2021 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Proctor, Tibebu

Tibebu Proctor
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- Northwest School
Bio
2018 All-American In Cross Country
2018 All-Pac-12 XC Second Team
2018 All-West Region in XC
2021-22 (Track): Scored at Pac-12s and advanced to NCAA Prelims once again in his final track season for the Huskies … final race was the 10,000-meters at NCAA Prelims, where he finished 26th in 29:22.57 … was eighth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships in 28:49.77 and then placed 17th in the 5,000-meters in 14:11.39 … season-best 10k time of 28:38.34 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, placing 10th … won the 3,000m at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:11.48 … indoors, ran PRs in both the 3k and 5k … set an indoor 5k PR of 13:56.95 at the Pac-12 Invitational … clocked a 3k best of 8:07.08 at the Husky Classic ... (Cross Country): Ended his cross country career on a great note, as he placed 75th in 29:58 at the NCAA Championships as the No. 2 Husky scorer, helping lead the team to a 13th-place finish … finished 27th overall at West Regionals, as the No. 5 scorer, to help UW to a runner-up finish … the fifth Husky on the squad at the Wisconsin Invitational, in 122nd-place overall, in 24:38 … opened the season taking third at the Charles Bowles Invite as UW swept the top six spots.
2020-21 (Track): Broke the UW School Record at 10,000-meters that had stood twenty years, running 28:31.59 at the Stanford Invitational … finished 13th in the 10k at NCAA West Prelims, just missing out on the NCAA Outdoor cut by one spot … was fourth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships in a time of 28:49.34 and doubled back to take 12th in the 5k in 13:47.20 … lowered his 5k PR to 13:46.81 at the West Coast Relays … second in the 3k at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:11.94 … ran one indoor race, focusing more on cross country, going 14:00.38 in the 5k at the UW Invitational ... (Cross Country): Was the No. 4 finisher on the squad at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 17th overall, helping the team take third … sixth on the team at the Silver State Invite, 29th overall … started but did not finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Appeared in three meets indoors, starting with a mile run in 4:16.71 at the UW Indoor Preview … ran in the 5k at the UW Invite and Husky Classic ... (Cross Country): Was one of the top-three Huskies every time he lined up in the fall … at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, placed 106th overall in 32:00, third among Huskies, to help UW finish 19th as a team … the No. 3 scorer at West Regionals in 26th-place overall in 30:13 … was the second Husky finisher at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 18th in 23:33 … at the Pre-National Invite took 31st overall, third on the squad, in a time of 24:09 … first race was unattached at the John Payne Invite where he was second overall in 24:34.
2018-19 (Track): A solid first season on the track, running the 5k and 10k outdoors, scoring at the Pac-12 Championships and advancing to NCAA West Prelims … was fourth at his first Pac-12 Championships in the 10,000-meters, running 29:24.63, and doubled back to finish 10th in the 5k in 14:02.35 … was 25th overall at NCAA Prelims in the 10k in 29:38.44 … opened his outdoor season by winning his 10k heat at the Stanford Invitational in a PR of 28:54.33, going to No. 5 in school history … second at the UW-WSU Dual in the 5k … indoors, had a best 5k time of 14:14.27 at the Husky Classic … was 16th in the 5k at the MPSF Championships in 14:17.06 ... (Cross Country): One of the most improved runners in the NCAA, becoming an All-American to help lead UW to sixth-place at the NCAA Championships for its best finish in 25 years … at the NCAA Championships in Wisconsin, earned All-America honors by finishing 38th, second on the squad, in 29:58 … improved by 134 places from his 2017 run at NCAAs … earned All-West Region honors with a 24th-place finish at West Regionals in 30:00 as UW took second-place … earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors by placing 14th at the Pac-12 Championships in 23:22, helping UW finish second for its best finish since 1994 … his Pac-12 finish was an improvement of 44 places … was the top Husky finisher at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin, taking sixth overall in 23:56 to lead UW to second-place … second on the squad and 11th overall at the Battle In Beantown in 24:19.
2017-18 (Track): Redshirted his first track season ... (Cross Country): A strong first season as he ran in the top-seven for the Dawgs at four meets including the NCAA Championships and West Regionals … at his first NCAA meet in Louisville, placed 172nd overall, sixth among Huskies, as UW finished 22nd as a team … helped UW take second at West Regionals in Seattle, as he was 26th overall, the No. 5 scorer, in 30:02 for 10k … was 58th at the Pac-12 Championships, eighth on the squad, in 25:09 … the No. 5 scorer at the Wisconsin Invitational in 118th-place overall in the large field with a time of 24:53 … finished 35th at the Dellinger Invite in 24:18, sixth among Huskies … ran unattached at the Sundodger Invitational to open the season and took third-place in 24:20 ... following the NCAA cross country season, he returned to the grass in February at the U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships and was the runner-up in Tallahassee, Florida ... thanks to second-place finish, earned a spot on Team USA for the 2018 NACAC Championships, where he finished 12th and third among U.S. runners at the meet in El Salvador on Feb. 17.
High School and Personal: Born in Ethiopia … mother is Monja Proctor … has one younger brother, Tamirat … one of the top prep runners nationally, earning Foot Locker All-America honors as he placed seventh at the 2016 Foot Locker National Championships … named the Gatorade Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year for Washington in 2016 … won the Washington 1A state cross country titles as a senior and a junior, winning by 28 seconds his senior year … was second at the 2016 Foot Locker West Regional, and also took second at the 2016 BorderClash between Washington and Oregon … also competed at Foot Locker Nationals as a junior and was 28th overall … a three-time 1A state champion on the track in just two years of competing, winning the 3,200-meter title in 2016 and 2017 and the 1,600-meter title in 2016 … set a 3,200-meter PR of 8:55.93 at the 2017 Arcadia Invitational … already has a half-marathon victory to his credit as he won the 2017 Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle half in a time of 1:09:04 … lettered in soccer until his junior season … graduated with a 3.77 GPA.
Major Meets
2017 Pac-12 XC - 58th (8th UW)
2017 Regional XC - 26th (5th UW)
2017 NCAA XC - 172nd (6th UW)
2018 U.S. Junior XC - 2nd
2018 NACAC Junior XC - 12th (3rd USA)
2018 Pac-12 XC - 14th (3rd UW)
2018 Regional XC - 24th (4th UW)
2018 NCAA XC - 38th (2nd UW) (All-America)
2019 MPSF TF - 16th, 5000m
2019 Pac-12 TF - 4th, 10000m | 10th, 5000m
2019 NCAA Prelims TF - 25th, 10000m
2019 Pac-12 XC - 18th (2nd UW)
2019 Regional XC - 26th (3rd UW)
2019 NCAA XC - 106th (3rd UW)
2020-21 Pac-12 XC - 17th (4th UW)
2021 Pac-12 TF - 4th, 10000m | 12th, 5000m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF - 13th, 10000m
2021 Pac-12 XC - 49th (10th UW)
2021 Regional XC - 27th (5th UW)
2021 NCAA XC - 75th (2nd UW)
2022 Pac-12 TF - 8th, 10000m | 17th, 5000m
2022 NCAA Prelims TF - 26th, 10000m
Outdoor Bests
5000m.......13:46.81
10000m.......28:31.59
Indoor Bests
3000m…….8:07.08
5000m…….13:56.95
2018 All-Pac-12 XC Second Team
2018 All-West Region in XC
2021-22 (Track): Scored at Pac-12s and advanced to NCAA Prelims once again in his final track season for the Huskies … final race was the 10,000-meters at NCAA Prelims, where he finished 26th in 29:22.57 … was eighth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships in 28:49.77 and then placed 17th in the 5,000-meters in 14:11.39 … season-best 10k time of 28:38.34 at the Payton Jordan Invitational, placing 10th … won the 3,000m at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:11.48 … indoors, ran PRs in both the 3k and 5k … set an indoor 5k PR of 13:56.95 at the Pac-12 Invitational … clocked a 3k best of 8:07.08 at the Husky Classic ... (Cross Country): Ended his cross country career on a great note, as he placed 75th in 29:58 at the NCAA Championships as the No. 2 Husky scorer, helping lead the team to a 13th-place finish … finished 27th overall at West Regionals, as the No. 5 scorer, to help UW to a runner-up finish … the fifth Husky on the squad at the Wisconsin Invitational, in 122nd-place overall, in 24:38 … opened the season taking third at the Charles Bowles Invite as UW swept the top six spots.
2020-21 (Track): Broke the UW School Record at 10,000-meters that had stood twenty years, running 28:31.59 at the Stanford Invitational … finished 13th in the 10k at NCAA West Prelims, just missing out on the NCAA Outdoor cut by one spot … was fourth in the 10k at the Pac-12 Championships in a time of 28:49.34 and doubled back to take 12th in the 5k in 13:47.20 … lowered his 5k PR to 13:46.81 at the West Coast Relays … second in the 3k at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:11.94 … ran one indoor race, focusing more on cross country, going 14:00.38 in the 5k at the UW Invitational ... (Cross Country): Was the No. 4 finisher on the squad at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 17th overall, helping the team take third … sixth on the team at the Silver State Invite, 29th overall … started but did not finish at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
2019-20 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Appeared in three meets indoors, starting with a mile run in 4:16.71 at the UW Indoor Preview … ran in the 5k at the UW Invite and Husky Classic ... (Cross Country): Was one of the top-three Huskies every time he lined up in the fall … at the NCAA Championships in Terre Haute, placed 106th overall in 32:00, third among Huskies, to help UW finish 19th as a team … the No. 3 scorer at West Regionals in 26th-place overall in 30:13 … was the second Husky finisher at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 18th in 23:33 … at the Pre-National Invite took 31st overall, third on the squad, in a time of 24:09 … first race was unattached at the John Payne Invite where he was second overall in 24:34.
2018-19 (Track): A solid first season on the track, running the 5k and 10k outdoors, scoring at the Pac-12 Championships and advancing to NCAA West Prelims … was fourth at his first Pac-12 Championships in the 10,000-meters, running 29:24.63, and doubled back to finish 10th in the 5k in 14:02.35 … was 25th overall at NCAA Prelims in the 10k in 29:38.44 … opened his outdoor season by winning his 10k heat at the Stanford Invitational in a PR of 28:54.33, going to No. 5 in school history … second at the UW-WSU Dual in the 5k … indoors, had a best 5k time of 14:14.27 at the Husky Classic … was 16th in the 5k at the MPSF Championships in 14:17.06 ... (Cross Country): One of the most improved runners in the NCAA, becoming an All-American to help lead UW to sixth-place at the NCAA Championships for its best finish in 25 years … at the NCAA Championships in Wisconsin, earned All-America honors by finishing 38th, second on the squad, in 29:58 … improved by 134 places from his 2017 run at NCAAs … earned All-West Region honors with a 24th-place finish at West Regionals in 30:00 as UW took second-place … earned All-Pac-12 Second Team honors by placing 14th at the Pac-12 Championships in 23:22, helping UW finish second for its best finish since 1994 … his Pac-12 finish was an improvement of 44 places … was the top Husky finisher at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin, taking sixth overall in 23:56 to lead UW to second-place … second on the squad and 11th overall at the Battle In Beantown in 24:19.
2017-18 (Track): Redshirted his first track season ... (Cross Country): A strong first season as he ran in the top-seven for the Dawgs at four meets including the NCAA Championships and West Regionals … at his first NCAA meet in Louisville, placed 172nd overall, sixth among Huskies, as UW finished 22nd as a team … helped UW take second at West Regionals in Seattle, as he was 26th overall, the No. 5 scorer, in 30:02 for 10k … was 58th at the Pac-12 Championships, eighth on the squad, in 25:09 … the No. 5 scorer at the Wisconsin Invitational in 118th-place overall in the large field with a time of 24:53 … finished 35th at the Dellinger Invite in 24:18, sixth among Huskies … ran unattached at the Sundodger Invitational to open the season and took third-place in 24:20 ... following the NCAA cross country season, he returned to the grass in February at the U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships and was the runner-up in Tallahassee, Florida ... thanks to second-place finish, earned a spot on Team USA for the 2018 NACAC Championships, where he finished 12th and third among U.S. runners at the meet in El Salvador on Feb. 17.
High School and Personal: Born in Ethiopia … mother is Monja Proctor … has one younger brother, Tamirat … one of the top prep runners nationally, earning Foot Locker All-America honors as he placed seventh at the 2016 Foot Locker National Championships … named the Gatorade Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year for Washington in 2016 … won the Washington 1A state cross country titles as a senior and a junior, winning by 28 seconds his senior year … was second at the 2016 Foot Locker West Regional, and also took second at the 2016 BorderClash between Washington and Oregon … also competed at Foot Locker Nationals as a junior and was 28th overall … a three-time 1A state champion on the track in just two years of competing, winning the 3,200-meter title in 2016 and 2017 and the 1,600-meter title in 2016 … set a 3,200-meter PR of 8:55.93 at the 2017 Arcadia Invitational … already has a half-marathon victory to his credit as he won the 2017 Rock ‘n’ Roll Seattle half in a time of 1:09:04 … lettered in soccer until his junior season … graduated with a 3.77 GPA.
Major Meets
2017 Pac-12 XC - 58th (8th UW)
2017 Regional XC - 26th (5th UW)
2017 NCAA XC - 172nd (6th UW)
2018 U.S. Junior XC - 2nd
2018 NACAC Junior XC - 12th (3rd USA)
2018 Pac-12 XC - 14th (3rd UW)
2018 Regional XC - 24th (4th UW)
2018 NCAA XC - 38th (2nd UW) (All-America)
2019 MPSF TF - 16th, 5000m
2019 Pac-12 TF - 4th, 10000m | 10th, 5000m
2019 NCAA Prelims TF - 25th, 10000m
2019 Pac-12 XC - 18th (2nd UW)
2019 Regional XC - 26th (3rd UW)
2019 NCAA XC - 106th (3rd UW)
2020-21 Pac-12 XC - 17th (4th UW)
2021 Pac-12 TF - 4th, 10000m | 12th, 5000m
2021 NCAA Prelims TF - 13th, 10000m
2021 Pac-12 XC - 49th (10th UW)
2021 Regional XC - 27th (5th UW)
2021 NCAA XC - 75th (2nd UW)
2022 Pac-12 TF - 8th, 10000m | 17th, 5000m
2022 NCAA Prelims TF - 26th, 10000m
Outdoor Bests
5000m.......13:46.81
10000m.......28:31.59
Indoor Bests
3000m…….8:07.08
5000m…….13:56.95
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