Favour Ekpekpe
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- Hometown:
- Nigeria
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Events:
- Sprints
Bio
2025: Indoor - Began collegiate career placing 11th in the preliminaries of the Finn Pincus Invitational in the 60m sprint with a time of 6.95. Set a new 60m PR at the VMI Invitational with a 6.86 in the event semifinals, he later placed fifth in the finals of the event. Placed second at the VMI Invitational in the 200m in his first time running the event collegiately, set a time of 21.72. Would later finish in third at the Music City Challenge and second at the Virginia Tech Challenge in the 200m. At the SAC Indoor Championships, he came close once again, finishing on the podium in second with a 21.95 dash in the 200m.
Outdoor - Set a PR in his last 100m race at the Lee University Last Chance with a 10.81. At the SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, he won the 200m dash, as well as both the 4x100m and 4x400m relays. Along with Rylan Jordan, Ethan Baylock and Taylor Dupler, the four ran a 3:14.10 to win the 4x400. He set a 200m PR in the preliminaries with a time of 20.69, before running a 21.05 in the finals to win the SAC crown. In the 4x100m, he joined forces with Shemar Patten, Amine Kasmi and Dawson Jones to run 39.78, winning the event by a whole second. Ekpekpe advanced to the NCAA Division II Track and Field Outdoor Championships in both the 200m and 4x100m. He ran a 21.72 in the 200m, not advancing past the preliminaries, while the 4x100m team finished fifth in the finals with a 40.03 time.
News mentions
EMPORIA, Kan. – It was a historic day for Carson-Newman track & field as the 4x100-meter relay team won the 2026 Outdoor National Championship. It is the school’s first national title in a relay event and 13th overall individual national championship.
EMPORIA, Kan. – After locking up a spot in two of Saturday's finals, sophomore Rylan Jordan clinched his spot in the 200-meter final tomorrow afternoon on the second day of the Division II Outdoor National Championships.
EMPORIA, Ks. – On the first day of the Division II Outdoor Track & Field National Championships, Carson-Newman made its mark with two sprinters and a relay team advancing to the finals on Saturday.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Five members of Kieran Showler-Davis’ track & field team are off to the Division II Outdoor National Championships this week in Emporia, Kansas. Amine Kasmi (Brussels, Belgium), Rylan Jordan (Johnson City, Tenn.), Favour Ekpekpe (Nigeria) and Taylor Madison (Sevierville, Tenn.) are going for the men, with Lovelyne Larrame (Cormeilles-en-Parisis, France) heading for the women.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) announced Wednesday afternoon that eight members of the Carson-Newman track & field team earned All-Region status for their efforts during the 2026 outdoor season.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Ahead of the Division II Outdoor National Championships, Carson-Newman had a school record, with countless personal and season-best marks at the Lee University Last Chance. It marked the final event before nationals begin on May 21st in Emporia, Kansas.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The postseason begins for Carson-Newman Outdoor Track and Field as it heads to Emory, Virginia, for the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships on Wednesday and Thursday.
Another week of Carson-Newman track and field testing itself against premier athletes from around the country. The Eagles sent their top athletes to the Georgia Tech Invitational, and once again, more school records fell.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - One weekend remains in the outdoor season for Carson-Newman track and field before the postseason arrives at the end of April. On Friday and Saturday, a select group will be in Atlanta, Georgia for the Georgia Tech Invitational, and another will be heading to Kentucky for the Centre Twilight, hosted by Centre College on Friday.
Rylan Jordan built off his strong first day at the Tennessee Invite with an impressive Saturday to conclude his weekend against stronger competition. The sophomore continues to top the time sheets in his respective events, cementing himself as one of the top sprinters in the nation.
In an action-packed weekend, Carson-Newman outdoor track and field splintered to three different events in a pair of states. It was a strong weekend, with plenty of personal records and bests being set for the Eagles.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The USTFCCCA has announced that 17 Eagles have been named to the Southeast All-Region Team for performances during the 2025-26 Indoor Track and Field season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – After the first day of the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, multiple Carson-Newman athletes were making noise. The festivities close tomorrow at the JDL Fastrack.
In a season that has featured countless school, building and meet records, and more recently gold medals, Carson-Newman added another milestone as the men’s indoor track & field team finished as South Atlantic Conference runners-up on Sunday
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a strong regular season that saw multiple school records, countless personal records and young athletes emerging. Kieran Showler-Davis’s squad heads to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Cadence Dolgin and Lovelyne Larrame reset their own school records on the first day of The Music City Challenge
Rylan Jordan set the record in the 400m and Lovelyne Larrame did so in the 200m, with multiple Eagles setting new PRs
With the impending snowstorm sweeping across the Southeast, the Eagles prepare for a one-day stop at Liberty
Four athletes take the top step in their events, and an additional 12 get podium finishes
Brooke Taylor, Blayne Jackson and Rylan Jordan, twice, also took first place in events as the Eagles showed out