2026 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Fakorede, Nicholas
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Spr / Hur
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Dis
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Throws
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Mid D
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PV
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PV
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Dis
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Mid D
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Throws
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Spr / Hur
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Spr
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Throws
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Spr
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Mid D
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PV
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Dis
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Dis
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Mid D
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Spr / Hur
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Throws
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Mid D
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Dis
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Spr
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Mid D
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Throws
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Dis
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Throws
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Mid D
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Jumps
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Spr
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Mid D
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Throws
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Throws
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Mid D
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Spr / Hur
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PV
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Dis
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Spr
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Mid D
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Throws
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Dis
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Spr
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Spr
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Dis
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Mid D
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Spr
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Spr
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Dis
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Mid D
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Spr / Hur
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Jumps
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Jumps
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Spr / Jumps
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Spr / Hur
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Throws
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Nicholas Fakorede
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class (Indoor):
- So.
- Class (Outdoor):
- So.
- Hometown:
- Ekiti State, Nigeria
- High School/Previous School:
- The Valiant School
Bio
TFRRS | Adekalu Fakorede – Track and Field Results & Statistics
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2026
Indoor | 60m: 6.56… 200m: 21.16
Outdoor| 100m: 10.06…200m: 21.00
Career Honors
SEC Freshman of the Week – March 25, 2025
2025 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American – 60m
SEC Freshman of the Week – Jan. 28, 2025
NCAA Championship Qualifier
2025 Indoor Championships (60m) – Eighth place, 6.59
2025 Outdoor Season – Freshman Season
Competed in six meets in the outdoor season…Top 100m time in the season was 10.11, ran at the Bulldog Relays…Top postseason 100m time was 10.07, run at the Nigerian National Championships…Top 200m time was 21.00, ran at the Florida Relays…Qualified for the NCAA East First Rounds in the 100m and 4x100m…Named SEC Freshman of the Week for the week of March 25…Took home bronze at the Nigerian National Championships in the 100m…Tied for the fourth fastest 100m time in program history
2025 Indoor Season – Freshman Season
Competed in seven meets in the indoor season…Made his collegiate debut at the Samford Invite…Top 60m time was 6.56, ran at the SEC Indoor Championships…Top 200m time was 21.16, ran at the Orange & Purple Invite…Took home nine wins throughout the season…Holds the No. 2 spot on the MSU all-time list in the 60m…Named SEC freshman of the week for the week of Jan. 28…Finished fourth in the 60m at the SEC Championships…Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m…Ran 6.59 in the NCAA 60m final to finish eighth…Earned First-Team All-American honors in the 60m
Career:
Attended The Valiant School…Gold Medalist in the 4x100m in the All-African Games in 2024…National Junior Champion in the 200m in 2021…Personal best of 10.23 in the 100m…Competed for Team Nigeria for the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia…Represented Nigeria at the All-African Games and African Senior Championships
Personal:
Son of Ojo Peter and Ibironke Fakorede…Has two siblings, Alex and Adetutu
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2026
Indoor | 60m: 6.56… 200m: 21.16
Outdoor| 100m: 10.06…200m: 21.00
Career Honors
SEC Freshman of the Week – March 25, 2025
2025 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American – 60m
SEC Freshman of the Week – Jan. 28, 2025
NCAA Championship Qualifier
2025 Indoor Championships (60m) – Eighth place, 6.59
2025 Outdoor Season – Freshman Season
Competed in six meets in the outdoor season…Top 100m time in the season was 10.11, ran at the Bulldog Relays…Top postseason 100m time was 10.07, run at the Nigerian National Championships…Top 200m time was 21.00, ran at the Florida Relays…Qualified for the NCAA East First Rounds in the 100m and 4x100m…Named SEC Freshman of the Week for the week of March 25…Took home bronze at the Nigerian National Championships in the 100m…Tied for the fourth fastest 100m time in program history
2025 Indoor Season – Freshman Season
Competed in seven meets in the indoor season…Made his collegiate debut at the Samford Invite…Top 60m time was 6.56, ran at the SEC Indoor Championships…Top 200m time was 21.16, ran at the Orange & Purple Invite…Took home nine wins throughout the season…Holds the No. 2 spot on the MSU all-time list in the 60m…Named SEC freshman of the week for the week of Jan. 28…Finished fourth in the 60m at the SEC Championships…Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m…Ran 6.59 in the NCAA 60m final to finish eighth…Earned First-Team All-American honors in the 60m
Career:
Attended The Valiant School…Gold Medalist in the 4x100m in the All-African Games in 2024…National Junior Champion in the 200m in 2021…Personal best of 10.23 in the 100m…Competed for Team Nigeria for the 2022 World U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia…Represented Nigeria at the All-African Games and African Senior Championships
Personal:
Son of Ojo Peter and Ibironke Fakorede…Has two siblings, Alex and Adetutu
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