Courtesy of Coppin State Athletic Communications


NEW ORLEANS, La. – Coppin State's Joseph Amoah has been named the United States Track & Field & Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year, it was announced by the organization on Friday afternoon.

This is the second time that Amoah has received the honor after also winning the award in 2019.
 
A senior from Greater Accra, Ghana, Amoah qualified for the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in three events: the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay. Amoah was also a member of Coppin's 4x400-meter relay team that qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries last week.
 
Amoah won both of his opening-round heats in the 100- and 200-meter dash at the East Preliminaries before qualifying automatically for nationals with his quarterfinal performances.  In the 100, Amoah clocked a 10.06 to win his heat, before running a season-best time of 20.32 in the 200, finishing just a hundredth of a second behind the leader.

Earlier in the night, Amoah ran a leg of the 4x100 that finished in a season-best 39.57, which is the second-fastest time in school history.
 
Earlier in the season, Amoah clocked a personal-record in the 100 meters with a time of 10.00 (w) at the Aggie Invitational on April 10. Amoah also traveled to Poland for the 2021 World Relays to help his native Ghana qualify for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the 4x100 with a sixth-place time of 38.79. Ghana took third in the finals of the 4x100 at the World Relays, but were disqualified for a handoff outside the passing zone.
 
Amoah is set to run in the NCAA Div. I Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. on June 9-12 in all three events. On Wednesday night, Amoah will join teammates Joseph Manu, Malik John and Abayie Opuni in the 4x100 at 8:02 p.m. ET.

Later that night, Amoah will compete in the 100 meters at 9:16 p.m. and the 200 meters at 10:14 p.m.