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2024-25 Men's Track and Field Roster

Richard Safoh

  • Position Jumps
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 150
  • Class Redshirt Senior
  • Hometown Aurora, Colo.
  • High School Gateway
  • Major Engineering

Biography

Career Times

2024-25 INDOOR: National Qualifier in Long Jump … First Team All-America in Long Jump … USTFCCCA All-Region in Long Jump … RMAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Year … First Team All-RMAC in 60m and Long Jump … Recorded a season-best time of 6.76 in the preliminary round of the 60m dash at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Posted a season-best mark of 7.58m in the Long Jump at the Colorado Running Company Pre-Holiday Invite & Multi … Notched a season and personal best time of 22.30 in the 200m at the Colorado Classic … Registered a season-best mark of 14.01m in the triple jump at the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open … Scored 16 points at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, finishing first in the long jump and third in the 60m … Earned a seventh place finish in the long jump with a mark of 7.31m at the NCAA DII Indoor Track & Field Championships.

2024 OUTDOOR: National Qualifier in Long Jump … USTFCCCA All-Region in Long Jump … First Team All-RMAC in Long Jump … RMAC Individual Event Champion in Long Jump … RMAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week (4/10) … Competed in seven meets … Recorded a personal and season best mark of 7.79m in the Long Jump at the Jo Meaker Classic & Multi … Also notched a season-best leap of 13.81m in the triple jump at the Jo Meaker Classic & Multi … Scored ten points at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, finishing first overall in the Long Jump with a mark of 7.40m … Claimed 15th place in the Long Jump at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships with a mark of 7.27m.

2023-24 INDOOR: National Qualifier in Long Jump … USTFCCCA First Team All-America (Long Jump) … USTFCCCA All-Region Honors (Long Jump) … All-RMAC First Team (Long Jump) … RMAC Men’s Field Athlete of the Week (Feb. 21) … Finished eighth in the long jump at the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships … Recorded a PR mark of 7.59m in the long jump at the Mines Pre-Conference meet … Competed in the triple jump and long jump.

2023 OUTDOOR: First Team All-RMAC in Long Jump … Recorded a season and personal best mark of 7.36m in the Long Jump at the CSU Pueblo Open on April 1 … Also competed in the 100m and Triple Jump at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 25, posting respective marks of 11.10s and 13.85m … Finished third overall in the Long Jump at the RMAC Outdoor Championships with a mark of 7.28m.

2022-23 INDOOR: PR mark of 14.21m in the triple jump, placing seventh at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Set a PR in the long jump with a mark of 7.22m on January 28 at the Mountain Lion Open.

2022 OUTDOOR: Season best in long jump (7.07m) at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Open on Mar. 25-26 (eighth place) … Competed in long jump and triple jump.

2021-22 INDOOR: PR in triple jump (14.17m) at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships (placed 9th)… PR in long jump (7.18) on Dec. 10 at the CRC Pre-Holiday Invite and Multi… Competed in long jump and triple jump.

2021 OUTDOOR: PR in triple jump (14.11m) on April 2-3 at the WTAMU Joe Meaker Classic and Multi (8th place) … PR in long jump at the RMAC Outdoor Track and Field Championship on April 30 to May 2 with a distance of 7.09m (9th place) … Competed in long jump and triple jump.

2020-21 INDOOR: PR in 60m with a time of 7.14 at the UCCS vs. MSU Denver Dual Meet on Dec. 11, 2020 (5th place) … PR in 200m at the UCCS. Vs. MSU Denver Dual Meet on Dec. 11 finishing in 23.38 (5th place).

HIGH SCHOOL: 2020 graduate of Gateway High School ... Indoor PRs: 60m- 7.30s, Triple Jump- 44' 6.25'' ... Outdoor PRs: 200m- 22.61s, 400m- 50.86s, Long Jump- 19' 8.50'', Triple Jump- 44' 10.50'' ... Four-year varsity letter winner in track & field ... 2017 Gateway Track & Field Outstanding Freshman Award ... 2018 Gateway Track & Field Outstanding Sophomore Award ... 2017 EMAC Track & Field Championships - Finished seventh in 400 Meter Dash, second in 4x800 Meter Relay ... 2018 EMAC Track & Field Championships - Triple Jump Champion, second in 400 Meter Dash and 4x200 Meter Relay, fifth in 4x400 Meter Relay ... 2018 CHSAA Track & Field Championships - Finished 13th in Triple Jump ... 2019 EMAC Track & Field Championships: 4x400 Meter Relay Champions, second in Triple Jump, third place finish in 400 Meter Dash and 200 Meter Dash ... 2019 CHSAA Track & Field Championships -  Finished 12th in Triple Jump ... Sophomore Boys MVP ... Five-time Honor Roll selection ... Runner-Up team finishes at the EMAC Championships in 2018 and 2019 ... Team Manager for the girls basketball team and track & field teams

PARENTS: Parents are Paul Afrifa and Tess Osei

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Sprints
    5'10" 140 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10" 140 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    Sprints
    5'10" 140 lbs
  • 2023-24Senior

    Jumps
    6'0" 150 lbs
  • 2024-25Redshirt Senior

    Jumps
    6'0" 150 lbs