Jacqueline Pokuaah

Position:
Jumps
Class:
Junior
High School:
Adventist Girls
Hometown:
Kumasi, Ghana

2022 OUTDOOR: Competed in five meets for the Zips...name MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Year after capturing league titles in the long jump and triple jump at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13-14) with marks of 20-2.25 (6.15m) and 42-6.75 (12.97m), while also running on runner-up 4x100 relay squad...posted school-record mark of 44-4.75 (13.53m) to win the triple jump at the Texas Relays (March 25)...recorded No. 4 mark in outdoor program history in long jump with effort of 20-3.75 at Mt. Sac Relays (April 15)...placed 17th in triple jump with mark of 42-0 (12.80m) at NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 28), while also competing in the long jump.

2022 OUTDOOR ACCOLADES: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier...First-Team All-MAC (long jump, triple jump)...Second-Team All-MAC (4x100 relay)...MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer of the Year...Academic All-MAC honoree...MAC Field Athlete of the Week (April 27, March 30).

2022 INDOOR: Competed in six meets for Akron...mark of 20-1.50 (6.13m) in long jump at Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25) stands as No. 4 mark in indoor program history and garnered her a third-place finish...set school-record mark of 43-0.25 (13.11m) in triple jump at Doug Raymond Invitational (Feb. 12)...placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles in a season-best time of 8.66, while finishing seventh in the 60 meters a time of 7.71 at the MAC Championships (Feb. 26)...tallied season-best time of 7.60 in 60 meters to place third at Akron Invitational (Feb. 5).

2022 INDOOR ACCOLADES: Academic All-MAC honoree...MAC Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 2).

PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology...daughter of Buddie Bach and Martta Achiaa.