Competing at a collegiate level, she was a two-time
NCAA 800m runner-up. At the
2019 NACAC U23 Championships, she won a silver medal in the 800m in
Queretaro,
Mexico. Akins was the only runner to turn pro in 2020, having run the second-fastest 800m time in NCAA history of 2:00.71 at the Boston Invitational. She moved to Seattle to train under Danny Mackey with the Brooks Beasts Track Club, alongside athletes such as Olympic medalist
Josh Kerr, and
Allie Ostrander. In July 2022, she ran a new personal best time of 1:58.78 in
Memphis, Tennessee. In February 2023, Akins won the US national indoor 800m title, in
Albuquerque,
New Mexico. She started her 2023 outdoor season with victories at both of her outdoor 800m races, running a 1:59.37 at the Portland Track Festival and then a 1:59.76 in Portland on June 24, 2023. Competing at the
2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in
Eugene, Oregon, she reached the final of the 800m competition as the fastest qualifier and won the final ahead of
Raevyn Rogers. She was selected for the
2023 World Athletics Championships in
Budapest in August 2023. She ran a new personal best in the final, running 1:57.73 in finishing sixth. She also made her
Diamond League debut in August 2023, finishing fourth in the 800 metres in
Zürich. Akins won the 800m at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon, on June 24, 2024. She competed in the 800 metres at the
2024 Summer Olympics in Paris in August 2024, reaching the semi-finals. She won the 800 metres title at the
2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships. She reached the final of the 800 metres at the
2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, winning her semi-final in 1:58.09. She was leading until the last 100 metres in the final, running 1:59.52 to finish fourth. She won the gold medal in the 800 metres competing for the United States at the
2025 NACAC Championships in
Freeport, The Bahamas. ==Statistics==