Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng (2024) - Hall of Fame - University of Massachusetts Athletics

Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng

Induction:
2024

One of the top sprinters in the history of UMass men’s track and field, Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng’s records in the indoor 55m and 60m and outdoor 100m and 200m have stood for more than two decades. He also set the New England Intercollegiate Amateur Athletics Association (NEICAAA) 100m outdoor during his time as a Minuteman. Frimpong-Boateng collected Atlantic 10 Student-Athlete of the Year honors four times in his career, earning the recognition indoors in 2002, outdoors in 2003 and in both indoor and outdoor seasons in 2004. As a junior in 2003, he was tabbed the Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Outdoor Performer, won the IC4A outdoor 100m title and was an International Association of Athletics (IAAF) Top List member. As a sophomore in 2002, he was the New England 100 meter champion. Kwesi Frimpong-Boateng earned both his bachelor’s (2003) and master’s (2005) degrees from Massachusetts in Microbiology.