                      200m: 23.39 (8th)
     Buena Vista-*60m: 7.17 (3rd)*
                   200m: 23.3 (3rd)
     
SDSU-200m: 23.08 (60th)
             60m: 7.22 (40th)
     GPAC-60m: 7.45 (18th)

2015 Outdoor:
     Wildcat Classic- 100m: 11.49 (18th)
                       4x100m: 42.3 (4th)
     Dordt- 100m: 11.39 (13th)
           200m: 23.35 (7th)
           4x100: 42.93 (1st)

     Red Raider Open- 100m: 11.30 (14th)
                             200m: 22.94 (16th)
                         4x100m: 43.80 (3rd)
     Sioux City Relays- 100m: 11.40 (28th)
                              200m: 22.97 (22nd)
                          4x200m: 1:34.23 (5th)
     Mount Marty-100m: 11.42 (9th)
                      200m: 23.26 (15th)
     Drake Relays - 4x100m: 42.04
                       4x200m: 1:30.07
     GPAC-100m: 11.29 (18th)

Indoor:
     Dordt Open- 55m: 6.88 (19th)
                  200m: 24.24 (16th)
     Wartburg-60m: 7.38 (12th)
             200m: 24.23 (13th)
     Buena Vista- 60m: 7.39 (12th)
                   200m: 24.08 (14th)
     Dennis Young-60m: 7.34 (6th)
                      200m: 23.69 (4th)

     SDSU Classic- 60m: 7.48 (66th)
                      200m: 23.46 (90th)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior

    Sprints