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2018 Men's Track & Field Roster

Farah Abdulkarim

  • Hometown Ottawa, Canada
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Glebe

Biography

2017-18
In track and field competed in six events ... Best 1,500-meter run time (3:56.48) at the Winthrop Invite ... Best 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:17.88) at the 49er Classic ... Best 5,000-meter run time at the Raleigh Relays (14:27.39) and the Bryan Clay Invite (15:08.63) ... Best 4x800-meter relay team (7:41.45) at the Raleigh Relays ... Finished third at the OVC Championship with a time of 31:21.00 in the 10,000-meter run.

2016-17
In track and field competed in 11 events … Set the MSU school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:05.45 at the Mt. Sac Relays ... Won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational ... Finished fifth at the OVC Championship with a time of 9:21.95.

Competed in all six cross country events … Earned First-Team ALL-OVC accolades … Named USTFCCCA All-Region … Ran season-best 5K time (15:46.30) at the Eagle Opener where he placed second of 65 runners … Ran the third best 8K time in school history with a time of 24:37.96 at the Greater Louisville Classic, good enough for 26th of 312 runners … Notched the first best 10K time at MSU with a time of 29:51.80 at the NCAA Southeast Regional.

PRIOR TO MSU
Was the 2015 Canadian indoor champion in the 3,000-meter event and finished in the top 10 in that event at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association Championship ... Clocked personal bests of 9:13 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase and 8:40 in the 3,000-meter open.


Historical Player Information

  • 2017Sophomore

  • 2018Sophomore