Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
60 Meter Hurdles: 7.77* (Twice, last at 2012 Va. Tech Final Qualifier)
Outdoor
100 Meters: 10.62 (High School)
110 Meter Hurdles: 13.68 (2012 MEAC Outdoor)
400 Meter Hurdles: 50.40 (2012 MEAC Outdoor)

* School record

2011-12: Indoor: Equaled or bettered the previous 60-meter hurdles school record of 7.87 on seven occasions during the season … posted a season-best time of 7.77 seconds twice – in the semifinals at the Tyson Invitational and at the Virginia Tech final qualifier … the 7.77 time was tied for the 16th fastest in the nation during the 2012 indoor season, leaving Nkrumah just a tenth out of the running for a spot at the indoor nationals … tied the MEAC Indoor Championship record of 7.86 seconds in the semifinals, but did not finish his race in the finals … won the 60m hurdles at the Hokie Invitational with a time of 7.84 … ran a leg on the MEAC championship 4x400 meter indoor relay team which set a new meet record of 3:14.24 … also a part of the 4x400 team that ran a 3:10.66 at the Tyson Invitational, which placed second in that meet … earned MEAC Indoor Track Athlete of the Week honors for his performance at the Tyson Invitational. Outdoor: A two-time MEAC outdoor champion and 2012 USTFCCCA honorable mention All-America performer … ran a sub-14.00 110 hurdles on nine occasions during the outdoor season … finished second overall and first among collegians with his time of 13.69 seconds in the 110 hurdles at the Morgan State Legacy Meet … posted personal bests in sweeping the 110 and 400 meter hurdles events at the MEAC Outdoor Championships … ran a time of 13.68 in the finals of the 110 hurdles and 50.40 to win the 400 hurdles, earning him Co-Most Outstanding Runner honors at the conference championship … placed seventh out of 27 competitors in the final round of the 110 hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Round, earning him a spot at the NCAA Outdoor Nationals … ran a time of 14.17 at nationals, placing 24th in the nation to earn honorable mention All-America recognition.

2010-11: Indoor: Ran a leg on NSU’s fourth-place 4x400 meter relay team at the Tyson Invitational, where the Spartans ran a time of 3:09.40 …ran a season-best 60m hurdles time of 7.98 seconds in the prelims at the Penn State National … finished third in the MEAC in the 60 hurdles with time of 7.99 seconds (prelims) and 8.00 (finals). Outdoor: NCAA East Regional qualifier in the 110 hurdles, but did not compete there … ran a personal-best time of 13.72 seconds in the MEAC Outdoor Championship prelims … ran a leg on NSU’s third-place 4x100 meter relay team at the conference meet (40.19 seconds) … was also sixth at the MEAC meet in the 200 meters (21.18 prelims, 21.24 finals) … ran a leg on NSU’s 4x400 relay team which ran a 3:10.06 to place 13th at the Florida Relays.

2009-10: Redshirted.

2008-09: Indoor: Ran a leg on NSU’s seventh-place 4x400 team at the conference indoor meet. Outdoor: Outdoor season-best times were 14.62 in the 110 hurdles at the Sea Ray Relays and 52.87 in the 400 hurdles at the Penn Relays…ran a leg on NSU’s eighth-place 4x400 finishers at the outdoor meet.

High School: Lettered three years in track and one each in football and cross country… won the New York state outdoor championship in the 200 meters and the 4x200 meters as a senior…also won district titles in the 100 and 200…helped Midwood win the 2008 state indoor championship…personal-best high school times were 10.62 in the 100 meters and 21.30 in the 200…school record-holder in the 200.

Personal: Keith Kweku Nkrumah was born on Nov. 28, 1990…son of Alex and Dorothy Nkrumah…majoring in mass communications.