Ababu Mohamed
Ababu Mohamed
Height: 5-5
Year: So.
Hometown: Houston, Texas
Previous School: Bellaire HS

2018: 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: 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.

Personal: 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 ... pursuing a degree in mechanical engineering.