Ohio State Overview
- Praise is a senior majoring in sport industry
- He transferred to Ohio State from Trinity Western University in Langley, British Columbia
- Competed for the Buckeyes at the 2021 Big Ten Conference indoor championships in the 60- and 200-meter dashes
- Made the finals of the 200 at Big Tens but was injured during the race and missed the 2021 outdoor season
- 2020-21 OSU Scholar Athlete and USTFCCCA All-Academic Honoree
- 2022 Outdoor All-Big Ten First Team
- 2022 Outdoor Big Ten 4x100m Relay Champion (39.12)
- Helped set the program record in the sprint medley relay (3:18.19) in 2022
- 2022 Academic All-Big Ten
2021-22
Indoor
- Finished fifth in the 200m (21.35) at the Rod McCravy Memorial
- Finished 10th in the 300m (34.65) at the Big Ten Midwest Invite
- Also competed in the 60m (season-best 6.90 at the Rod McCravy Memorial)
Outdoor
- Ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay at the Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invite (39.21)
- Finished fifth in the 200m (20.69) at the Big Ten Championships, also running the 100m (10.27)
- Ran the 200m (21.09) at the NCAA Regionals
- Finished second in the 100m (10.29) and fourth in the 200m (21.10) at the Jesse Owens Classic
- Finished eighth in the 200m (21.05) at the Arizona State Baldy Castillo Invite
- Was 10th in the 200m (21.05) at the USC Open
As a Junior
- Season Bests (I): 6.87 (60 Meters), 21.20 (200 Meters), 3:07.45 (4×400-Meter Relay)
- Season Wins: 60-meter dash at PSU Invite, Jan. 23, 4×400-Meter Relay (Feb. 6), 4×400-Meter Relay (Feb. 12)
More on Praise
- He was named the 2019 Scottish U20 Athlete of the Year
- Qualified to represent the United Kingdom at the 2020 European Athletics U20 Championships
- Set Trinity Western records in both the 300 meters and 60 meters
- Was born in Nigeria and moved to Scotland at age 5 from his hometown of Lagos, Nigeria
