Ababu Mohamed
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- Height:
- 5-5
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- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Previous School:
- Bellaire HS
Bio
2019 (Junior): Ran in five meets, earning the Golden Eagles’ top-place finish in all five races… claimed a season-best 8K time with a 25:31.1 finish at the Upstate Invitational (Oct. 5)… earned his first career top-place 8K finish with a time of 26:12.9 at the Murray State Open (Oct. 18).
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… named to the OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll once (2017-18)… named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll six times (fall 2017, spring 2018, fall 2018, spring 2019, fall 2019, spring 2020).
Honors & Awards:
- 2020 President's Award
- 2018 President's Award
News mentions
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams wrapped up the 2021 campaign Friday morning, competing at the NCAA South Regional Championships at John Hunt Park in Huntsville, Ala.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams will look to ride their momentum built at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships into Friday's NCAA South Regional Championships.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It was a historic showing in Nashville for the Tennessee Tech cross country teams Saturday morning, as the Golden Eagles produced a pair of top-three showings at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams will make the trip down I-40 for the Ohio Valley Conference Championships Saturday morning at Vaughn’s Creek Cross Country Course at Percy Warner Park in Nashville.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – It was a highly successful day for the Tennessee Tech men’s and women’s cross country programs Friday afternoon, wrapping up the regular season portion of the schedule by hosting the Golden Eagle Invitational at the Putnam County Sports Complex.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Tennessee Tech men's and women's cross country teams delivered a slew of strong showings at the Live in Lou Cross Country Classic Saturday morning, wrapping up the third event of the season for both programs.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up action at the Commodore Classic Friday morning, completing the second event of the season for both programs.
BOONE, N.C. – With the first meet in the books, the Tennessee Tech cross country teams had strong performances to open the year at Appalachian State’s Covered Bridge Open on Friday. “I was really impressed with both teams today in the approach to their race,” said Tech cross country head coach Peter Dalton. “We ran as a pack and it’s going to be exciting to see the success as we develop through the season. There’s much more to come from the squads.”
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech cross country teams kick off their 2021 campaigns Friday afternoon at the Covered Bridge Open in Boone, N.C. Hosted by App State, the event will take place at Don Kennedy Trails at State Farm.