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Akil Mills
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05/25/2013 Sealy, Zillmer Solidify Spots at the NCAA ChampionshipsThis is the first time Sealy and Zillmer have qualified for the NCAA Championships 05/23/2013 Smith, Sealy Advance After Day One of NCAA Preliminary RoundThis is the third-straight NCAA Outdoor Championship for Smith 05/22/2013 Redbirds Set for NCAA West Region Preliminary RoundNine runners and throwers will represent ISU 05/16/2013 Nine Redbirds Selected for NCAA Preliminary RoundThe quest for Tim Glover's third-straight NCAA title in the javelin starts here 05/11/2013 Glover, Smith Crowned MVC Champions on Day OneThis is Glover's fourth-straight title in the javelin 06/12/2012 Praught & Mills Compete @ the NCAA ChampionshipsPraught & Mills Compete @ the NCAA Championships 05/30/2012 Redbirds. Blue Track. - Akil MillsRedbirds. Blue Track. - Akil Mills prepares for the NCAA Outdoor Championships 04/09/2012 ISU Track & Field - Dual Meet vs. SIUISU Track & Field - Dual Meet vs. SIU 02/27/2012 MVC Indoor Track and Field ChampionshipsMVC Indoor Track and Field Championships 05/26/2012 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Preliminary Rounds | Day 2NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship Preliminary Rounds | Day 2 02/25/2012 2012 State Farm MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships2012 State Farm MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships Day One 01/14/2012 Illinois State vs. Indiana State Dual MeetIllinois State vs. Indiana State Dual Meet
2011-12 Indoor: Finished 12th at the NCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships (March 9) in the weight throw with a mark of 65-11.75, earning second-team All-America honors ... took third in the weight throw at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (Feb. 25) in the weight throw with a mark of 67-04.75, earning All-Valley honors ... threw a personal-best mark of 69-04.00 in the weight throw at the NCAA Qualifier (March 2) to qualify for the NCAA Championships, the second-furthest in ISU history ... took first at the Big Meet (Feb. 10) in the weight throw with a mark of 66-02.25 ...posted back-to-back first place finishes in the weight throw and weight throw invite at the Keck Invitational (Feb. 3), with marks of 64-07.25 and 64-02.00, respectively. Outdoor: Finished 11th at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships (June 6) in the hammer with a personal-best mark of 208-08, earning second-team All-America honors ... threw a 204-03 in the hammer at the NCAA West Region Preliminary Round (May 24) to advance to the championships ... took fourth in the hammer at the Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 11), throwing 196-01 ... took first at the ISU vs. SIU Dual (April 7) in the hammer with a toss of 196-01 ... launched a throw of 191-00 for first place at the Vanderbilt Invitational (April 21) ... holds the second-best throw in ISU history. 2010-11 Indoor: Took back-to-back third place finishes in the weight throw at the Early Bird Open and Indiana State Dual with throws of 58-03.25 and 56-06.75 respectively ... finished first at the Redbird Invite in the weight throw ... threw a season-high 64-01.75 in the weight throw at the Keck Invitational ... took eighth at the MVC Indoor Championships in the weight throw with a mark of 56-10.25. Outdoor: Took first in the hammer throw at the Lee Calhoun Invite with a distance of 189-05 ... took another first at the Lenny Lyles Invitational with a mark of 189-08 ... set a career-mark at the MVC Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw with a toss of 200-10 to finish third and earn All-Valley honors. PRIOR TO ISU At Grayson High School: Earned all-American honors in the weight and hammer throws ... finished fourth in the Junior Olympics ... recorded a career-best throw of 161-11 in the discus and 55-4 in the shot put ... tossed a personal-best throw of 76-1 in the weight throw and 199-01 in the hammer throw ... finished fourth in the weight throw at the NSIC. Personal: Born 6/8/92... son of Myron and Valencia Mills ... plans to major in clinical psychology ... siblings are Allegra ... his father played football at Morehouse, while his uncle, Patrick Mills, played football at Alabama. |