Aklesso Agama

Class:
Senior
Position:
Jumps
Height:
5-10
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
Prev School:
Naval Academy Prep School

Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
60 - 7.12 (Indoor)
100 - 10.99
200 - 23.49
LJ - 24-0.25 (7.32m)
TJ - 50-8.25 (15.45m)

Big South Individual Titles (3)
2015 Indoor Long Jump
2015 Indoor Triple Jump
2015 Outdoor Triple Jump

All-Big South Honors (6)
2015 Indoor Long Jump - 1st
2015 Indoor Triple Jump - 1st
2015 Outdoor Triple Jump - 1st
2016 Indoor Triple Jump - 3rd
2016 Outdoor Triple Jump - 2nd
2017 Outdoor Triple Jump - 3rd

Career
• At the time of his graduation, ranked No. 4 in program history for both the indoor triple jump (50-2) and outdoor triple jump (50-8.25)

2017 Outdoor Track & Field (Sr.)
• Earned his sixth and final All-Big South honor with a third-place triple jump finish (season-best 49-2.25), while also placing fifth in the long jump
• Long jumped a season-best 23-8.25 to win the Liberty Twilight Qualifier title on Senior Day

2016-17 Indoor Track & Field (Sr.)
• Due to injury, did not compete in any meets and was redshirted

2016 Outdoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Big South triple jump runner-up, with a personal-best mark of 50-8.25
• Also placed ninth in the Big South long jump competition
• Triple jumped at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet for the second straight year
• Season-best long jump of 23-4 came at the Virginia Challenge

2015-16 Indoor Track & Field (Jr.)
• Finished third in the Big South triple jump (season-best 49-10) and fourth in the long jump (season-best 23-1.75)
• At the IC4A meet, finished seventh in the triple jump and 13^th in the long jump

2015 Outdoor Track & Field (So.)
• Big South triple jump champion, thanks to a season-best leap of 50-3.5, and placed fifth in the long jump
• Triple jumped at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round meet for the first time
• Tabbed Big South Men's Field Athlete of the Week on March 25, after sweeping the long jump (personal-best 24-0.25) and triple jump (49-10.5) championships and clocking a personal-best 100 time of 10.99 seconds at the Virginia Cup

2014-15 Indoor Track & Field (So.)
• Named Big South Men's Outstanding Field Performer, after sweeping the conference long jump and triple jump titles
• Big South-winning triple jump of 50-2 made him the fifth 50-foot triple jumper in program history
• Also long jumped an indoor personal-best 23-6.75 and placed seventh in the 60 dash final at the Big South Championship
• IC4A long jump runner-up, while placing eighth in the triple jump

2014 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• At the Big South meet, finished 10th in the triple jump and 15th in the long jump
• Triple jumped at the IC4A championship
• Joined Liberty's all-time top 10 list for the outdoor triple jump with a wind-aided 47-3.75 effort at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational

2013-14 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Placed fourth in the IC4A triple jump final as a freshman
• Took fourth place in the Big South long jump competition with a season-best 23-2 leap
• Best triple jump mark of the season (48-7.25) came at the season-opening Liberty Kickoff

Prep
• Spent 2012-13 at the Naval Academy Prep School after graduating from Dade Christian High School in 2012
• 2012 Florida 1A state champion in the long jump and triple jump, while placing second in the 4 x 400 and fourth in the 4 x 100
• Helped Dade Christian earn the team state runner-up trophy in 2012
• Personal-best marks included 23-0 in the long jump and 47-11 in the triple jump

Personal
• Son of Pahounitom Agama and Evenette Mondesir
• Biblical studies major
• Birthday is on March 15