Yaseen Abdalla

Ran the 5000-meter at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships (6/8), finishing with a time of 14:01.54
Obtained bronze in the 10,000-meter at the SEC Championships (5/9), with a time of 29:58.93
Made his season debut at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/19), placing seventh in the 5000-meter

Indoor

Recived a USTFCCCA Second Team All-American honor in the 3,000-meter for the 2024 Indoor season
Was named All-SEC Second Team for the 2024 Indoor season
Saw action in five meets for the Vols during the 2024 indoor campaign
Capped the indoor season with a 12th-place finish in the 3k at the NCAA Championships (3/9) with a time of 7:55.57 to earn Second Team All-America status
Took home his third career SEC silver medal at the SEC Championships (2/24), clocking a time of 7:52.32 in the 3,000m
Anchored a fourth-place finish in the DMR at the SEC Championships (2/23) with a time of 9:40.50
Anchored the Vols to an 8th-place finish in the DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational, stopping the clock at 9:28.17 for the No. 2 time in UT history
Completed the 5,000-meter at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/9), with a time of 13:46.39 — the No. 3 mark in school history
Opened his season at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/26) and led the Vols in the 3,000-meter with a time of 7:42.63

2023 CROSS COUNTRY

Competed at the NCAA Championships (11/18) and finished with a time of 31:34.5
Led Tennessee to a second consecutive team title at the NCAA D1 South Regional (11/10), placing third in the field with a time of 28:41.3
Placed fourth at the SEC Championships (10/27) with a time of 22:47.5, becoming the first Vol with back-to-back top five finishes at the conference meet since 1994-95
Finished second at XC23 Pre-Nationals (10/14), registering a time of 22:58.6 in the 8k
Took home his first XC win as a Vol at the Furman Cross Country invitational (9/16) with a time of 17:55.7 over the 6k course

2023 TRACK & FIELD

Outdoor

Ran at five outdoor meets to round out his first season with the Vols
Captured Second Team All-America honors in the 5,000-meter at the NCAA Championships (6/9) with a time of 14:14.16, placing 12th overall
Qualified for nationals with a time of 13:53.80 at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26), placing fifth overall
Placed second in the 10,000-meter at the SEC Championships (5/11), racing to the finish line in 30:00.18
Opened his outdoor career for Tennessee in the 5,000-meter run at the Bryan Clay Invite (4/14), finishing the event in 13:44.16 - the second fastest time in UT history

Indoor

Appeared in five indoor meets for Tennessee, while also receiving Second-Team All America Honors in the 3,000-meter
Finished 12th in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Championships (3/11), racing to the finish line in 8:06.72
Claimed a silver medal in the 5,000-meter run in his SEC Indoor Championship debut (2/24), diving to the finish line in 14:10.19
Anchored the school record for the indoor DMR at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/18) with a split of 3:54.61 over 1,600 meters — helping the Vols to a time of 9:22.65
Broke his previous school record in the 3,000-meter at the Terrier Classic (1/27) while also setting a Sudanese national record and moving inside the collegiate all-time top 10 with a time of 7:42.23
In his Tennessee track debut, set the school record in the 3k with a time of 7:55.53 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener (12/3)

2022 CROSS COUNTRY

Was the second Vol to the finish line with a time of 29:29.7 at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (11/19), placing 33rd at the meet for his second All-America certificate in cross country
Led the Vols to a first-place team finish with a time of 29:28.6 at the NCAA South Regional Championships (11/11), placing second overall for the highest regional finish by a Vol since Doug Ellington in 1998
At the SEC Championships (10/28), placed third over eight kilometers with a time of 22:45.57 and collected First Team All-SEC honors
In his Big Orange debut, led Tennessee with a fourth-place finish at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite (9/30) with a time of 23:24.4 over the five-mile course

2022 TRACK & FIELD (at Texas)

Outdoor

Represented Sudan at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, placing 18th in his heat of the 5k with a time of 14:15.59
Competed in both the 5k and 10k at the NCAA West Prelims, finishing 39th and 42nd, respectively
Won a silver medal in the 5k at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, clocking a time of 14:07.60
Was victorious in both races at the Penn Relays, claiming the individual title in the 5000m (13:47.05) to become the No. 4 performer in Texas history and helping the 4xMile (16:17.45) team win the event for the third time in Texas history
Broke into the Texas 10,000m All-Time list at No. 3 with his time of 28:33.38 at the Mt. SAC Relays
Finished second in the 1,500m with a personal best time of 3:43.59 in the dual meet against Texas A&M
Won the 5,000m run at the Texas Relays with a time of 13:48.80 helped the DMR finish fourth with a time of 9:50.47

Indoor

Ran the anchor leg of the national champion DMR team, splitting 3:55.59 over 1,600m to help the Longhorns capture their second DMR national title
Helped Texas to its first ever NCAA Team Championship as the Longhorns finished the meet with 47 points
Won his first Big 12 individual title in the men's 5000m with a school-record time of 13:33.26
Claimed bronze in the Big 12 indoor 3k with a time of 7:56.29 for a total of 16 points at the conference meet
Ran sub-four in the mile for the first time in his career and became the No. 2 performer in Texas history with his time of 3:57.53 at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational
Competed in his first collegiate 3k at the Camel City Invitational and finished with a time of 7:51.79, becoming the No. 2 performer in Texas history
Opened the indoor campaign at the Clemson Invite winning the mile with a time of 4:01.39

2021 CROSS COUNTRY (at Texas)

Became the 19th cross country All-American for Texas with his 32nd-place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships and personal-best time of 29:28.1 in the 10k
Finished fourth at the NCAA South Central Regional, earning USTFCCCA All-Region honors in the men's 10k with his time of 30:18.6
Helped the Longhorns finish third for the fourth-straight season at the Big 12 Championships, finishing 20th in the 8k with a time of 24:55.5
Recorded a personal-best time in the 8k at the FSU Garnet Invite with a time of 23:28.2, helping the Longhorns finish sixth overall at the event
Was the second Longhorn to finish at the Cowboy Jamboree, posting a top-10 finish (9th) in the 6k with a time of 23:57.5
Opened the 2021 cross country season winning the Tornado Watch Invitational in the men's 5k running a time of 14:56.4 to help the men's team score a perfect 15 points

2021 TRACK & FIELD (at Texas)

Outdoor

Closed out the season at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, competing in the 5,000-meter and finishing 10th in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 29:51.53
Ran the 5,000-meter and finished eighth in 14:41.45 at the Michael Johnson Invitational
Had two top-five finishes at the Texas vs. Texas A&M dual meet, finishing second in the 1,500m at 3:51.66 and winning the 3,000m in 8:13.93
Finished eighth at the Texas Relays in the 10,000-meter run with a personal-best time of 29:35.00
Began the outdoor season with a fifth-place finish in the 1,500m at the Longhorn Invitational with his time of 3:52.33

Indoor

Competed in both the 3,000-meter and 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships, posting times of 8:13.51 and 14:36.26 for fifth and eighth place, respectively
Posted his third consecutive top 10 finish during the indoor season at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 4:05.64 in the mile
Won the men's 5,000-meter with a personal-best time of 14:11.48 at the Charlie Thomas Invitational
Finished ninth at the Wooo Pig Classic in the 3,000-meter with a time of 8:26.30 in his collegiate track debut

2020 CROSS COUNTRY (at Texas)

Competed at the Big 12 Championships at KU, running the 8k in 24:38.8 and helping the Longhorns to a third-place team finish
Opened his Texas career with a fifth-place finish in the 8k at the Arturo Barrios Invitational, posting an 8k time of 24:06.2 and helping Texas win the meet

2020 TRACK & FIELD (at Texas)

Outdoor

Did not compete, as the 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) global health crisis

Indoor

Did not compete

2019 CROSS COUNTRY (at Texas)

Did not compete

HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL

Finished third in the Texas high school cross country championships as a senior
Placed sixth in the Nike Cross Regional (NXR) South cross country competition with a time of 15:45.65
Began running track as a high school junior at age 15
Son of Amira Hassan and Ahmed Abdall
Brothers are Yousuf, Yahya and Yazeed
Has lived in Maryland, Utah and Texas
Plays the viola
Won his high school’s African-American Heritage Award three times from 2017-19

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2022-23 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Yaseen Abdalla

Israel Adesina

Canaan Anderson

Msgana Araya

Carolyn Barksdale

Elliot Barner

Garison Breeding

Devon Brooks

Rasheem Brown

Riley Buchholz

Kylah Buckle

Allison Buemi

Emmanuel Bynum

Skylar Coffey

Ellison Colarossi

Ainsley Cooper

Will Cronin

Jette Davidson

Peyton Davis

Brooke Dixon

Clement Ducos

Jasmine Fehr

Kendall Ford

Hannah Foxx

Kayla Gholar

Nigel Green

Mike Griffin

Rasheeme Griffith

Ja'Kwan Hale

Emma Kate Hamby

Javonte' Harding

Conner Hawkins

Chandler Hayden

Kameron Helmlinger

Jesse Henderson

Connor Henson

Prom'Myse Hoosier

Joe Hoots

Dylan Jacobs

Conner Johnson

Tairah Johnson

Andie-Marie Jones

Nate Kawalec

Alex Kay

Emily Knight

Chris Langlois

Jacob Lewis

Joella Lloyd

Kathleen Maley

Will Mazur

T'Mars McCallum

Marilyn McCarthy

Aidan McDuffie

Sam McLendon

Matthew McMillan

Isaiah Monroe

Brock Moore

Leonard Mustari

Eli Nahom

Uchechi Nwogwugwu

Mia O'Neil

Justin Ofotan

Suzan Ogunleye

Brandon Pottinger

Skyler Reynolds

Anthony Riley

Kyla Robinson-Hubbard

Michael Rodriguez-King

Jonah Ross

Preston Ruth

Dylan Scarnato

Sarah Schmitt

Cheyla Scott

Jacious Sears

Danielle Shipp

Alanna Smith

Erin Spreen