2017 Men's Cross Country Roster
Biography
2017
2016 Ran a 18:05 at the Highlander Invitational 6k, placing fourth, beating his previous career best of 18:07 ... This marks his second top-5 finish of his collegiate career ... Ran his best 8k of the season at the Capital Cross Challenge with a time of 24:44 ... Lead the Highlanders in scoring in all but one race this season ...
2015 Established a career best time of 16:21 in the 5k at the Nevada Twilight Classic ... Recorded first career top-5 finish with a second place finish at the Nevada Twilight Classic ... Recorded second top-10 finish of his with an eighth place finish at the Highlander Invitational ...
High School 2013 BVAL Conference Cross Country MVP and Champion ... 2014 800m South Pasadena Tiger Inv. Champion ... 2014 1600m and 3200m BVAL Champion ... 2013 800m BVAL Track Champion ... Three-Mile Cross Country school record holder ... Seven-time Honor Roll student ... Scholar Athlete ... A member of the Black Student Union Club ... Kaiser Volunteer
Personal Soloman Demeku-Ousman is the son of Getachew Demeku and Tadela Takele ... Chose UCR for the combination of great academics and track program ... List his dad as his greatest athletic influence ... Roots for the San Francisco 49ers and the Golden State Warriors ... Most memorable sports acheivement was winning the 800m at the BVAL Championships his junior year of high school ... Hobbies include cooking, eating, and running ... Lists favorite athletes as Galen Rupp, Bernanrd Lagat, Mo Farrah, and Abebe Bekeie ... Enjoys music by Kanye West, J. Cole, and Kendrick Lamar ...
Career Collegiate Performances
| Meet |
Date |
Overall |
Scoring |
Team |
Time |
Dist |
| 2017 |
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| Nevada Twilight Classic |
Sept. 1, 2017 |
7 |
- |
3 |
16:40 |
5k |
| UC Riverside Invitational |
Sept. 16, 2017 |
61 |
59 |
3 |
25:44.2 |
8k |
| Joe Piane Invitational |
Sept. 29, 2017 |
33 |
29 |
2 |
25:32.7 |
5mi |
| UCR Highlander Classic |
Oct. 14, 2017 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
18:00.8 |
6k |
| Big West Championship |
Oct. 28, 2017 |
55 |
50 |
7 |
26:33.1 |
8k |
| 2016 |
|
|
|
|
|
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| UC Riverside Invitational |
Sept. 17, 2016 |
42 |
39 |
1 |
25:02 |
8k |
| Capital Cross Challenge |
Oct. 1, 2016 |
34 |
20 |
1 |
24:44 |
8k |
| UCR Highlander Invitational |
Oct. 15, 2016 |
4 |
- |
2 |
18:05 |
6k |
| Big West Championship |
Oct. 29, 2016 |
25 |
24 |
1 |
26:06 |
8k |
| NCAA West Regional |
Nov. 11, 2016 |
91 |
90 |
1 |
31:43 |
10k |
| 2015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Nevada Twilight Classic |
Sept. 4, 2015 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
16:21 |
5k |
| UC Riverside Invitational |
Sept. 12, 2015 |
55 |
50 |
3 |
25:22 |
8k |
| Stanford Invitational |
Sept. 26, 2015 |
30 |
27 |
2 |
24:31 |
8k |
| Highlander Invitational |
Oct. 17, 2015 |
8 |
8 |
2 |
18:07 |
6k |
| Big West Championship |
Oct. 31, 2015 |
38 |
35 |
2 |
25:52 |
8k |
| NCAA West Regional |
Nov. 13, 2015 |
62 |
62 |
1 |
32:02 |
10k |
Historical Player Information
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2015Redshirt Freshman
6'0"
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2016Redshirt Sophomore
6'0"
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