Bio

2017-18 (at Tallahassee): Debuted at the Cougar XC Challenge (8/25/17) and turned in a time of 22:20.58, good for 10th place...ran a 20:57.79 at the Big Bend XC Invite (9/2/17)...posted a time of 22:39 and finished 12th at the Prefontaine Forest Run 5K (9/16/17)...ran a 35:04.9 at the Mountain Dew Invitational (9/23/17)...finished the FSU Invitational (10/6/17) in 32:56.1, an improvement of 2:08...ran a 20:27 at the Sustainable Tallahassee Trash Dash (10/28/17).

High School: Ran cross country and track at Jefferson HS...trained under Coach Fischer...competed in multiple T&F events including 800M (2:19.82 Indoor), 1600M (5:13.85), and 3200M (11:01.65 Indoor), and relays…Was named the North Central Conference Champion for 4x800M…ran a PR of 18.12 in his Junior Year at IHSAA Regionals…was a 4 time letter winner in Cross Country.

Personal: Born on October 20...son of Marlo and Dushuan Azikwe...plans to major in Landscape Engineering.

Getting to Know Tunde Azikwe

Favorite TV Show: ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW… Favorite Food: CHINESE FOOD…One food you WON’T touch: SNAILS…Favorite Type of Music: EDM… Farthest you’ve ever been from home: PARIS …My spirit animal is: A TIGER…The Top thing on my Bucket List is: CLIMB MOUNTAINS …3 Words that best describe me are: POSITIVE, THOUGHTFUL, HUMOROUS…Something most people don’t know about me is: I LOVE FISHING…The person I admire most is: MY HIGH SCHOOL COACH…To get ready to run, I like to: EAT OATMEAL… Favorite pro sports team: NY KNICKS…The best advice I’ve ever received is: STAY MINDFUL… My most memorable moment as an athlete was: ONE OF MY FELLOW TEAMMATES LET ME TAKE HIS PLACE IN A CROSS COUNTRY RACE

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