Funmi Alabi

  • Funmi
  • Alabi

  • Event
    Sprints
  • Class
    Junior
  • High School/Other
    Long Reach
  • Hometown
    Elkridge, Md.

2011 Outdoor: Led the team in the 100 (11.58) and 200-meter dash (24.06) … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 100-meter dash, where she finished 13th (11.58) … Qualified for the NCAA Championships as part of the 4x100-meter relay, where they ran a new season best and placed 17th in the semifinals (44.58) … Ran third leg on the 4x400-meter relay team that qualified for the NCAA East Regional (3:40.11) … Also set a PR in the 400-meter dash (56.07).

2011 Indoor: Automatically qualified for the NCAA Championships with a personal-best and school record time of 7.26 in the 60-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier … Placed 20th in the 60-meter dash prelims at the national meet (7.47) … Broke the school record for the 60-meter dash three times during the season … Set a personal best in the 200-meter dash at the ACC Championship, finishing eighth (24.05) … Earned three team points at the ACC Championships, finishing sixth in the 60-meter dash (7.45).

2010 Outdoor: Ran second leg on Tech’s ACC 4x100-meter relay, which placed third (44.76) … Finished 10th at the ACC Championships with a season-best time in the 100-meter dash (11.69) … Posted season-bests in the 200 (24.67) and 400-meter dash (57.42).

2010 Indoor: Earned All-ACC honors in the 60-meter dash, placing second with a season-best provisional qualifying time of 7.37 … Previously set a season-best in the ACC Championship prelims, winning with a provisional qualifying time of 7.39 … Took third place in the VT Elite finals (7.49) after finishing second in the prelims (7.46) … Set season bests in the 200 (24.54) and 300-meter dash (39.30).

High School: 2009 Nike Outdoor National meet finalist in the 100 meters, running a prep best of 11.70 ... Made first-team All-State twice, and second-team All-State once in prep career … Three-time, first-team All-District honoree … Earned first-team All-Metro honors as a junior … Named Columbia Flyer and Howard County Player of the Year in 2008 … Was team’s freshman of the year … Collected team MVP honors three times … Competed on Howard County Championship team as a freshman … Lettered seven times in track and field … Earned honor roll accolades all four years … Member of National Honor Society and Black Student Union … Honorable Mention Maryland Scholar.

Personal: Born April 25, 1991 … Daughter of Timothy Babalude and Tosin Alabi … Has three siblings, Oluwakayode, Seye and Imoleayo … Enrolled in biological sciences.

Alabi's Career Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
60m: 7.26 100m: 11.58
200m: 24.05 200m: 24.06
300m: 39.30 400m: 56.07