Montana State University Billings Athletics

2021-22
Outdoor Track & Field: Competed in seven regular season outdoor track and field meets, plus the GNAC Outdoor Championships…focused on the high jump and ran legs on MSUB’s 4x100-meter relay team, plus also competed in the long jump six times and the 100 meters five times…placed 13^th in the high jump and helped MSUB’s 4x100-meter relay team place sixth at GNACs…cleared a season-best 1.90m (6-2.75) in the high jump and moved up to seventh on MSUB’s top 10 all-time rankings at the Dickinson State University Last Chance Meet on May 5…also jumped a season-best 6.25m (20-6.25) in the long jump at the same meet…ran a season-best 11.36 in the 100-meter dash and helped MSUB’s 4x100-meter relay team place sixth at the Bengal Invitational on April 29-30…took third in the 100-meter dash, ninth in the long jump and helped MSUB take second in the 4x100-meter relay at the Trudnowski Open on April 22…helped MSUB win the 4x100-meter relay and placed seventh in the long jump at the Bauer Open on April 9…placed seventh in the long jump and ran a leg on MSUB’s second-place 4x100-meter relay team at the Yellow Jacket Spring Open on March 26…placed third in the high jump, eighth in the long jump, ninth in the 100 meters and helped MSUB’s 4x100-meter relay team place second in his MSUB outdoor track debut at the Yellowjackets/Battlin’ Bears Icebreaker Open on March 19.
 
Indoor Track & Field: Competed in all five indoor track and field meets, including the GNAC Indoor Championships…focused on the high jump, long jump and the 60-meter dash…placed 12^th in the high jump at GNACs…took fourth in the high jump at the Mountain State Games…cleared 1.81m (5-11.25) in the high jump, which ranks seventh in MSUB history at the Don Holst Open on Jan. 29…ran a season-best 7.42 in the 60-meter dash and jumped a indoor season-best 5.72m (18-9.25) at the Dave Little Alumni Mile on Jan. 21-22…placed fifth in the long jump in his MSUB debut at the Bobcat Challenge on Jan. 14.
 
Waldorf University: Competed in one season of football, plus indoor and outdoor track and field for Waldorf University, an NAIA school located in Forest City, Iowa, from 2020-21…in outdoor track, set his collegiate best by jumping 5.35 meters (17’6.75”) to take ninth in the long jump at the North Star AA Outdoor Conference Championships…also placed fifth at the outdoor conference championships by clearing 1.80 meters (5’10.75”) in the high jump… in indoor track, placed 12th in the 200-meter dash with a 24.82 and cleared 1.76 meters (5’9.25”) to place fifth at the North Star Athletic Association Indoor Conference Meet…set all three collegiate bests in the 60 meters (7.43), 200 meters (24.82) and the high jump (1.81m/5-11.25) at the Waldorf Winter Invitational on Feb. 13, 2021.
 
Rock Springs High School: Was a three-sport varsity athlete in football, basketball and track and field…in track, specialized in the 100 and 200 meters, the high jump, plus ran legs on Rock Springs’ 4x100 relay teams…qualified for the WHSAA 4A State Track and Field in two of his three seasons…senior season was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic…placed fifth at the state meet in the high jump, ninth in the 100 meters and 18th in the 200 meters as a junior in 2019…as a freshman, placed 15th at state in the 100 meters and ran the lead leg of Rock Springs High School’s 4x100 meter relay team that placed sixth…made the honor roll. 

Okere on choosing MSUB: “I love the town of Billings and it’s closer to home. The coaches welcomed me with open arms, and from then on, I knew MSUB was where I wanted to be.”