Prempeh's great sprinter Samuel Adade (Class of 2002), who is now on full athletics scholarship at the
Middle Tennessee State University, has started his university career brightly.
At the Blue Raider Indoor Invitational competition held at his school
in Murfreesboro, Tennessee on January 21, 2006, Adade led the 4x440 Yard Relay team to win
the event. The Adade-Terrell-Reid-Barton foursome posted a winning
time of 3:17.45. However, he placed only 3rd in the 400m, with a time of 51.09.
At the Middle Tennesse Christmas Invitational held 12/10/2005, Adade placed 3rd in the
men's 200 yard dash with a time of 21.62. He was also part of the 4x400-meter relay
team that placed 2nd.
When he tried the 55 meter dash, he placed 6th with a time of 6.51 seconds.
The season started in December 2005 and is expected to continue until the NCAA Championships in June. Prempeh.org
will keep track of him with our radar that tracks global Amanfoo achievements.
In 2004, Adade won the 100m, 200m and 400m races at the All-Africa Juvenile Athletics Competition in Nigeria. He led the
Ghana relay team to set a new record at the Juvenile Olympics.