Tony Baffour

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Lexington, Ky.
Prev School:
Tennessee State

CAREER BESTS

Indoor | Outdoor

60m: 6.88| --

100m: -- | 10.61

200m: -- | 21.62

400m: -- | 50.97

4x100m Relay: -- | 41.27

4x400m Relay: -- | 3:20.74

2008-09: Competed in seven total events... Was on the winning 4X100m relay team at the Baldy Castillo Invite... Finished second in the 100m at the Mike Poehlein Invite (10.87)... BIG EAST Championship qualifier in the 100m, 200m, 4X100m relay, and 4X400m relay... Best finish at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships was eighth in the 4X100m relay... Qualified for Indoor BIG EAST Championships in the 60m, 200m, and 4X400m relay... Finished sixth in the 60m during the BIG EAST championships (6.92).

2007-08: Placed second at the Austin Peay Invite in the 100m and 200m ... Finished 10th in the 100m and ninth in the 200m at the BIG EAST Championships ...Finished sixth in the 400m at the Lyles/Clark Wood Invite and ninth at the Austin Peay Spring Fling.

Prior to U of L: Attended Tennessee State University for one year.

High School: Competed for head coach Ross Mills at Bryan Station ... Lettered four years overall in track and field ... Earned Academic All-State honors from 2003-05 ... Earned All-State honors in 2004 and 2005 ... Was team's co-captain 2004-05 ... School record holder in 100m ... Also competed in 200m, 300m hurdles, 4x100m relay, 4x200m relay and 4x400m relay ... Team was city runner-up, region runner-up and state runner-up ... Member of 2004 state title winning 4x100m relay team ... Team was city champions, region champions and fifth overall in the state in 2004 ... Top marks include 10.66 in the 100m and 14.66 in the 110m hurdles.

Personal: Born Tony Koby Baffour on Nov. 25, 1986 in Kumasi, Ghana ... Son of Lele and Josephine Baffour ... Has one brother, Michael ... Majoring in accounting.