2021-22 Men's Track and Field Roster

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Benjamin Azamati

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Akim Oda, Ghana

Biography

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NCAA DII National Outdoor 4x100 Relay Champion (2022) 
NCAA DII National 100-meter Champion (2021)
NCAA DII National 200-meter Champion (2021)
NCAA DII National Indoor 60-meter Champion (2022, 2021)
USTFCCCA National Men’s Track Athlete of the Year (2021) 
USTFCCCA South Central Region Indoor Track Athlete of the Year (2021, 2022)
USTFCCCA South Central Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2021)
USTFCCCA All-Academic (2022)
LSC Male Athlete of the Year (2021, 2022)

LSC Indoor Male Track Athlete of the Year (2021, 2022)
LSC Outstanding Indoor Male Track Athlete (2021, 2022)
LSC Outdoor Male Track Athlete of the Year (2021, 2022) 
LSC Outstanding Outdoor Male Track Athlete (2021, 2022)
LSC Indoor 60m Champion (2020, 2021, 2022)
LSC Indoor 200m Champion (2021, 2022)
LSC Outdoor 100m Champion (2021, 2022)
LSC Outdoor 200m Champion (2021, 2022)
LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2020)

NSCA Male Athletic Performance Athlete of the Year (2022)
USTFCCCA All-South Central-Region (12x)
USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (9x)
All-Lone Star Conference (10x) 
 
NCAA DII 60-meter Record Holder (6.54)
NCAA DII 100-meter Record Holder (9.90)
NCAA DII 200-meter Record Holder (20.13)
 

2022 Outdoor: Ranked 1st in the 100-meter, 1st in the 200-meter, and 2nd in the 4x100-meter relay. National Champion in the 4x100m with a season best time of 39.27, breaking the WT 4x100-meter school record. Finished 2nd in the 200-meter with a time of 20.26 at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships. Won the 100-meter and the 200-meter at the LSC Championships. Finished 1st running a leg in the 4x100-meter relay at the Jo Meaker Classic. Finished 1st in the 100-meter with a personal best time of 9.90 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Also Finished 1st in the 200-meter at the Jo Meaker Classic with a personal best time of 20.13.

2022 Indoor: National Champion. LSC Male Track Athlete of the Year. Earned two First Team All-American honors. Won the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Division II Championships with a 6.57. Also, finished 2nd in the 200-meters running 21.32 in the final. Won the 60m and the 200-meter at the LSC Championships. Broke two LSC records by running a 20.57 in the 200-meters for a season best at LSC Championships and in the 60-meter by running a season best of 6.54 at the New Mexico Classic. Broke two of his own school records, the 60-meter, and the 200-meter, with times of 6.56 and 20.64. 

2021 Outdoor: Two-time National Champion. USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Year. LSC Male Track Athlete of the Year. LSC Outstanding Male Track Athlete. LSC Male Athlete of the Year. USTFCCCA South Central Regional Track Athlete of the Year. 100-meter dash champion running the second-fastest time in NCAA Division II history, 10.02. Also won the 200-meters in 20.23 while anchoring the 4x100-meter relay to a runner-up finish. Broke the NCAA DII record in the 100m at the Texas Relays after running 9.97. Also broke the NCAA DII record in the 200m at the LSC Championships in 20.13. USTFCCCA All-Region (100m, 2000m, 4x100m). Will represent Ghana at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. 

2021 Indoor: National Champion. LSC Male Track Athlete of the Year. LSC Outstanding Male Track Athlete of the Year. USTFCCCA South Central Regional Track Athlete of the Year. Won the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Division II Championships with the seventh-fastest time in program history, 6.60. Also finished 3rd in the 200-meters running 21.00 in the final. Won the 60m and 200-meter at the LSC Championships. Ran 6.61 to win the 60m and broke the school and LSC record in the 200m, 20.97. Ran 6.59 in the 60m at the Washburn Open to break the school and LSC record. USTFCCCA All-Region (60m, 200m).

2020 Outdoor: Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

2020 Indoor: Ranked 5th in the nation in the 60-meter dash with his program record 6.69. Lone Star Conference Champion in the 60m after running 6.71 in the final and 6.69 in the prelims. Originally broke the program record in the 60m at the New Mexico Team Open running 6.69 while also running a seasonal best time of 21.91 in the 200-meters. Earned USTFCCCA All-Region honors (60m).

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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