Yaseen Abdalla

Named one of 10 athletes to the women's watch list for The Bowerman award
Collected a second place finish in the 200-meter dash at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27) with a time of 22.78
Helped the Lady Vol 4x100-meter relay team bring home the gold at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27), running a school record and collegiate leading mark of 42.52
Tabbed USATF Athlete of the Week (4/18) after clocking her spectacular performance in the 100-meter dash at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/13)
Made history at the Tom Jones Memorial (4/13) in the 100-meter dash, clocking the second-fastest time in collegiate history with a mark of 10.77 seconds (+1.6)
Her time of 10.77 in the 100-meter established a new school record and World Lead for 2024 and was just 0.02 seconds off the collegiate record
Became the No. 15 performer in world history and No. 7 U.S. performer all-time in the 100-meter dash with her 10.77 clocking
Helped the Lady Vols set a school record and NCAA lead of 42.98 in the 4x100-meter relay at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (3/30), collecting a second-place finish and No. 3 performance on the World Athletics top list
Led the 4x100-meter relay to a first place finish with a time of 43.45 at the UCF Black & Gold Invitational (3/16), ranking No. 1 in the NCAA and No. 4 in school history

Indoor

Competed at six meets during her second indoor campaign with the Lady Vols
Scored a team-high nine points at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9), placing fourth in the 60-meter (7.13) and fifth in the 200-meter (22.69) finals to collect a pair of First Team All-America honors
Collected a second place finish and her sixth career SEC medal with a time of 7.12 seconds in the 60-meter dash at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/24)
Held the top times of the day in qualifying and semifinals with marks of 7.14 and 7.13 in the 60-meter dash at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9)
Named SEC Women's Runner of the Week for the second time in 2024 after her performances at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/2)
Ran a season best of 7.09 in the 60-meter dash at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/2), ranking No. 8 on the 2024 World Athletics toplist and No. 2 by a collegiate athlete
Posted a new personal best of 22.57 as the top collegian in the 200-meter dash at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/2), ranking No. 3 on the 2024 World Athletics top list and No. 2 in program history
Clocked a meet record and World No. 1 time of 7.10 in the 60-meter final at the Ted Nelson Invitational (1/20), becoming the second sprinter in collegiate history with three career marks of 7.10 or faster in the women's 60-meter dash
Named the Co-SEC Women's Runner of the Week on Jan. 16 after her performances at South Carolina
Kicked off her super senior season at the Gamecock Opener (1/13), running a collegiate-leading time of 22.88 in the 200-meter dash and posting the fastest 60-meter prelims mark with a time of 7.25

2023 TRACK & FIELD

Outdoor

Competed at six meets during her first outdoor season with the Lady Vols
Tabbed the 2023 Outdoor USTFCCCA South Region Women's Track Athlete of the Year after a strong campaign that included three SEC medals and three All-America performances at the national meet
Was the top point-scorer for the Lady Vols at the NCAA Championships (6/10), finishing third in the 100-meter with a time of 10.94 (wind: +2.3) and crossing fourth in 22.04 (wind: +2.5) during the 200-meter, en route to Tennessee's top-10 national finish
During the NCAA East Prelims (5/27), qualified for the national meet in the 100-meter and the 200-meter, winning her heat in both quarterfinals and was also a member of qualifying 4x100m and 4x400m relay teams
Won the SEC Commissioner's trophy, awarded to the highest individual scorer, at the SEC Championships (5/11-13) following her performances in the 100-meter, 200-meter, 4x100 relay and 4x400 relay
Earned her first outdoor SEC Championship (5/13) in the 100-meter with a school record time of 10.96
Took the silver medal in the 200-meter at the SEC Championships (5/13) with a time 22.45, the second-fastest mark in Lady Vol History
Placed second in the 100-meter with a time of 11.08 at the LSU Invitational (4/29)
Made her Tennessee outdoor debut at at the Texas Relays (4/1) where she finished fourth in the 200-meter with a time of 22.81

Indoor

Ran at five indoor meets during her first season with Tennessee
Set an SEC record and became the No. 2 all-time collegian in the 60-meter dash at the NCAA Championships (3/10), running a time of 7.04 in prelims
Took bronze in the NCAA 60-meter final with a time of 7.10, representing Tennessee's best finish in the event since 2007
Ran a lifetime-best 22.80 in the 200-meter prelims at the NCAA Championships (3/10), placing 9th and securing second team All-America honors
Claimed the SEC 60-meter title and lowered her own school record with a mark of 7.11 at the SEC Championships (2/25)
Secured bronze in the 200-meter dash at the SEC meet (2/25) with a PR of 22.96 in the final
Broke a school record in the 60-meter with a time of 7.12 in the semifinals at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/10)
Set new personal bests in the 60-meter (7.17) and 200-meter (23.18) at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/28), finishing first and third, respectively
During her Tennessee debut at the Clemson Invite (1/13), ran a personal-best time of 7.20 in the 60-meter prelims and tallied a first-place finish with a time of 23.24 in the 200-meter dash

2022 TRACK & FIELD (at Miami)

Outdoor

Participated in eight outdoor meets during the 2022 campaign
Ran in the 100-meter, 200-meter and 4x100-meter relay at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/26)
Earned a second-place finish in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.28 at the ACC Outdoor Championships (5/13), as well as placing sixth in the 200-meter with a time of 23.36
Won the 100-meter dash at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/8) with a time of 11.44
Was a member of two first-place relay teams in the 4x100m and 4x400m at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (3/18)

Indoor

Appeared at five meets during the indoor season
Capped her junior indoor season winning the 60-meter ACC Indoor Championship with a time of 7.28
Took fifth place at the conference meet in the 200-meter dash with a mark of 23.71
Placed first in the 60-meter at the Meyo Invitational (2/4) with a time of 7.36
Captured two fourth-place finishes in the 60-meter and 200-meter at the Carolina Challenge (1/21)
Placed first in her season opener at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/14) with a time of 7.38 in the 60-meter dash

2021 TRACK & FIELD (at Miami)

Outdoor

Saw action at eight meets during the outdoor season
Appeared at the NCAA East Prelims (5/27) in the 100-meter and qualified for the national quarterfinal with a season-best time of 11.37
At the ACC Championships (5/14), placed sixth in the 100-meter with a time of 11.57
At the North Florida Invite (4/29), ran on a 4x100 relay team that placed first with a time of 43.49
Participated on a 4x400m relay team that placed first at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/9) with a mark of 3:39.58
Ran a season-best mark of 23.63 in the 200-meter dash to place 7th at the Pepsi Florida Relays (4/3)
Was a member of a first-place finishing team in the 4x100m relay at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational (3/27)
Placed first in the 100-meter and 200-meter at the Hurricane Invitational (3/19) with times of 11.65 and 23.88, respectively

Indoor

Competed in four indoor meets for the Hurricanes
Gathered a fifth-place finish at the ACC Indoor Championships (2/26) in the 60-meter with a time of 7.40
Claimed victory in the 200-meter dash at the Bob Pollock Indoor Invitational (1/29) with a time of 23.65
Also placed third in the 60-meter dash at the Bob Pollock Invite (1/29), turning in a season-best mark of 7.30
Won the 200-meter with a time of 23.97 at the Texas Tech Red Raider Invitational (1/23) in her season debut

2020 TRACK & FIELD (at Miami)

Outdoor

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

Indoor

Ran at five indoor meets for Miami as a true freshman
Won a pair of medals at her first ACC Indoor Championships (2/28), placing second in the 60-meter with a time of 7.25 and third in the 200-meter with a time of 23.68
Clocked in at 7.28 at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14) to finish 10th in the semifinals, and also placed 11th in the 200-meter with a season-best 23.42 clocking
Tallied a top-three finish at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/17) in the 200-meter, finishing with a time of 24.18
At her first collegiate meet, placed first in the 60-meter and 200-meter during the Wolverine Invitational (1/11) with times of 7.38 and 23.98 respectively

HIGH SCHOOL

Ran at Palm Beach Gardens High School in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Competed at the 2019 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships where she finished ninth in the 100-meter dash
Claimed a 2019 New Balance Nationals outdoor title in the 100-meter dash in 2019 with a personal best time of 11.41
Also turned in a fifth-place finish at the 2019 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the 200-meter with a wind-aided clocking of 23.37
Ranked top-10 nationally in the 100-meter (11.41) and 200-meter (23.37) during the 2023 outdoor season
Won the FHSAA Outdoor State Finals 100-meter dash (11.72) and finished second at the state meet in the 200-meter (23.98)
Placed fourth at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Indoor 60-meter final with a mark of 7.40 after clocking a PR of 7.33 in the semifinal

PERSONAL

Majoring in psychology

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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Yaseen Abdalla

Aron Alvarez Aranda

Nigel Ancrum

Canaan Anderson

Layla Anderson

Teegan Anderson

Seth Apple

Msgana Araya

Tyler Arnold

Nathan Atchue

Lily Baker

Carolyn Barksdale

Myreanna Bebe

Aaron Bell

Nakhi Benjamin

Hudson Betts

Brett Brady

Kalib Branch

John Bruder

Kylah Buckle

Allison Buemi

Kevin Burr Jr.

Emmanuel Bynum

Will Cahill

Grant Campbell

Jillian Candelino

Dean Casey

Brody Chapman

Christopher Cherry

Trevor Coggin

Ellison Colarossi

Emily Covert

Jette Davidson

Brooke Dixon

Clement Ducos

Emily Ellis

Kendall Ford

Kayla Gholar

Brendan Gomez

Cade Gray

Myla Greene

Rasheeme Griffith

Ja'Kwan Hale

Emma Kate Hamby

Javonte' Harding

Kiland Harrison

Ka’Myya Haywood

Kameron Helmlinger

Dalton Hengst

Davonte Howell

Ella Johnson

Andie-Marie Jones

Ashley Jones

Julia Kaufman

Nate Kawalec

Emily Knight

Carter Knox

Jacob Lewis

Joella Lloyd

Caroline Lyerly

Yahnari Lyons

T'Mars McCallum

Sam McLendon

DaJour Miles

Isaiah Monroe

Brock Moore

Matthew Morrison

Eli Nahom

Kyler Nichols

Zyaire Nuriddin

Medwin Odamtten

Brandon Olden

Avaunt Ortiz

Dennisha Page

Christian Parker

Lexi Pavese

Brandon Pottinger