| Akwasi Frimpong |
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RS Freshman
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| Hometown:
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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| High School:
Johan Cruyff
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| Height:
5-8
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| Position:
Sprints
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| Birthdate:
02/11/1986
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At Utah Valley ...
REDSHIRT ~ (2009): Redshirted both the indoor and outdoor seasons.
Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at S.V. Continental Sport in Amsterdam ... was born in Kumasi, Ghana ... Won gold in the Netherlands Youth Championships in the 200m in 2003 and won bronze in the 100m at the same championships ... Won a Bronze Medal in The Netherlands Student Championships in the 100-meter in 2007, a Gold in The Netherlands Championships in the 4x200-meter relay in 2007, a Gold in The Netherlands Championships in the 10x100-meter relay in 2007 ... was the Southeastern Amsterdam Athlete of the Year in 2003.
Personal ...
Graduated from Johan Cruyff in 2007 ... is the team captain for S.V. Continental Sport in The Netherlands and is training for to compete in the Olympics in London 2012 ... won the Amsterdam Southeast Annual Youth Award in 2005, was Cruyff Academics Student Athlete International in 2007 ... won The Appeltjes van Oranje Prize (Outstanding Community Service Award), won the Edgar Doncker Prize (Outstanding Community Award helping young people), and won the Neighborhoods Scholarship for Southeastern Amsterdam in 2007 with S.V Continental Sport ... enjoys swimming, watching football and baseball ... is studying Business Management at UVU ... has been a life-long dream to participate in a high level of athletics and study in the US ... parents are Joseph Asamoah and Esther Amoako... for more information visit www.akwasifrimpong.com
