UW Athletic Hall of Fame

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Dorcas Akinniyi

  • Class
    2013
  • Induction
    2025
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Track & Field
  • Two-time Big Ten outdoor champion in the heptathlon (2010 and 2013)
  • Three-time Big Ten indoor champion in the pentathlon (2010, 2011 and 2012)
  • 2013 NCAA Woman of the Year award nominee
  • 2012 NCAA runner-up in the indoor pentathlon
  • Three-time indoor All-American in the pentathlon (2010, 2011 and 2012)
  • Three-time outdoor All-American in the heptathlon (2010, 2011 and 2012)
  • Member of Team USA for the 2010 NACAC Under-23 Championships
  • Finished ninth in the heptathlon at 2010 USC Outdoor Championships
 
Gallery: (5-29-2025) UW Ath. Hall of Fame: Dorcas Akinniyi
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