Akanni Hislop Season 2024
2020 Tokyo Olympian (Trinidad & Tobago 4x100m Relay)
2021 NCAA Champion – 4x100m Relay – 38.48
4x All-American (2017 & 2019 4x100m Relay, 2020 indoor 200m dash, 2021 4x100m relay)
2019 SEC Champion (4x100m Relay)
2019 All-SEC First Team (outdoors)
LSU Top 10 Marks
No. 4 – 4x100m Relay – 38.37
No. 5 – 60 Meters – 6.65a
2021 Outdoor (SENIOR)
Served as third leg on LSU’s 4x100m relay that won the NCAA title with time of 38.48 … represented LSU in the 100 meters at the NCAA East Preliminaries … won title in the 100 meters at the Louisiana Classics with a wind-aided time of 10.32 … helped the 4×100 meter relay to a win at the Louisiana Classics with a time of 39.56 … member of 4×100 meter relay squad that placed second at the Texas Relays with a time of 38.70.
2021 Indoor
Did not compete.
2020 INDOOR (SENIOR)
Scored points for LSU in the 60 meters (6.75/sixth place) and 200 meters (20.78/fourth place) at the SEC Championships … registered PRs of 6.65 (60m dash) and 20.76 (200m dash) in the preliminary rounds of the SEC Championships … took third at the LSU Twilight in the 60 meters with a readout of 6.75 … clocked time of 6.65 at the Corky Classic to claim gold … finished second with a time of 6.75 in the 60 meter dash at the Purple Tiger Invitational … clocked time of 21.07 to place third in the 200 meters at the MLK Jr. Invitational … checked in with a fourth-place finish at the Razorback Invitational in the 200 meters (20.83) … ended the season with the 10th fastest time in the NCAA in the 200 meter dash (20.76).
2019 OUTDOOR (JUNIOR)
Ran the second leg of LSU’s 4×100 meter relay squad that won SEC title with time of 39.08 … ran second leg on the fourth-fastest 4×100 meter relay team in school history that clocked a 38.37 in the prelims at the NCAA Championships … ran a season best of 20.42 in the 200 meters at the NCAA Championships to finish 11th … place fifth in the 200 meters at the SEC Championships with a time of 20.72 … ran PR of 10.23 in the finals of the 100 meters at the NCAA Championships to place eighth … won 100 meter title at the Louisiana Classics with a wind-aided time of 10.45 seconds … helped the 4×100 meter relay win titles at the Battle on the Bayou (39.31), Texas Relays (38.41) and Louisiana Classics (39.54) … member of the 4×400 meter relay that claimed gold at the LSU Battle on the Bayou with a time of 3:05.73 … ran on the 4×200 meter relay that placed second at the Texas Relays (1:21.47) … aided the 4×100 meter relay to silver finishes at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (39.40) and LSU Alumni Gold (38.82) … took third in the 100 meters at the LSU Invitational with a wind-aided readout of 10.19 … took ninth in the 100 meters at the Texas Relays (10.39w).
2019 INDOOR (JUNIOR)
Scored four points for LSU at the SEC Championships with a sixth-place finish in the 200 meters (20.88) and an eighth-place showing in the 60 meters (6.77) … ran the seventh-fastest 60 meter dash in program history at the LSU Twilight with a 6.66 to take silver … won the 60 meter dash title at the UAB Vulcan Invitational with a readout of 6.74 … claimed the top spot in the 200 meter dash at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 20.96 … took second in both the 60 meters (6.71) and 200 meters (20.92) at the New Mexico Classic … placed seventh in the 60 meters at the Razorback Invitational with a clocking of 6.79.
2018 OUTDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Claimed gold in the 100 meter dash at the Louisiana Classics with a wind-aided 100 meter dash time of 10.22 … registered a personal best 200 meter dash (20.39) at the NCAA East Preliminaries to place 14th … top finisher in the 100 meter dash at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational with a time of 10.54 … won the 200 meter dash title at the Miami Hurricane Invitational with a readout of 20.74 … lead leg of the 4×100 meter relay squad that won gold at the Pac-12/Big Ten Invitational (38.84) and Battle on the Bayou (39.87) … took fourth in the 100 meter dash at the Miami Hurricane Invitational with a readout of 10.40 … registered a wind-aided time of 20.53 at the Battle on the Bayou to earn silver … helped the 4×400 meter relay earn a fifth-place finish at the Texas Relays with a time of 3:07.61.
2018 INDOOR (SOPHOMORE)
Finished ninth in the 200 meters at the SEC Championships with a time of 21.01 … won the 60m dash (6.82) and 200m dash (21.60) at the LSU Twilight … took first in the 200 meters at the Tyson Invitational (21.29) … took fifth in the 200 meters at the Corky Classic with a time of 21.59.
2017
An NCAA qualifier in both the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash in his debut season with the Tigers … Sprinted to a seasonal-best wind-legal time of 20.88 seconds in the first round of qualifying in the 200 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds, finishing in 25th place overall … Added a 31st-place finish in the 100 meters at the NCAA East Prelims in Lexington, Kentucky, while matching his personal-best time of 10.47 (+1.1) in the event … Led off the Tigers’ 4×100-meter relay team in the semifinal round at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships to earn First Team All-America honors … Placed 16th in the 100 meters (10.50) and 17th in the 200 meters (20.88w) in the preliminary rounds at the SEC Outdoor Championships … Clocked a seasonal-best wind-aided time of 10.39 (+2.3) for third place at the Beach Invitational … Also placed third in the event at the Louisiana Classics (10.60) and fourth at the Battle on the Bayou (10.71) … Also ran the 100 meters at the Texas Relays (10.62w), Mt. SAC Relays (10.71) and LSU Alumni Gold (10.66) … Opened his outdoor season with a wind-aided time of 21.14 (+2.1) for fifth place in the 200 meters at the Battle on the Bayou … Lined up in both the 60 meters and 200 meters in his debut appearance at the SEC Indoor Championships, placing 19th and 16th, respectively … Posted a seasonal-best time of 6.83 for fourth place in the 60-meter dash at the LSU Twilight meet … Ran 6.87 in the preliminary round at the LSU Twilight.
PRIOR TO LSU
Emerged as one of the top young sprinters in the Caribbean and across the globe with his performance during the 2016 outdoor season … Crowned the Carifta Games Under-20 Champion in the boys’ 200-meter dash as a 17-year-old with a wind-aided time of 20.89 (+4.5) in the final … Sprinted into the final with a wind-legal run of 21.01 (+1.4) in the prelims at the 2016 Carifta Games held St. George’s, Grenada … Ran both the 100 meters and 200 meters for Trinidad & Tobago at the 2016 IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland … Clocked a wind-legal PR of 20.87 (+1.6) in the qualifying round of the 200 meters at the IAAF World Junior Championships … Also lined up in both short sprints at the 2016 Sagicor National Open Championships held at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad … Broke 21 seconds in the 200 meters as a 16-year-old during the 2015 outdoor season while winning the Carifta Games U-18 title with a seasonal-best time of 20.91 (+1.8) … Scored the U-18 silver medal in the 100-meter final at the 2015 Carifta Games with a wind-legal personal best of 10.47 (+0.3) … Also crowned the 200-meter junior champion in his native Trinidad & Tobago in 2015 with a time of 20.96 (+0.8) … Later placed sixth in the 200-meter final at the 2015 Sagicor National Open Championships with a sub-21-second run of 20.93 (+1.3) … Represented his country in the 100 meters at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Colombia … Debuted on the world stage in 2014 while running the 4×100-meter relay for Trinidad & Tobago at the IAAF World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon … Double bronze medalist at the 2014 Central American & Caribbean Championships in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, after running times of 10.63 (+0.4) in the 100 meters and 21.27 (+1.4) in the 200 meters as a 15-year-old.
PERSONAL
Full name is Akanni Chike Hislop … Born on June 1, 1998 … Parents are Karen Boatswain and Anthony Hislop … Has two sisters, Karimah and Kalifa, and two brothers, Akins and Ako … Plans to major in sport administration at LSU.