Ofili Named SEC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Louisiana State University junior Favour Ofili has been named the SEC Women’s Track Athlete of the Week.
This was announced Tuesday afternoon by the conference office .

Ofili started her weekend off running a time of 22.55 seconds to take first place in the women’s 200m on Friday at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic held at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Her time was the fastest time in the USA this past week, and is .09 seconds off her nation-leading time of 22.53 seconds.

On Saturday Ofili followed that performance up with a bronze worthy finish. She ran a time of 7.25 seconds in the preliminaries and then followed it up with a time of 7.21 seconds in the finals.

Her time of 7.21 seconds ranks just outside of the top-10 at 11th in the nation.

She will look to compete in the 60 meter, 200 meter, and the 4×400-meter relay this weekend at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

This is Ofili’s first weekly-conference honor of the 2023 season.