Morgan State University Athletics

2012-2013 (Junior): Earned MEAC track athlete of the week after setting a new Wesley A. Brown Field House record at the Navy Lid Lifter in the 400 meter dash with a time of 55.92 to win the event…Her time broke the previous record of 56.80m, which she set in 2010…Placed fourth in the 500 meter dash in a time of 1:13.75 at Gotham Cup…Was an indoor MEAC and ECAC qualifier…Scored six points at the ECAC Championships with a third-place finish in the 400 meter dash (53.67) and then ran a time of 24.18 in the 200m dash to place fourth and score five points…Captured the 400 meter dash with a winning time of 53.87…Helped the 4X100 meter team that also consists of Britney Wattley, Teyanna Green, Charisma Green win with a time of 45.17…Helped 4X400 team placed fourth with a time of 3:41.74 with he split of 52sec…At Duke Invitational she won the 400 meter dash in a time of 54.61…Was MEAC, ECAC, NCAA east regional qualifier in the 400meter and the 4x100m…Helped the Morgan State 4x100m team advanced by running a season-best time of 44.76 to place fourth in its Heat and 11th overall during the quarter finals of the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round (May 23-25) in Greensboro, NC. Only the top 12 teams from the East and West Preliminary Rounds advance to the NCAA Finals…The 4x100m team that consists of Charisma Green, Teyanna Green, Ekundayo Sogbesan and Britney Wattley, received the First-team USTFCCCA All-America honors.

2011-2012 (Sophomore): Was a MEAC indoor qualifier in the 200 and 400m dashes and on the 4x400 relay team…Ran a time of 53.71 and came second in the 400m during the outdoor season, while also running 23.97 and placing third in the 200m at the Morgan State Legacy Meet…Was a part of the 4x100 relay team that came in second at the Penn Relays in the ECAC finals…A member of the 4x200 relay team that won the ECAC championship…Ran the 400m at the MEAC outdoor championship and came in fourth…Was part of the 4x100 relay team that set a new MEAC record with a time of 44.93…At the ECAC championships she came in fourth with a time of 53.76 and was part of the 4x100 team that captured the ECAC title…Was an NCAA Regional qualifier, placing 17th in the 400 meter dash with a personal-best time of 53.56…On the relay team comprised of Britney Wattley, Teyanna Green, Charisma Green that ran a time of 44.92 and advanced to the NCAA championship, hosted by Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa.

2010-2011 (Freshman): Set a new 400m facility record at Navy in her first indoor meet…Was an indoor Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) qualifier…Claimed first in the 400 meter dash with a time of 56.53 at the NYC Gotham Cup held at the Armory Track & Field Center…Placed 3rd at University of Maryland Terrapin Invitational…Placed 5th at the ECAC championship with the time of 55.95…Helped the Lady Bears 4X200 relay team claim the ECAC Penn Relays title with a time of 1:36.53 beating Penn State (1:36.56)…Finished 3rd in the 400m dash at the MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship with a time of 54.76 and helped Morgan State to a third-place finish in the 4X400 meter relay in a time of 3:44.76…Was a 2011 ECAC 400m qualifier and helped the 4x100 relay team to a second-place finish at ECAC…Competed in the 400 meter dash at the USATF Junior National Championships held in Eugene, Oregon on June 24, 2011.

High School: Ran track and field at Forestville Military Academy…Placed 15th at the Prince George’s County cross-country county championship…Won the regional championship with the time of 22:42... Made first-team all-county during the 2009 and 2010 indoor and outdoor seasons…Broke the Maryland 1A 400m record during the 2009 state outdoor season with a time of 55.36. ..Also broke the Maryland 1A 300m record during the 2010 state indoor season with a time of 40.67…During the 2010 state outdoor meet she broke her own 400m record with a time of 55.26…Also had a split time of 53.45 in the 4X400m during the 2010 Penn relays.

Personal: Born March 29, 1992…Daughter of Oluwatoyin Sogbesan…Has five siblings, Femi, Funmi, Yinka, Damola and Emmanuel…Major is sociology and minor is criminal justice…Hobbies include reading, singing and listening to music, shopping, talking and sleeping.