Shekara Boakye - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Shekara Boakye

R-Sr | Sprints | McKinney, Texas | McKinney HS

Redshirt Junior (2015)
Three third-place finishes in the 60-meter dash at the Arkansas Invitational, Arkansas-Texas Dual (ran PR of 7.49) and Arkansas Open … Posted new PR in the 200-meter dash at the Arkansas Open with 24.84 … Finished first with the 4×100-meter relay at the John McDonnell Invitational … Finished third in the 100-meter dash at the Arkansas Twilight with a new PR of 11.75.

Redshirt Sophomore (2014)
Started season strong with a top-three finish at the Arkansas Invitational with a 7.67 in the 60-meter dash … Recorded a new PR in the 60-meter dash at the Arkansas-Texas Dual with 7.55 … Ran a wind-assisted sub 12 time in the 100-meter dash at the John McDonnell Invitational … Finished ninth in the 4×100-meter relay at the SEC Outdoor Championships in 45.31.

Redshirt Freshman (2013)
Two third-place finishes at 60 and 200 meters during season-opening Arkansas-Oklahoma State Dual … season-best times of 7.76 at 60 meters and 25.59 at 200 meters at Razorback Team Invitational … Finished 29th in preliminary round of 60 meters at SEC Championship … Established personal best of 25.49 at 200 meters at Arkansas Spring Invitational … Season-best time of 12.26 in eighth-place finish at 100 meters at Arkansas Invitational.

Freshman (2012)
Fourth -place finish in the 60-meter dash at the Arkansas Final Qualifier … Season best time of 12.10 in the 100-meter dash at the Arkansas Spring Invitational.

High School
Set a personal best in the 100 meter sprints at the McKinney Boyd Meet with a time of 12.24 seconds (2010) … Won the 100 meter sprints at TX District 10-4A meet (2011) … Finished third in the 200 meter sprints at the TX District 10-4A meet (2011).

Personal

 

2015 Indoor Performance List

Event Meet Mark Place
 60m  Arkansas-Texas Dual (1/16/15)  7.49  3rd
 Arkansas-Texas Dual (1/16/15)  7.52  3rd
 Tyson Invitational (2/13-2/14/15)  7.53  31
Arkansas Invitational (1/9/15)  7.58  2nd
 Arkansas Invitational (1/9/15)  7.60  3rd
 Arkansas Open (2/21/15)  7.60  3rd
 Razorback Invitational (1/30-1/31/15)  7.62  14th
 200m  Arkansas Open (2/21/15)  24.84  5th
 Razorback Invitational (1/30-1/31/15  24.87  29th
Tyson Invitational (2/13-2/14/15) 25.06 68th
Arkansas Invitational (1/9/15) 25.18 5th
4×400 Arkansas-Texas Dual (1/16/15) 4:11.16 3rd

2015 Outdoor Performance List

Event Meet Mark Place
 100m  Arkansas Twilight (5/1/15)  11.75  3rd
 SEC Outdoor Championships (5/14-5/16/15)  11.78 (w)  23rd
 John McDonnell Invitational (4/10-4/11/15) 11.79 (w)  7th
 Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/27-3/28/15  11.97 (w)  3rd
 Stanford Invitational 4/3-4/4/15)  12.17  19th
 200m  Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/27-3/28/15)  25.20 (w)  13th
 4×100  John McDonnell Invitational (4/10-4/11/15)  45.36  1st
 Drake Relays (4/22-4/26/15)  46.07  9th
 Stanford Invitational (4/3-4/4/15)  46.26  6th
4×400 Arkansas Twilight (5/1/15) 4:09.05 4th

TFRRS Profile

Indoor PRs

  • 60m: 7.49
  • 200m: 24.84
  • 300m: 42.10

Outdoor PRs

  • 100m: 11.75
  • 200m: 25.34