Year: | So. |
Hometown: | Portland, OR |
High School: | Catlin Gabel |
Position: | Throws |
Career Best Marks (Indoor):
11.02m | Shot Put | 2/26/2022 | UAA Championships |
15.58m | Weight Throw | 2/26/2022 | UAA Championships |
Career Best Marks (Outdoor):
40.45m | Discus | 5/7/2021 | Life Last Chance Meet |
53.92m* | Hammer | 5/7/2021 | Life Last Chance Meet |
* - Denotes Emory Record
Honors (INdoor):
2022 | USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region | Weight Throw | |
All-UAA | Weight Throw | 3rd |
Honors (Outdoor):
2021 | USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region | Hammer | |
2022 | USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region | Hammer |
Prior to Emory:
Competed four years with the Catlin Gabel track & field program, serving as a team captain as junior and senior...Owns the school record in the discus...Placed eighth at the state championships in discus as a junior...Also played football...Voted one of the High School Football 6A Players to Watch for the Portland Interscholastic League in 2019 by OregonLive...Brandon Burlsworth Character Award Honoree...Second Team All-League Defensive Tackle selection as a senior...First Team All-League Offensive Tackle.
Personal:
Born on September 23rd...Son of Ibrahim & Aminata...Brother, Juma, is a member of the Yale University track & field team.
Why he chose Emory?
"I chose Emory because it fit everything I was looking for in a school and I felt an undeniable feeling of belonging when I came to campus."