2014 NCAA Outdoor Second-Team All-American (4x400 Relay)
2015 NCAA Outdoor Second-Team All-American (4x400 Relay)
Akpaete was one of the Big Red's strongest sprinters from the time she walked onto the team as a freshman, earning two NCAA All-America honors. She earned nine Ivy League Heptagonals titles — four individually and five as a member of a relay team—and has accumulated 15 All-Ivy nods. She was named the Heps Most Outstanding Performer outdoors in 2015 after winning the 200 and 400 meter races and anchoring the 4x100 and 4x400 championship relays. She set schools records in the 200 and 400, an Ivy record in the 4x100 and a meet record in the 4x400 during the meet. With her incredible speed, Akpaete helped Cornell's 4x400 team to indoor and outdoor ECAC championships, appearances at the NCAA East Preliminary Round in 2014 and 2015 and second-team All-America honors at the 2015 NCAA Championships. She graduated with seven school records – the 400 meters and 4x400 relay indoors and the 200 and 400 meters and the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays outdoors.
