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2025 Men's Track Roster

Taji Mathis-Akinremi

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Sophomore
  • Major KSR: Teacher Licensure Option
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Highschool Homewood-Flossmoor

Biography

STATS

2025:
Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2025 season… INDOOR: Competed in six meets during the course of the indoor season… finished first in the 200m with a time of 23.38 at the Illinois State John Coughlan Invite… ran a time of 23.30 in the 200m at the EIU John Craft… earned a third place finish in the 60m dash with a time of 7.05 at the Indiana State Blue-White Classic… notched a second place finish in the 60m dash with a season-best time of 7.03 at the Illinois State Redbird Tune-Up…OUTDOOR: Ran in the first two meets of the outdoor season competing in the 100 meter dash at the Indiana State Pacesetter and EIU Big Blue Classic... season best 100 meter time was 11.06 at the Pacesetter... added a 200 meter time of 22.45 at the EIU Big Blue Classic... 

2024: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2024 season... INDOOR: Competed in six meets during the indoor season... season best 60 meter time was 6.91 at the GVSU Big Meet... season best 200 meter time was 22.19 at the GVSU Big Meet... season best 300 meter time was 37.62 at the EIU John Craft Invite... OUTDOOR... Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season... posted a personal best time of 10.79 in the 100 meter dash at the Gibson Invite... posted a personal best time of 21.59 in the 200 meter dash at the Eastern Illinois Big Blue... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Came to EIU as a state champion from Homewood-Flossmoor High School as he was a member of the IHSA Class 3A State Championship 4x100 meter relay team that won gold with a finals time of 42.03 in 2022...  ran the anchor leg on the championship team while also competing in the 100 meter dash and on the 4x200 relay team at the championships...  would place 11th in the state in the 100 meters with a time of 10.93...  ran the opening leg on the 4x200 relay team that was second in the state with a silver medal time of 1:28.90...  the Homewood-Flossmoor relay teams added a pair of podium finishes during junior season with a second place finish in the 4x200 relay and sixth place finish in the 4x100 relay...

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2025Sophomore

    Sprints
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