2020-21 Track & Field Roster

Abigail Kwarteng
- Position:
 - Jumps
 
- Height:
 - 5-10
 
- Class:
 - Graduate Student
 
- Hometown:
 - Bekwai, Ghana
 
- High School:
 - Agogo
 
- Prev School:
 - Western Texas College
 
Accolades
- All-American, outdoor high jump (2019)
 
2019-20
2020 Indoor Season
- Finished in fourth place in high jump with a season best mark of 1.77m at the SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
 - Competed in high jump at the Texas Tech Shootout and tied for fourth with a jump of 1.71m.
 - Finished in 2nd place in the high jump at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic with a mark of 5-8.50 (1.74m).
 - Traveled to the Indiana University Relays and finished 2nd in high jump, clearing a mark of 5-7.75 (1.72m).
 - Finished 1st in the high jump with a mark of 5-8.5 (1.74m) at the Samford Invitational.
 - Finished 2nd in the high jump (1.74m) to start the indoor season at the UAB Blazer Invitational.
 
2018-19
2019 Outdoor Season
- Finished 1st in the high jump at the LSU Invitational with a mark of 5-10 (1.78m)
 - Finished 3rd in the high jump at the War Eagle Invitational with a mark of 5-10 ½ (1.79m)
 - Finished 2nd in the high jump at the Crimson Tide Invitational with a mark of 5-10 ¾ (1.80m)
 - Finished 5th in the high jump at the Florida Relays with a mark of 5-9 ¼ (1.76m)
 
2019 Indoor Season
- Finished 2nd in the high jump at the SEC Indoor Championship with a mark of 5-11 ½ (1.82m)
 - Finished 7th in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational with a mark of 5-8 (1.73m)
 
2017-18 (Western Texas College)
- Won the high jump at the 2018 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships with a leap of 6-0 (1.83m)
 - 2018 NJCAA Division I Indoor Champion in the high jump with a leap of 5-11.25 (1.81m)
 - 2017 NJCAA Division I Indoor Champion in the high jump with a leap of 5-9.25 (1.76m)
 - Bronze medalist in the triple jump at the 2018 NJCAA Division I Indoor Champion in the triple jump with a 40-10.25 (12.45m)
 - Took bronze in the high jump at the 2017 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Championships with a 5-6 (1.68m)
 - Posted a career-best mark of 6-1.5 (1.87m) to win the high jump at the 2018 Masked Rider Invite
 - Had a career-best jump of 40-11.5 (12.48m) in the triple jump at the 2018 West Texas A&M Invitational
 
Prep Highlights
- Competed in the 2016 and 2018 African Senior Championships, coming in fourth in the high jump both years
 - Competed in the 2014 All-African Youth Games
 - Earned MVP honors in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 at Agogo where she was coached by Lord Mensah Bonsu
 - Led Agogo to the High School Regional Championships three years in a row
 - Ranked No. 1 and 2 in Africa last year with jumps of 1.87m and 1.84m
 - Set the Ghana high jump national record (1.87m)
 
Personal Information
- Daughter of Helena and Samuel Kwarteng
 - Brothers, Blessing, Marvelous, and Solomon
 - Born Jan. 13, 1997
 - Majoring in public health
 
SEC Cross Country Championships Preview
Thursday, October 30
SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28




