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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2018 Men's Cross Country

Zakeer Ahmad

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Westport, Conn.
  • Highschool Staples

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
1,500m: 3:57.88
Mile: 4:12.02
5,000m: 14:47.74

CROSS COUNTRY 2018
  • Ran three races as a sophomore.
  • Finished 13th in the season-opening Bison Open, after running the 6K in 19:20.6.
  • Crossed the line 30th at Haverford’s Main Line Invitational.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Competed in five meets during the 2018 outdoor season, making appearances in the 1,500m, 5,000m and 4x800m relay.
  • Ran the 5,000m at the Penn Relays (April 26-28).
  • Placed eighth in the 1,500m at the Penn Challenge (March 24) and eighth in the 5,000m at the Sam Howell Invitational (April 6).
INDOOR 2018
  • Competed in three meets during the 2018 indoor season, making appearances in the mile and 4x800m relay.
  • Placed third in the 4x800 at the Navy Invitational (Jan. 13).
  • Posted a season-best time of 4:17.13 in the mile at the Fastrack National Invite (Feb. 9).
CROSS COUNTRY 2017
  • Competed in five meets during the 2017 cross country season.
  • Posted his first collegiate time at the Main Line Invitational (Sept. 15), placing 18th and third among Penn freshmen.
  • Top 8K time came at the 2017 Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (Oct. 27), placing 64th with a time of 26:40.0.
  • Took 30th in the open race at the Paul Short Run (Sept. 29).
High School: All-American (outdoor mile) ... Ranked No. 1 in the 1,600m and 3,200m in the state of Connecticut ... 2017 1,600m outdoor Connecticut state champion.

Personal: Son of Bev and Nadeem Ahmad ... Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017Freshman

  • 2018Sophomore