Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

2019-20 – Redshirt Sophomore: (Game-by-Game)
Appeared in 21 games, with a season-high 15 minutes against UMSL (11/5) … Went 2-for-2 (1.000) from the free throw line against SIUE (2/15) … Had 16 rebounds and 15 points … Dished out five blocks … Tallied two blocks against SIUE (2/15).

2018-19 – Redshirt Freshman: (Game-by-Game)
Appeared in 16 games as a redshirt freshman, averaging 9.7 minutes per game … Averaged 1.4 points and 1.8 rebounds … Had a career-high six rebounds at Tennessee State (2/2) … Registered a season-best six points twice, last against Tennessee Tech (2/7) … Went 3-for-4 (.750) from the field against SIUE (1/24) … Started in four games, totaling 155 minutes. 

2017-18 – Freshman: (Virginia Tech) 
Redshirted.

Prep: 
Tabbed a three-star recruit by ESPN HoopGurlz and ranked 14th among post players … Was a Southwestern third team all-conference selection and was a two-time All-State Honorable Mention honoree … Averaged nine points, nine rebounds and five blocks per game as a junior … Named Second Team All-STL/Southern Ill. after leading the region in blocks … Set an all-time record with 14 blocks in a playoff game … Played club ball for Best Choice United and led the team to victory at the Brandon Clay Summer Invitational … Helped the team to the finals at Deep South Classic … Was a U-17 Olympic Trials finalist in 2016 and was a third-round finalist the U-16 trials in 2015.

Personal: 
Born Celestine Abigale Akoro on June 15, 1999 ... Daughter of Ian and Melanie Akoro ... Has two siblings, Isabelle and Ben ... Mother, Melanie, played basketball at Chester High where she still holds the all-time scoring, rebound and blocks records and went on to play at John A. Logan and Pittsburg State ... Father, Ian, played in Kenya before coming to the U.S. to compete for Pittsburg State … Studying General Studies at SEMO.