The fastest sprinter in Coppin State history, Joseph Amoah is a two-time MEAC champion and a three-time All-American while holding his native Ghana's national record in the 200-meter dash in both indoor and outdoor events. Amoah was named the 2019 U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Track Athlete of the Year after winning the 100-meter dash in the NCAA East Preliminaries, and he later qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics while clocking a 10.01 in the 100-meter dash and 20.08 in the 200-meter dash at the 2019 NCAA National Championships.

Later that summer, Amoah won the 100-meter dash at the Aliann Pompey Invitational in Guyana, led Ghana to an African Games Championship in the 4x100-meter relay and led the Ghanaians to a 13th-place finish at the World Championships. This past winter, Amoah won the MEAC championship in the 200-meter dash. Amoah owns school records in the 60-meter dash, 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash (both indoors and outdoors), as well as the 4x100-meter relay, 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relays.

Q: Why Did You Choose Coppin State?
I chose Coppin State because it has one of the best business schools in Maryland, and also, my close friend Martin Owusu-Antwi was here.
 
Q: What is your Major and what would you like to do with it after graduation?
I'm an Accounting major and I would like to do my professional studies in that field when I graduate.
 
Q: Are there any professors, faculty or staff members at Coppin that have made a lasting impact on you (Who & Why)?
Yes, Dr. Loretta Baryeh, who is one of my accounting professors. She's played a very big part in getting me through my four years here. She always reminds me to balance the classroom and athletics and not to give all the attention to just one. My coaches, Carl Hicks and Jamie Wilson, have also supported me a lot as well.
 
Q: Did you play any other sports growing up and what made you decide on track & field?  Who were your favorite athletes growing up and why?
I started with soccer because that's my major national sport and then diverted to track when I entered high school because I couldn't get onto the soccer team. Growing up, my favorite athlete was Ronaldinho from the Brazilian national team and Barcelona.
 
Q: What was your favorite memory from running track & field at Coppin State?
My favorite memory during my time at Coppin is the fun that me and my teammates have on and off the track. At practice they kick my butt, so I know I got to put on my A game whenever we go to a track meet. We laugh about it most of the time.
 
Q: Is there anything that you have learned so far in regards to this global epidemic with COVID-19 and will it cause you to change anything in your life?
COVID-19 has taught me to be very vigilant and take personal hygiene very seriously. I had a habit of chewing my nails, but I don't remember the last time I did that since this virus came out.
 
Q: What are songs that are on your Quarantine Playlist?
I just listen to some Ghana hip-life songs and sometimes some gospel by Joe Mettle.
 
Q: The NCAA Committee is recommending that eligibility relief be provided to all student-athletes who participate in spring sports.  What would getting an extra year to run track mean to you?
An extra year would mean I could go to grad school and still run for Coppin. It sounds like a good plan to me.