Ababu Mohamed
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- Bellaire HS
Bio
2018 (Sophomore): Finished as TTU’s No. 4 runner at four of seven meets … posted a season-best eight-kilometer time of 24:56.3 at the Greater Louisville Classic on Sept. 29, which ranks 21st in the Tech record book … came in as the team’s No. 2 runner at the OVC Championships on Oct. 27, placing 16th overall with an 8K time of 25:03.2, which ranks 27th on the Golden Eagle all-time list … has four of the top 50 times in Tech history … finished among the top 20 overall at four meets.
2017 (Freshman): Raced in four meets for Tech, finishing twice as the team's No. 5 runner and twice as the No. 6 ... recorded an 8K best of 26:13.0 at the Adidas Pre-Nationals on October 14, which ranks 48th in the top 50 times in TTU history.
High School: Earned All-America honors at the 2015 Junior Olympics of Cross Country ... two-time state championship meet qualifier and four-time district champion at Bellaire (Texas) High School ... clocked his high school 5K career best as a sophomore with a time of 15:23 ... also a three-time track and field district champion in the 1600m and 3200m.
Academic: Majoring in mechanical engineering.
News mentions
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Tennessee Tech freshman Nancy Jesang rewrote the Tech history books on Saturday as she became the best-ever freshman finisher at the OVC Cross Country Championships, claiming a third-place finish with a time of 17:55. As a team, both Tech's men's and women's teams finished with ninth-place finishes on the day.
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – Tennessee Tech cross country will open the championship season this Saturday as they compete in the Ohio Valley Conference Championships in Edwardsville, Illinois hosted on the campus of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
MURRAY, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams closed out their regular season on Friday at the Murray State Open at Miller Memorial Golf Course, as both Ababu Mohamed and Nancy Jesang claimed top-place finishes in both races and the women's team earned a runner-up finish.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Tennessee Tech wrapped up its third meet of the season on Saturday morning as they competed in the Upstate Invitational at the Milliken Research Park.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech cross country made their second trip to Nashville on Saturday as they competed in the Commodore Classic, hosted by Vanderbilt University.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tech cross country will head back to Nashville this weekend as they compete in the Commodore Classic at Percy Warner Park on Saturday, Sept. 14. The men will be running an 8K route, while the women will run a 6K.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams opened their season on a steamy Friday afternoon in Nashville, claiming a pair of sixth-place finishes during the Belmont Opener at Percy Warner Park.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech cross country has their eyes set on their first competition of the 2019 season, the Belmont Opener at Percy Warner Park in Nashville on Friday, Aug. 30.
NEW ORLEANS, La. - As the Golden Eagles begin the Peter Dalton era, the Tennessee Tech men’s cross country team will begin their season ranked 11th in the south region, announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.