Nia Akins
Akins at the 2023 World Athletics Championships | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | (1998-07-07) July 7, 1998 (age 26) |
Sport | |
Sport | Athletics |
Event | 800m |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 800m: (1:57.36 Eugene, Oregon, 2024) |
Nia Akins (born July 7, 1998) is an American track and field athlete. In 2023, she became the United States national champion over 800m; both indoors and outdoors.[1]
Early life
From San Diego, the daughter of Nicol Hodges, she attended Rancho Bernardo High School before attending the University of Pennsylvania in 2016.[2][3] On May 18, 2020, she graduated from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Nursing.[4]
Career
Competing at a collegiate level, was a two-time NCAA 800m runner-up. At the 2019 NACAC U23 Championships she won a silver medal in the 800m in Queretaro, Mexico.[5]
Akins was the only runner to turn pro in 2020, having run the second-fastest 800m time in NCAA history of 2:00.71 at the Boston Invitational.[6] She moved to Seattle to train under Danny Mackey with the Brooks Beasts Track Club, alongside athletes such as Olympic medalist Josh Kerr, and Allie Ostrander.[7]
In July 2022, she ran a new personal best time of 1:58.78 in Memphis, Tennessee.[8]
In February 2023, Akins won the US national indoor 800m title, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[9] She started her 2023 outdoor season with victories at both of her outdoor 800m races, running a 1:59.37 at the Portland Track Festival and then a 1:59.76 in Portland on June 24, 2023.[10]
Competing at the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in Eugene, Oregon, she reached the final of the 800m competition as the fastest qualifier and won the final ahead of Raevyn Rogers.[11] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[12] She ran a new personal best in the final, running 1:57.73 in finishing sixth.[13] She also made her Diamond League debut in August 2023, finishing fourth in the 800 metres in Zürich.[14]
Aikens won the 800m at the US trials in Eugene, Oregon, on June 24, 2024, to secure a place at the Paris Olympics.[15]
International competitions
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2023 | World Athletics Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | 800m | 1:57.73 |
National championships
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time |
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2019 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 7th | 800m | 2:04.39 |
2021 | Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 9th | 800m | 2:12.87 |
2022 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Spokane, Washington | 7th | 800m | 2:05.88 |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 11th | 800m | 2:01.90 | |
2023 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 1st | 800m | 2:00.16 |
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 800m | 1:59.50 | |
2024 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 3rd | 800m | 2:00.90 |
USA Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon | 1st | 800m | 1:57.36 |
Personal life
Akins is also a musician who records her own music.[16]
References
- ^ "Nia Akins". World Athletics. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Nia Akins". Pennathletics.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Monahan, Terry (June 27, 2019). "RB grad making strides on track, in nursing". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
- ^ "I'm an All-American Runner and Ivy League Grad. I Still Can't Escape Racism". Runners World. June 11, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Akins Earns Silver in 800 at NACAC U23 Championships". Pennathletics. July 6, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Nia Akins runs second-fastest 800m in NCAA history". Penntoday. February 16, 2020. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ Xu, Kathryn (July 4, 2020). "After joining a professional track team, Nia Akins adjusts to life in Seattle". thedp.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "2022 Ed Murphey Classic Results – Final American Track League Meet Results". Lets Run. July 30, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Sam Prakel Completes the Double*, Nikki Hiltz, Nia Akins Get First USATF Track Titles". Lets Run. February 19, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (June 30, 2023). "2023 USAs W800/1500 Preview: Will Sinclaire Johnson Repeat & How Does Athing Mu Do in the 1500?". Lets Run. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "Women's 800m Results: USATF Outdoor Championships 2023". Watch Athletics. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ Gault, Jonathan (August 7, 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ "Women's 800m Results: World Athletics Championships 2023". World Athletics. August 23, 2023. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "Women's 800m Results: Weltklasse Zurich Diamond League 2023". Watch Athletics. August 31, 2023. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ "Olympic champion Mu falls in US trials & will miss Paris". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ Iorio Adelson, Karen (January 18, 2022). "Everything Pro Runner Nia Akins Wears on the Run". nymag.com. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
External links
- Nia Akins at World Athletics
- Nia Akins at www.USATF.org
- Nia Akins at Team USA
- Nia Akins at Olympics.com
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