2018 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Mahmoud Moussa
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Arcadia, Calif.
- High School:
- Gig Harbor
2017 All-Pac-12 First Team in Cross Country
2017 All-West Region in Cross Country
Moussa Features
» The Finishing Kick With Mahmoud Moussa (GoHuskies.com; Nov. 15, 2017)
2018-19 (Cross Country): Raced four times during his final fall season including at Pac-12s and Regionals, part of a deep Husky squad that went on to finish sixth at the NCAA Championships … was the No. 7 Husky finisher at West Regionals in Sacramento, placing 58th overall in 30:44 … at the Pac-12 meet, was 45th overall and the ninth Husky across the line as UW was second in the team standings for its best finish in 24 years … the No. 5 scorer for the Huskies at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin, helping the team take second, as he finished 41st in 24:30 … also the No. 5 scorer at the Battle In Beantown, taking 24th-place overall in 24:43.
2017-18 (Track): Competed just twice during the track season, running a 1,500m at the Bryan Clay Invite in 3:54.82 and then taking sixth in the 5,000m at the UW-WSU Dual in 14:58.65 ... (Cross Country): Had a breakthrough season highlighted by a fifth-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships that earned him All-Pac-12 First Team honors … helped UW finish 22nd at the NCAA Championships as he was the No. 4 finisher on the squad in 143rd-place overall in a time of 31:04 … earned All-West Region honors by virtue of finishing 18th at the NCAA West Regionals in Seattle, fourth among Huskies, in 29:53 … at the Pac-12 meet, ran at the front all race and came in fifth in 23:52, becoming just the fifth Husky First Team All-Pac-12 pick on the men’s side, and leading UW for the first time in his cross country career … a strong run at the Dellinger Invitational in Oregon, as he was 15th overall and third among Huskies in 23:59 … was 176th overall at the Wisconsin Invite in 25:15, sixth on the squad … opened the year strong with a fourth-place finish at the Sundodger Invite in 24:25.
2016-17 (Track): Ran several career-best times and competed at both conference championship meets for the first time … stepped up to the 10,000-meters for the first time at the Pac-12 Championships and placed 17th in 31:00.32 … ran a big 5,000-meters PR at the Mt. SAC Relays, crossing in 14:11.22, the top time on the squad during the outdoor season … scored a point with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meters at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:21.27 … indoors, placed 18th in the 3k at the MPSF Championships in 8:11.49 … ran 8:11.05 for a new 3k career-best at the Husky Classic … set a new mile PR of 4:12.70 in his season opener at the UW Invitational ... (Cross Country): Scored in the Husky top-five at three races including the Pac-12 Championships … was the fifth Husky scorer at the Pac-12 meet in Tucson, finishing 61st overall … finished 135th overall in the large Wisconsin Invitational field, fifth among Huskies, in 25:20 … came in 20th at the Washington Invitational, the No. 5 Husky, with a season-best time of 24:15 … opened the year with a 24th-place finish at the Sundodger Invite in 25:14.
2015-16 (Track): Raced a full outdoor season from the 800-meters up to the 5,000-meters … best 5,000-meter time of 14:30.25 came at the Stanford Invitational, and he followed that with a 14:31.05 at the Mt. SAC Relays … was fifth in the 3,000-meters at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:49.39 … set a 1,500m PR of 3:52.40 at the Ken Shannon Invite … ran once indoors, posting a 3,000m time of 8:19.01 at the Husky Classic ... (Cross Country): Ran at every meet for the Huskies, competing at his first NCAA Championships as the Huskies finished eighth as a team for the second-best finish in program history … was the No. 6 Husky at NCAAs, placing 237th overall … was the No. 7 Husky finisher at every race from the Sundodger through West Regionals … was 73rd overall in 32:32 at the West Region Championships, which the Huskies won for the first time in school history … placed 47th in his first Pac-12 Championship race in 24:36 … finished the Wisconsin Invite in 24:59, finishing 181st overall … was 90th at the Washington Invitational at Jefferson Park Golf Course … placed 19th at the season-opening Sundodger Invite in 25:11.
2014-15 (Track): Redshirted the season indoors and out, competing several times unattached … top 1,500-meters time outdoors was 3:54.21 at the Ken Shannon Invitational, finishing eighth … ran 8:24.58 for the 3,000-meters at the Husky Classic indoors ... (Cross Country): Redshirted the season, competing one time unattached at the Sundodger Invite, where he was 37th overall ... ran at the 2015 U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships, finishing 36th overall.
High School and Personal: Born in Los Angeles, California … parents are Malika Bouchama and Ameer Moussa … has one older brother, Ammar Moussa, who runs track and cross country for the University of Colorado … attended Arcadia High School for three years before transferring to Gig Harbor for his senior year … achieved a rare feat by winning the Nike Cross Nationals team title in consecutive years with two different teams, winning with Arcadia in 2012 and with Gig Harbor in 2013 … finished 43rd at Nike Cross Nationals in 2012 and 51st in 2013 … helped Gig Harbor to a dominant win at the 2013 4A state cross country championships with a ninth-place finish … made two Washington state finals as a senior, finishing ninth in the 1,600m and 13th in the 3,200m … ran in the high school race at the 2013 Sundodger Invite, finishing third overall … in his final California cross country state meet as a junior in 2012, finished 29th overall in 15:42 … won the 2014 West Central District title at 3,200-meters … ran at the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals, taking second on the 4xMile relay, and 12th in the 2-mile run.
Major Meets
2015 USA Jr XC - 36th
2015 Pac-12 XC - 47th (7th UW)
2015 Regional XC - 73rd (7th UW)
2015 NCAA XC - 237th (6th UW)
2016 Pac-12 XC - 61st (5th UW)
2017 MPSF TF - 18th, 3000m
2017 Pac-12 TF - 17th, 10000m
2017 Pac-12 XC - 5th (1st UW)
2017 Regional XC - 18th (4th UW)
2017 NCAA XC - 143rd (4th UW)
2018 Pac-12 XC - 45th (9th UW)
2018 Regional XC - 58th (7th UW)
Outdoor Bests
1500m.......3:52.40
5000m.......14:11.22
10000m.......31:00.32
Indoor Bests
Mile.......4:12.70
3000m.......8:11.05
