University of Nevada Athletics

Nevada: 2010-11 (Sophomore) Indoor Track and Field: Earned second-team all-conference honors with a fourth-place finish in the triple jump (11.98m) ... Won the long jump at the Bronco Invitational at 5.64m ... Qualified the first round in both long and triple jumps at the NCAA Preliminary round. 2009-10 (Freshman) Indoor Track and Field: Took fourth in the long jump (5.48 meters) at the US Indoor Preview ... Recorded the ninth best long jump in school history with a mark of 5.59 meters at the United Heritage Invite ... Placed third in the long jump (5.58 meters) and first in the triple jump (11.92 meters) at the Aggie Open.

High School: Attended Wald-Oberschule in Berlin Germany and Carter High School in Rialto, Calif. ... Earned one varsity letter in track and field at Carter High School ... Also played badminton and volleyball ... Top high school times include: 100m (12.20/2007); long jump (18[apos]7/2007); and triple jump (39[apos]2/ 2007) ... Was named MVP at Carter High School in 2007.

Personal: Majoring in health ecology ... Was a member of choir in high school for three years ... Also sang in the school band ... Was a member of the health and nutrition club and was the class leader for three years ... Aunt Vida Finkeiner ran track and field for Ghana (400m) ... Also recruited by the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana ... In her spare time she likes to eat, sing, dance, going out with friends and shop ... Chose Nevada because of Coach Twiggs, the team and her major ... Favorite sports moment was being the stadium watching Usain Bolt running the 200m world record at the World Championships in Berlin in 2009 ... Role model is her dad ... Sports heroes are Marion Jones and Sanya Richards ... Daughter of Felix Sakyi and Monika Amoah ... Born in July of 1989 in Berlin, Germany.