2017-18 Men's Track and Field Roster

Ayinde Abanu

  • Position Hurdles
  • Height 6-2
  • Weight 170
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Minneapolis, Minn.
  • High School DeLaSalle
  • Major Biology

Biography

Honors
•  Dean's List twice (fall 2016, spring 2017)
•  XULA Sister Grace Mary Flickinger Honor Roll in 2016
•  Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Honor Roll in 2016-17
•  UNCF STEM Scholars Award

Briefly
•  Second year at XULA

2017 Cross Country (Sophomore)
•  No. 6 runner for team that eventually finished second in the GCAC
•  Best times of 25 minutes, 7.50 seconds for 5,000 meters and 35:34.93 for 8,000 meters

2017 Track and Field (Freshman)
•  Fifth place in 110 hurdles at season-opening Tulane Early Bird Twilight meet . . . time was 21.22

High School
•  Best times of 15.39 seconds in the 110 hurdles and 41.05 in the 300 hurdles, both from the 2015 season

Personal
•  20 hours of community service at XULA
•  Vice president of XULA Horticulture Club
•  Participated in UC San Diego Student Trailing Academy for Research Success

In His Own Words
•  How I became interested in my sport:  I ran track and cross country in high school
•  Three words that describe me:  Funny, kind, attentive
•  My goals for the 2017-18 academic year — academic, athletic, personal:  4.0 academically. To run good times this season.
•  The most creative thing I do, or something creative I'd like to be able to do:  I like to draw
•  The tastiest thing I can cook:  Quesadillas
•  Favorite ice cream flavor:  Neopolitan
•  Special routine or superstition before I compete:  Stretch
•  My definition of success:  Achieving goals and getting paid
•  A movie title that would describe my life:  Django Unchained
•  The best advice I was ever given:  Be ashamed to die until you have scored some victory for humanity

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Hurdles
    6'2" 170 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Hurdles
    6'2" 170 lbs