GAA Rankings: Solomon Afful Lowers 200m PB to 20.68 secs

As the US Championships season heats up numerous Ghanaian athletes showed their quality this weekend. A host of seasonal bests was the result, most noteworthy of which was Alex Amankwah's personal best equaling 1:45.91 800m clocking, Solomon Afful's personal best of 20.68m in the 200m, and Gemma Acheampong's 11.49s personal best in the 100m (her 23.92s clocking in the 200m was windy).

Also noteworthy were Flings Owusu-Agyapong's seasonal best of 11.42s in the 100m, Lynette Akai's seasonal best in the 400m of 54.88s (accompanied by a personal best in the 200m), as well as a pair of personal bests by Atsu Nyamadi in the discus (45.49m) and 110m hurdles (14.86s), all of which, with his personal best last week in the pole
vault, should get him even closer to the World Championship decathlon
qualifying mark of 8050.

At the NJCAA Region VI Championship, Lydia Mato rang in 38 points for Barton County College by winning the 800m, 1500m, and 5000m, and 2nd place photo finish in the 10,000m. Last week, Agnes Abu of Wiley College similarly scored 38 points for her college in an almost identical fashion, winning the 800m, 1500m, and 3000m, and also got edged out into 2nd place in a photo finish 5,000m.



Below is the full list of rankings as of 3rd May, 2015

**** Rio Olympic Games Qualifier
*** World Championship Qualifier
** African Games A standard
* African Games B standard
Indoor performance

100m
Janet Amponsah 11.29s**** 25-Apr Personal Best
Flings Owusu-Agyapong 11.42s* 02-May
Gemma Acheampong 11.49s* 02-May Personal Best
Suzie Acolatse 11.65s* 14-Mar
Shekara Boakye 11.75s 01-May Personal Best
Stefania Gyamfi 11.80s 03-May Personal Best
Doreen Agyei 11.93s 04-Apr
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 11.99s 03-Apr
Dorcas Gyimah 12.00s 11-Apr Personal Best
Janet Mensah 12.19s 27-Feb
Happy Abruyah 12.34s 11-Apr Personal Best
Latifa Ali 12.38s 27-Feb
Jennifer Ntiamoah 12.46s 27-Feb
Wind-Aided:
Janet Amponsah 11.12s (5.1 m/s) 28-Mar
Suzie Acolatse 11.52s (3.6 m/s) 18-Apr
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 11.78s (3.6 m/s) 11-Apr
Doreen Agyei 11.87s (3.9 m/s) 10-Apr

200m
Janet Amponsah 23.04s**** 25-Apr Personal Best
Flings Owusu-Agyapong 23.88s 11-Apr Personal Best
Suzie Acolatse 23.88s 18-Apr Personal Best
Stefania Gyamfi 23.96s 25-Apr Personal Best
Akua Obeng-Akrofi 24.05s 07-Mar
Gemma Acheampong 24.22s 04-Apr, 01-May
Lynette Akai 24.26s 30-Apr Personal Best
Stephanie Aidoo 24.30s 12-Mar Personal Best
Juanita Mainoo 24.30s 02-May Personal Best
Doreen Agyei 24.31s 02-May
Shekara Boakye 24.84s 21-Feb
Kate Agyeman 25.14s 14-Mar
Wind-Aided:
Gemma Acheampong 23.92s (3.7 m/s) 02-May

400m
Lynette Akai 54.88s 30-Apr
Cheyenne Apesibah Tunti 55.29s 11-Apr
Janet Amponsah 55.88s 18-Apr Personal Best
Stephanie Aidoo 56.20s 13-Feb
Bless Dupeh 56.65s 18-Apr Personal Best
Salome Agyei 57.21s 14-Mar
Ama Larbi 57.56s 10-Jan
Vida Ayiglo 58.17s 27-Feb Personal Best

800m
Agnes Abu 2.10.66m 03-Apr
Martha Bissah 2.12.78m 11-Apr
Salome Agyei 2.16.88m 27-Feb
Helen Maasutuo 2.16.94m 27-Feb Personal Best
Vivian Fosuaah 2.18.29m 27-Feb Personal Best
Lydia Mato 2.18.35m 02-May

1500m
Agnes Abu 4.31.00m 03-Apr Personal Best
Sakat Lariba 4.38.96m 14-Mar Personal Best
Lydia Mato 4.42.25m 02-May
Helena Maasotuo 4.43.66m 14-Mar Personal Best
Vida Ayaayine 4.48.98m 11-Apr Personal Best

One Mile
Lydia Mato 5.03.35m 07-Mar

3000m
Lydia Mato 9.53.76m 14-Apr Personal Best
Elizabeth Azuure 10.16.67m 14-Mar Personal Best
Charlotte Fordjour 10.25.58m 14-Mar Personal Best
Hawa Kombat 10.27.0m 11-Apr Personal Best
Mariama Yakubu 10.36.48m 27-Feb Personal Best

5000m
Lydia Mato 16.51.75m 10-Apr Personal Best
Elizabeth Azuure 17.06.73m 11-Apr Personal Best

10000m
Lydia Mato 41.56.21m 02-May

100mh
Elizabeth Dadzie 13.95s* 18-Apr Personal Best

400mh
Ama Larbi 59.64s 03-Apr

High Jump
Regina Yeboah 1.60m 14-Mar
Ellen Botwe 1.60m 14-Mar Personal Best
Elizabeth Dadzie 1.59m 28-Mar

Long Jump
Nadia Eke 6.06m 18-Apr Personal Best
Elizabeth Dadzie 6.05m 20-Feb
Ebony Owusu-Sampah 5.90m 06-Feb, 07-March
Felicia Frimpong 5.76m 27-Feb Personal Best
Latifa Ali 5.60m 14-Mar Personal Best
Ellen Botwe 5.49m 27-Feb Personal Best
Wind-Aided:
Ebony Owusu-Sampah 5.92m (5.2 m/s) 23-Apr

Triple Jump
Nadia Eke 13.32m** 01-Mar, 14-Mar
Mathilde Boateng 12.88m 21-Feb
Elizabeth Dadzie 12.40m 07-Mar
Wind-Aided:
Nadia Eke 13.39m (2.1m/s) 24-Apr
Elizabeth Dadzie 12.61m (3.0 m/s) 11-Apr

Shot Putt
Obeng Marfo 15.22m 23-Apr Personal Best
Claudia Ababio 14.18m 12-Feb

Discus
Obeng Marfo 46.42m 23-Apr Personal Best
Claudia Ababio 45.00m 21-Mar Personal Best
Myah Antwi 44.87m 10-Apr Personal Best

Hammer
Claudia Ababio 51.84m 01-May Personal Best

Javelin
Mary Zuta 42.28m 11-Apr

Heptathlon
Elizabeth Dadzie 5144p* 28-Mar


100m
Solomon Afful 10.45s 01-May
Shadrack Adu-Gyamfi 10.47s 01-May Personal Best
John Osei Kofi 10.53s 11-Apr Personal Best
Emmanuel Dasor 10.56s 03-Apr
Tim Abeyie 10.58s 18-Apr
Katakyie Ofori-Atta 10.68m 28-Mar Personal Best
Emmanuel Oduro-Mensah 10.70s 11-Apr Personal Best
Emmanuel Appiah-Kubi 10.72s 12-Mar
Stephen Opoku 10.72s 12-Mar
Desmond Aryee 10.74s 11-Apr
Shadrack Opoku-Agyeman 10.82s 11-Apr Personal Best
Roland Alena 10.87s 12-Mar
Wind-Aided:
Solomon Afful 10.44s (3.6 m/s) 11-Apr
Tim Abeyie 10.56s (2.2 m/s) 18-Apr

200m
Solomon Afful 20.68s* 02-May Personal Best
Emmanuel Dasor 20.85s* 11-Apr
John Osei Kofi 21.22s 14-Mar Personal Best
Wind-Aided:
Emmanuel Dasor 20.79s (2.1 m/s) 19-Apr

400m
Daniel Gyasi 46.30s 11-Apr Personal Best
Emmanuel Dasor 46.58s 14-Apr Personal Best
Robert Anaak 48.42s 14-Mar

800m
Alex Amankwah 1.45.91m*** 03-Apr, 02-May Personal Best (Ranked World #10)
Prince Owusu 1.49.93m 17-Apr
Herns Agyeman-Duah 1.50.51m 03-Apr Personal Best
Sampson Azumah Laari 1.51.48m 18-Apr Personal Best

1500m
Sampson Azumah Laari 3.52.55m 10-Apr Personal Best
Alex Amankwah 3.55.23m 28-Mar Personal Best

One Mile
Samson Azumah Laari 4.21.01m 07-Mar

5000m
Samson Azumah Laari 15.21.92m 21-Feb
Malik Yakubu 15.24.63m 14-Mar

110mh
Yakabu Ibrahim 14.60s 03-May
Roland Attoh-Okine 14.64s 17-Apr Personal Best
Atsu Nyamadi 14.86s 02-May Personal Best
Wind-Aided:
Yakabu Ibrahim 14.26s (3.1 m/s) 26-Apr

400mh
Awal Faisal Mohamed 53.70s 14-Mar Personal Best
Barnabas Dompeh Aryee 53.73s 14-Mar Personal Best
Duncan Nuakoh Agyeman 53.85s 14-Mar Personal Best

Pole Vault
Jordan Yamoah 5.22m* 25-Apr
Atsu Nyamadi 4.10m 25-Apr Personal Best

High Jump
Atsu Nyamadi 2.01m 01-Feb

Long Jump
Richard Seklorwu 7.44m 14-Mar Personal Best
Michael Bruce 7.41m 28-Feb
Mohammed Abubakar 7.38m 22-Apr
Atsu Nyamadi 7.34m 01-Feb
Solomon Atosona 7.23m 07-Mar

Triple Jump
Nana Owusu-Nyantekyi 15.67m 01-Mar
Edgar Panford 15.63m 21-Mar
Michael Bruce 15.31m 01-Mar
Martin Etsey 15.17m 11-Apr
Mohammed Abukakar 15.09m 02-May Personal Best
Atsu Nyamadi 15.04m 06-Dec

Shot Putt
Emmanuel Ofori-Asante 15.77m 11-Apr
Atsu Nyamadi 14.20m 09-Jan
John Ampomah 14.13m 09-Jan

Discus
Atsu Nyamadi 45.49m 02-May Personal Best
Emmanuel Ofori-Asante 43.89m 11-Apr

Javelin
John Ampomah 81.55m** 25-Apr National Record (Ranked World #11)
Atsu Nyamadi 65.63m 09-Apr
Awudu Bachela 61.64m 14-Mar Personal Best
Emmanuel Gyefa 60.25m 14-Mar Personal Best

Decathlon
Atsu Nyamadi 7532p** 09-Apr National Record