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2015 Men's XC Roster

Ibrahim Ahmed

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Height 5-8
  • Hometown St. Catherines, Ontario
  • Highschool St. Francis Secondary

Biography

2016 | Junior Indoor

  • Competed in seven indoor races
  • Took second at the UW Invitational in the 5000 M with a 14:26.52 mark
  • Had three other top ten finishes on the season
  • mile best 4:29.49
  • 3000 M best 8:57.06
  • 5000 M best 14:24.03

2016 | Junior Outdoor

  • Competed in seven outdoor races
  • Had five top ten finishes 
  • Finished first in the 10,000 M at the Mt. SAC Relays with a 29:52.66 mark
  • Finished second at the UCR Invitational in the 3000 M with a 8:25.93 mark
  • 800 M best 2:03.55
  • 1500 M best 3:59.36
  • 3000 M best 8:25.93
  • 5000 M best 14:13.74
  • 10,000 M best 29:52.66

2015 | Outdoor

  • Did not compete

2014 | Sophomore Indoor

  • Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, racing the mile, 3,000-meters and 5,000-meters
  • Finished tenth in the 3,000-meters and 12th in the 5,000-meters at the Big Sky Indoor Championship

2014 | Sophomore Outdoor

  • Competed in five meets during the outdoor season racing the 800-meter, 1,500-meter, 5,000-meter, and 10,000-meter

2013 | Freshman Indoor

  • Did not compete

2013 | Freshman Outdoor

  • Did not compete

 

2015 | Junior XC

  • Finished 10th in the 8K at the Big Sky Conference Championship with a 25:58.9
  • Placed 22nd at Regionals in the 10K with a time of 30:38.14
  • Competed at the National Championships
  • Had a ninth place finish at the UC Riverside Invitational with a time of 24:35.9
  • Set a personal best of 24:15.8 placing him 89th at the Pre-Nationals meet

2014 | Sophomore XC

  • Competed in six meets during the season
  • Competed at the conference and regional championships
  • Member of the men's NCAA National cross country team
  • 8K best 24:24.6
  • 10K best 31:09.4

 

2013 |  Freshman XC 

  • Competed in seven meets during the cross country season

 

Prep:

  • Compted in track, cross country and basketball at St. Fracis Secondary School ... Ontario junior cross country champion
  • Won the southern Ontario 3,000-meter title for three consecutive years
  • Four-time Zone 4 winner
  • Represented Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championships
  • Helped Niagara Olympic Club to a silver medal at the Athletics Ontario Championships

Personal:

  • Parents are Halimo Farah and Said Yusif
  • Majoring in accounting
  • Older brother Mohammed was an All-American at Wisconsin and represented Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London

Personal Bests:

3000-meters: 8:28

5000-meters: 14:25

8000-meters: 24:15.8

10000-meters: 30:09

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2013Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2014Redshirt Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2015Redshirt Junior

    5'8"