SimisolaAkinrinsola

https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/6999274/Purdue/Simi_Akinrinsola.html 

Personal Bests:

Indoor:

SP – 49’8.25″/15.14m

WT – 65’4″/19.91m

Outdoor:

SP – 50’7.5″/15.43m

HT – 160’4″/48.88m

2022-23 (Graduate)

Outdoor

• Placed 15th in the hammer throw with a personal best throw of 160’4”/48.88m at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
• Placed 5th in the shot put with a personal best throw of 47’7.75”/14.52m at the UCF Black & Gold Invite
• Placed 5th in the shot put with a personal best throw of 50’7.50″/15.43m at the Tom Jones Memorial
• Placed 10th in the shot put with a throw of 47’0.75″/14.34m at the Michael Johnson Invitational
• Won the shot put with a throw of 46’4″/14.12m at the Jim Green Invitational
• Placed 42nd in the shot put with a throw of 46’0.75″/14.04m at the NCAA East Preliminaries

Indoor

• Won the shot put competition with a throw of 45’9.75″/13.96m at the Commonwealth College Opener.
• Placed third in the weight throw with a throw of 63’2″/19.25m at the Commonwealth College Opener.
• Won the weight throw with a throw of 63’2″/19.25m at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
• Placed 4th in the shot put competition with a throw of 46’10.75″/14.29m at the Rod McCravy Memorial.
• Placed 8th and set a career best in the shot put competition with a throw of 49’8.25″/15.14m at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
• Placed 4th in the weight throw with a throw of 61’10.25″/18.85m at the Vanderbilt Invitational.
• Placed 8th in the weight throw with a throw of 61’5.75″/18.74m at the Razorback Invitational.
• Placed 7th in the weight throw with a throw of 63’7″/19.38m at the Tiger Paw Invite.
• Placed 9th and set a career best in the weight throw with a 65’4″/19.91m throw at the SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships that ranks 5th on the all-time performers list.

2021-22 (Graduate) 

Outdoor 

• Earned hammer throw personal best (152’10”/46.59m) at the Kentucky Invitational 
• Competed in two meets 

Indoor 

• Earned a personal best in the weight throw (63’4”/19.30m) and finished fourth at the McCravy meet 
• Best shot put of the season was 42’9”/13.03m at the Tiger Paw Invitational 
• Competed in six meets, including SEC Championships 

2017-2021 at Purdue 

• Participated in eight meets and competed in the shot put and weight throw 
• Had a career-best throw of 16.38 meters in the weight throw at the Big Ten Championships