Akilah Lewis
Akilah Lewis (born 10 December 2000 in Arouca ) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago .[1] Her younger brother Omari Lewis is also an active sprinter.[2]
Career
[edit]Akilah Lewis gained her first international experience at the 2016 CARIFTA Games, where she was eliminated in the preliminary round of the 100 metres race in the U18 age group with a time of 12.08 seconds, and also missed the final in the 200 metres race with a time of 25.07 seconds. She also won the bronze medal with the Trinidadian-Tobago 4 x 100 m relay team in 47.27 s.
At the 2017 CARIFTA Games, she took fourth place in the 100 metres race with a time of 11.85 seconds, and came seventh in the 200 metres race with a time of 24.79 seconds . She also won the silver medal with the relay team in 46.49 seconds. She was then eliminated in the semi-finals of the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games, with a time of 12.24 seconds.
In 2018, she won the bronze medal in the 100 meters in the U20 age group at the 2018 CARIFTA Games, with a time of 11.51 seconds, and took seventh place in the 200 meters with a time of 24.60 seconds. In August, she was eliminated in the semifinals of the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships, with a time of 11.65 seconds.
The following year, she won the silver medal in the 100 meters at the 2020 CARIFTA Games, with a time of 11.62 seconds and took seventh place in the 200 meters with a time of 24.26 seconds. She also won the silver medal with the relay team in 45.11 seconds. She was then eliminated in the preliminary round of the 100 meters at the Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in San José with a time of 11.71 seconds, and took fourth place with the relay team in 45.29 seconds. In the same year, she also began studying at the University of Minnesota.[3]
In 2022, she won the silver medal in the 100 meters at the U23 Caribbean Games, in 11.55 seconds behind Lucian Julien Alfred, and won the relay there in 45.19 seconds.[4] She then helped the team reach the final at the 2022 Commonwealth Games .
In 2023, she finished eighth in the 100 meters at the Central American and Caribbean Games, in 11.64 seconds, and won the silver medal with the relay team in 43.43 seconds behind the Cuban team. She then missed the final in the relay competition at the 2023 World Athletics Championships with 42.85 seconds.
She transferred to University of Mississippi.[5] The following year, she became NCAA college champion in the 4 x 100 meter relay.[6][7]
She also took part in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with the relay team in August, where they were eliminated in the preliminary round with 43.99 seconds .[8][9]
In 2023, Lewis became national champion in the 4 x 100 meter relay.
References
[edit]- ^ "Akilah LEWIS | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Bertrand, Benjamin, Lewis cop US Collegiate sprint gold". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Akilah Lewis - Women's Track & Field". University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Gold for T&T women in 4x100m relay | Loop Trinidad & Tobago". Loop News. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Akilah Lewis - Track and Field". Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Ole Miss Track & Field Captures First Women's 4x100-Meter NCAA Title". Ole Miss Athletics - Hotty Toddy. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Lewis wins NCAA relay gold". www.guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "Akilah Lewis - 2024 Olympic Profiles | Loop Trinidad & Tobago". Loop News. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
- ^ "akilah lewis". sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 2024-11-13.