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2008 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Kwaku Boah
- Position:
- Throws
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Baldwin, N.Y.
- High School:
- Baldwin
• Holds the school record in the indoor weight throw (19.93m).
Senior Year
Outdoor: Placed 14th in the shot put (14.75m) and eighth in the hammer throw (53.74m) at the BIG EAST Championships … At the Cornell Big Red Invitational, he finished first in the hammer throw with a mark of 53.73m and placed third in the shot put with a throw of 14.52m … With a throw of 15.13m, he took second in the shot put at the Cornell Upstate Challenge and fifth in the hammer throw at 47.44m … Placed 14th in the shot put with a throw of 15.10m at the ASU Sun Angel Track Classic … Took fifth in the shot put (15.12m) and 15th in the hammer throw (46.06m) at the Sam Howell Invitational, qualifying for BIG EAST competition in both events.
Indoor: Placed first in the weight throw at the Columbia Last Chance meet with a heave of 19.42m … Became SU's first BIG EAST Championship in the weight throw since 1991 with a result of 19.89m and placed 12th in the shot put (15.09m) … Broke the school record in the weight throw with a heave of 19.93m to place sixth and finished 30th in the shot put (14.84m) at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational … Placed fourth in the shot put (15.96m) at the Cornell Upstate Challenge … Took second in the weight throw at the Cornell Relays with a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying mark of 17.76m … Named to the Fall 2010 Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Junior Year
Outdoor: Competed in the hammer throw at the CCU Shamrock Invite, placing 23rd with a mark 45.34m ... Earned a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 49.83m in the hammer throw at the Cortland Classic ... Claimed 12th at the BIG EAST Championship with a mark of 49.56 in the hammer throw ... Owns the best mark of the season in the shot put (14.55m) from the ASU Sun Angel Classic.
Indoor: Competed in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championships, earning a mark of 14.92m and taking 12th in the shot put ... Also participated in the weight throw at BIG EASTs where he took third with a mark of 18.85m ... Won the shot put crown at the Binghamton Triangular with a hurl of 14.83m ... Placed second in the shot put at the Syracuse Invite with a mark of 14.50m ... Took home the shot put title at the SU Welcome Back with a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 15.15m ... Earned BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying marks in the weight throw at both the SU Invite (17.31m) and SU Welcome Back (16.99m)
Sophomore Year
Outdoor: Finished 16th at the BIG EAST Championship with respective marks of 46.32m and 14.04m in the hammer throw and shot put … Placed third at the Cornell Invite with a BIG EAST Championship-qualifying mark of 15.28m in the shot put … Finished sixth at the Cornell Invite with a mark of 48.34 in the hammer throw … Won the shot put and earned third place in the hammer throw and fourth place in the discuss at the Cortland Classic with BIG EAST Championship-qualifying marks of 15.29m and 51.36m and a mark of 38.47m, respectively … Finished in fifth place in the shot put and eighth place in the hammer throw at the UNC Invitational with marks of 15.54m and 39.39m, respectively … Placed second in the shot put, sixth in the hammer throw, and ninth in the weight throw at the Florida State Relays with throws of 14.49m, 39.39m, and 35.13m, respectively.
Indoor: Finished in eighth place in the weight throw and 12th place in the shot put at the BIG EAST Championship with throws of 15.07m and 17.15m, respectively … Took home second place in the shot put at the Binghamton Tri-Meet with a throw of 14.08m … Placed third in the weight throw at the Syracuse Invitational with a BIG EAST Championship-qualifying mark of 15.85m … Finished in sixth place in the shot put at the Cornell Upstate Challenge with a BIG EAST Championship-qualifying throw of 14.66m … Won the shot put and placed second in the weight throw at the SU Welcome Back with marks of 14.62m and 15.86m … Earned seventh place in the weight throw at the Cornell Relays with a BIG EAST Championship-qualifying mark of 16.22m.
Freshman Year
Indoor: Competed in seven meets ... Placed third in the shot put at the SU Welcome Back with a mark of 12.55m …Qualified for the BIG EAST Championship and placed fourth in the weight throw at the Binghamton Triangular with a mark of 15.26m …Finished fourth in the weight throw at the SU Welcome Back with a mark of 12.85m … Placed sixth in the weight throw at the Cornell Open with a mark of 14.25m … Finished 10th in the weight throw at the BIG EAST Championship with a mark of 16.31m.
High School: Earned varsity letter in track & field as a senior ... Set high school's shot put record with a 49'3'' toss, breaking a 23-year old record ... Awarded all-county honors ... Three-year letterwinner in football and wrestling ... Captured county football championship in 2005 ... Named a football team captain as a senior ... Received comeback player and ironman award ... Earned all-county wrestling honors ... Member of the English and business honor society and National Honor Society.
Personal: Kwaku Ofori Boah ... Born in June 1989 ... Son of Philip Boah and Comfort Amoateng ... One brother, two sisters ... Majoring in information management and technology.
