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Craig Akiri

Craig Akiri

  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • High School:
    St. Andrew's Sewanee (Tenn.)
  • Major:
    Undeclared
  • Events:
    Sprints

Three-time member of the NCAC Academic Honor Roll.

2023 Outdoor: Competed in both dual meets … Turned in a pair of collegiate-bests against Denison (April 12) with an 11.90 in the 100 and a 23.55 in the 200.

2023 Indoor: Competed in four meets … Had a collegiate-best 7.48 in the 60 at the home Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 21) … Also turned in a season-best 200 time of 24.13 at the home meet … Part of Wooster’s runner-up 4x200 with a time of 1:33.80 in dual meet against Denison (Jan. 26).

2022 Outdoor: Competed in two meets … Went 12.01 in the 100 at the Kenyon Spring Invitational (April 23), with time marking a new collegiate-best … Part of the winning 4x100 (45.18) at the Wooster Invitational (April 2).

2022 Indoor: Competed in six meets … Part of the Scots’ sixth-place 4x200 that crossed at 1:31.83 at the NCAC Championships (Feb. 25-26) … Also competed in the preliminary heats of the 200 at the conference meet and posted a new collegiate-best time of 23.82 … Part of the Scots’ first-place 4x200 (1:34.34) in dual meet with Denison (Jan. 27).

2021 Outdoor: Part of Wooster’s runner-up 4x100 (44.98) and 4x400 (3:38.87) at the Wooster Tri-Meet (March 27) … Ran on the runner-up 4x400 (3:33.86) at the Mary Frye Invitational (April 10 … Logged a season-best time of 24.33 in the 200 at the Wooster Tri-Meet … Overall, competed in four meets.

2021 Indoor: Competed in both meets … Logged a collegiate-best time of 54.55 in the 400 in dual meet against Ohio Wesleyan (March 6).

2020 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2020 Indoor: Made collegiate debut at the Wooster-Tri Meet (Jan. 18) and crossed at 25.39 in the 200 … Logged a season-best 200 time of 24.83 at the Kenyon Tri-Meet (Feb. 21) … Overall, competed in four meets.

Prior to Wooster: Member of the mountain biking, soccer, and track & field teams at St. Andrew’s Sewanee School.

Personal: Born May 17, 2001 … Parents are Morris and Jacquline Akiri, and brother of Wooster track & field alumnus, Ivan … Computer science major.