Charleston Southern University Athletics

Performance List

• Ran in all three meets Charleston Southern competed in during abbreviated 2021 spring season
• Set new PR in 8K at 2020 Big South Championships with time of 24:56.1 for a top-20 finish

• Ran a personal best at the 10K NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 32:54.6
• Ran a personal best at the 8K Louisville Classic with a time of 25:27.2
• Ran a personal best at the 6K Adidas XC Challenge with a time of 19:10.7

2018

• Named to the 2018 Big South Cross Country All-Conference Team
• Ran a personal best time at the 10K NCAA Championships crossing the line at 33:21.2
• Fifth in the 8K Big South XC Championships with a time of 25:51.2
• Seventh in the 8K Charleston Classic with a time of 27:48.6
• 15^th in the 6K Buccaneer Invitational with a time of 21:42.2

2017

• 50th overall in the field at the Adidas XC Challenge with a time of 19:50.5
• 216th overall in the field at the Louisville Cross Country Classic with a time of 26:35.57
• 46th overall at the Big South Championships with a time of 28:09.5

High School
Andrew Akright joins the program by way of Chesterfield, Va. and Manchester High School where he competed in the distance events. Akright was a three-time All-State honoree finishing in the top ten in the 1600 Outdoor Virginia 6A State Track and Field Championships twice (2016 & 2017), as well as a third-place finish in the 1000m race at the 2017 Indoor State Championships. He added a 25th place result in the 2016 Virginia 6A State Cross Country Championships. Among his best marks include a time of 1:57.05 in the 800m, a 2:33.29 in the 1000m and a 4:22.29 in the 1600m. His best cross country 5K mark came in at 16:25.