Ebenezer Amegashie

  • Ebenezer
  • Amegashie

  • Event
    Sprints/Hurdles
  • Class
    Senior
  • High School/Other
    Potomac High School
  • Hometown
    Dumfries, Va.

2011 Outdoor: Led the team in the 110 (14.13) and 400-meter hurdles (53.02) and was a member of the team leading 400 (40.58) 1,600-meter (3:13.34) and distance medley relays (9:46.70) … Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 110-meter hurdles, where he finished 26th (14.41) … Earned team points for the Hokies in two events at the ACC Championships, placing fifth in both the 110 and 400-meter hurdles.

2011 Indoor: Ran lead leg on the team-leading 1,600-meter relay, placing second at the VT Elite Meet (3:14.19) … Set a personal-best in the 60-meter hurdles, placing fourth at the ACC Championships (7.98) … This mark ranks fifth all-time at Virginia Tech … Ran a career-best 22.34 in the 200-meter dash at Penn State.

2010 Outdoor:
Anchored the second-place 400-Meter Relay squad at the ACC Outdoor Championships (40.56) … Ran a season-best 14.19 in the 110-Meter hurdles at the ACC Outdoor Championships … Placed sixth in the ACC Outdoor Championships in the 400-Meter hurdles (53.42) … Anchored second-place 400-Meter Relay teams at Miami Invitational (41.71) and Yellow Jacket Invite (42.02) … Earned second-place finishes at the Miami Invitational in the 400-Meter Hurdles (53.39) and in the 100- (14.30) and 400-Meter Hurdles (52.83) at the Vertklasse Meet … Ran lead leg in 1,600-Meter Relay at ACC Outdoor Championships (3:14.92).

2010 Indoor: Ran a season-best 8.11 in the 60-Meter Hurdles in the VT Challenge prelims, then later won in the finals (8.16) … Ran lead leg in the eighth-place 1,600-Meter Relay at the ACC Championships (3:17.12).

2009 Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA East Regional by running a career-best 14.17 in the prelims of the 110-meter hurdles at the ACC Championships ... Tallied three points for Tech’s team total at the ACC Championships, placing sixth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.65 ... Scored two more points for the Hokies at the ACC Championships with a seventh-place showing in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking a personal-best time of 53.44 ... Finished third in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.33 at the Liberty Twilight ... Clocked a personal-record time of 48.67 in the 400-meter dash at the Liberty Twilight, finishing sixth.

2009 Indoor: Garnered best finish of the season with a fifth-place effort in the 400-meter dash at the VT Elite Meet ... Secured sixth place at the VT Challenge’s 60-meter hurdles, with a time of 8.18 ... Finished eighth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 8.46

2008 Outdoor: Best effort in the 110-meter hurdles was a time of 15.34 ... Ran season-best of 54.44 in the 400-meter hurdles at the UNC Elite for seventh place.

2008 Indoor: Earned 10th in the 400-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Last Chance, running 50.80 ... Clocked personal-record of 22.70 in the 200-meter dash for 10th place at the Virginia Tech Elite Meet ... Placed 22nd at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 22.85.

High School: Finished third at the VHSL State Championships in the 300-meter hurdles ... Two-time All-American in the 4x200-meter relays, placing second in 2005-06 and sixth in 2006-07 ... Member of 4x400-meter relay state championship team in 2004-05.

Personal: Born Oct. 24, 1988 in Alexandria, Va. ... Majoring in apparel, housing and resource management.