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St. Catharines, Ontario
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| High School:
St. Catharines
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5-11
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Distance
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• Cross Country Bio
• Mohammed Ahmed Photo Gallery 
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Junior/Junior
Notables
• Big Ten record-holder in 10,000 meters (27:34.64)
• Three-time All-American in track
• Three-time All-American in cross country (2009, 2010, 2011)
• 2010 Big Ten champion at 10,000 meters
• 2012 Big Ten champion at 5000 meters
• Three-time NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Round qualifier (2010, 2011, 2012)
• Finished 4th at 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships (10,000 meters)
• Three-time Canadian junior champion at 5000 meters (2008-2010)
• 2009 Canadian junior cross country champion
• Finished 27th at 2010 IAAF World Junior Cross Country Championships
At Wisconsin
2012 Indoor: Redshirt season
2012 Outdoor: Broke 36-year-old Big Ten record and acheived Olympic Games "A" qualifying standard with run of 27:34.64 to finish sixth in the 10,000 meters in an elite field at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational (4/29) ... took the Big Ten title in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:41.06 at the Big Ten championships (5/13) ... finished ninth in the 1500 meters at the Stanford Invitational (4/6) with a personal-best time of 3:49.56
2011 Indoor: Placed 11th at the NCAA championships (3/11) in the 5000 meters with a time of 13:41.74 ... finished fifth in the 5000 meters at the Husky Classic (2/11), earning an automatic NCAA qualifying time in 13:43.96 ... placed third in the 5000 meters in 13:50.62 at the Big Ten championships (2/27)
2011 Outdoor: Earned second-team All-America honors with 14th-place finish in 5000 meters at NCAA championships (6/11) in time of 13:58.54 ... finished third in 5000 meters at NCAA West Preliminary Round, clocking No. 3 time in UW history at 13:34.23 ... earned runner-up finish in 10,000 meters at Big Ten championships (5/13) for second-straight All-Big Ten performance in the event ... set pace for teammate Reed Connor to win Big Ten title in 5000 meters before dropping out ... finished 16th in the 5000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/14), running a time of 13:44.98
2010 Indoor: Finished 22nd in the 5000 meters at the Husky Classic (2/12) in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 14:05.59 ... placed fourth in the 3000 meters at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/30) in a time of 8:08.14
2010 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA championships (6/10) in a personal-best time of 28:57.44, earning All-America honors ... finished fourth in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Preliminary Round (5/27) in a time of 29:38.85 to qualify for NCAA championships ... in season's first races, won the 10,000 meters (29:03.71) and finished fifth in the 5,000 meters (14:02.04) at the Big Ten championships
High School
Competed for Canada at the 2009 Pan American Junior Championships and won the 5000 meters with a new championship record time of 14:12.11 ... took third in the 2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships and placed sixth in 2008 ... claimed title at 2009 Canadian Junior Cross Country Championships ... also was runner-up in 2008 and fourth-place finisher in 2007 ... competed in the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 2008 and 2009, placing 51st and 57th, respectively ... placed ninth in the 10,000 meters at the 2008 IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships ... won the Ontario club cross country championships as a junior and senior and placed second as a sophomore ... two-time O.F.S.A.A. (Ontario High School) cross country champion as a junior and senior ... O.F.S.A.A. champion in the 3000 meters as a senior and runner up in 2007 and 2008 ... three-time champion in the 5000 meters at the Canadian junior track and field championships ... named team MVP two times in basketball ... earned the principle academic award as well as the Ontario Scholar ... high school coaches: Alex Acs and Perry Wakulach ... also ran for Niagara Olympic Club and was coached by Stuart Galloway and Sharon Stewart ... Personal Bests: 5000 Meters - 14:11.84 ... 10,000 Meters - 30:03.51
Personal
Parents are Said Yusuf and Halimo Farah ... has three brothers, Ibrahim, Kadar and Hamza ... born in Mogadishu, Somalia ... intended major is undecided
| Personal Bests |
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Outdoor |
| 3000 Meters |
8:08.14 |
1-30-10 |
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1500 Meters |
3:49.56 |
4-6-12 |
| 5000 Meters |
13:41.74 |
3-11-11 |
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3000 Meters |
8:19.21 |
High School |
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5000 Meters |
13:34.23 |
5-28-11 |
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10,000 Meters |
27:34.64 |
4-29-12 |
Honors and Awards
Academic All-Big Ten (1)
2011
USTFCCCA All-Academic (2)
2010, 2011
All-America Honors (3)
2011 - Outdoor (1)
5000 Meters: 14th (13:58.54)
2011 - Indoor (1)
5000 Meters: 11th (13:41.74)
2010 - Outdoor (1)
10,000 Meters: 4th (28:57.44)
All-Big Ten Honors (2)
2012 - Outdoor (1)
5000 Meters: 1st (13:41.06)
2011 - Outdoor (1)
10,000 Meters: 2nd (29:08.29)
2010 - Outdoor (1)
10,000 Meters: 1st (29:03.71)
At the NCAA Championships
2011 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 14th (13:58.54)
2011 - Indoor
5000 Meters: 11th (13:41.74)
2010 - Outdoor
10,000 Meters: 4th (28:57.44)
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2011 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 3rd (13:34.23)
2010 - Outdoor
10,000 Meters: 4th (29:38.85)
At the Big Ten Championships
2012 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 1st (13:41.06)
2011 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: DNF
10,000 Meters: 2nd (29:08.29)
2011 - Indoor
5000 Meters: 3rd (13:50.62)
2010 - Outdoor
5000 Meters: 5th (14:02.04)
10,000 Meters: 1st (29:03.71)
2010 - Indoor
5000 Meters: DNF
Other Notable Performances - Track
2012 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational
10,000 Meters: 9th, 27:34.64 - Big Ten record, Olympic "A" standard
2010 IAAF World Junior Championships
10,000 Meters: 4th, 29:11.75
Other Notable Performances - Cross Country
2010 NACAC Cross Country Championships
6-Kilometer: 2nd, 18:20
2009 NACAC Cross Country Championships
6-Kilometer: 3rd, 18:02
2009 Canadian Junior Cross Country Championships
8-Kilometer: 1st, 24:09
2008 Canadian Junior Cross Country Championships
8-Kilometer: 2nd, 25:22
2007 Canadian Junior Cross Country Championships
8-Kilometer: 4th, 25:53
