2007 Football Roster
Roster
Elvis Akpla
- Position:
- Wide Receiver
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 185
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Portland, Ore.
- High School:
- Lincoln
Team’s top horizontal jump addition in 2007-08. Oregon state prep long jump and triple jump champion as senior.
Prep: Won state titles as a senior (long jump, 23-1 1/4 (w:-3.3); triple jump, 47-8w, w:2.7), and also competed as a junior (long jump, 16th). Led state rankings as senior in long jump (23-11) and triple jump (47-8), and just marks (24-1 1 / 48-10 1/2) that would have ranked him top 15 nationally. Also a Portland Interscholastic League long jump and triple jump champion. In other sports, also lettered three basketball seasons at shooting guard and two football seasons at wide receiver. On gridiron, the first team all-league and third team and all-state pick caught a 69-yard touchdown to help team advance to state championship game vs. Lake Oswego. International bachelor’s certificate recipient. High School (Coach): Lincoln ’07 (Forrest Sherman).
Personal: Human Physiology major. Fluent in French and Spanish.
Personal Bests:
Long Jump ? 24-0 (2007)
Triple Jump ? 47-8 (2007)
