2017 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Mahmoud Moussa
- Position:
- Distances
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Arcadia, Calif.
- High School:
- Gig Harbor
2017 All-Pac-12 First Team in Cross Country
2017 All-West Region in Cross Country
Moussaย Features
ยปย The Finishing Kick With Mahmoud Moussaย (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 โฆ was the No. 7 Husky finisher at West Regionals in Sacramento, placing 58th overall in 30:44 โฆ 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 โฆ the No. 5 scorer for the Huskies at Pre-Nationals in Wisconsin, helping the team take second, as he finished 41st in 24:30 โฆ 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 ...ย (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 โฆ 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 โฆ earned All-West Region honors by virtue of finishing 18th at the NCAA West Regionals in Seattle, fourth among Huskies, in 29:53 โฆ 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 menโs side, and leading UW for the first time in his cross country career โฆ a strong run at the Dellinger Invitational in Oregon, as he was 15th overall and third among Huskies in 23:59 โฆ was 176th overall at the Wisconsin Invite in 25:15, sixth on the squad โฆ 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 โฆ stepped up to the 10,000-meters for the first time at the Pac-12 Championships and placed 17th in 31:00.32 โฆ 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 โฆ scored a point with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meters at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:21.27 โฆ indoors, placed 18th in the 3k at the MPSF Championships in 8:11.49 โฆ ran 8:11.05 for a new 3k career-best at the Husky Classic โฆ set a new mile PR of 4:12.70 in his season opener at the UW Invitational ...ย (Cross Country):ย Scored in the Husky top-five at three races including the Pac-12 Championships โฆ was the fifth Husky scorer at the Pac-12 meet in Tucson, finishing 61st overall โฆ finished 135th overall in the large Wisconsin Invitational field, fifth among Huskies, in 25:20 โฆ came in 20th at the Washington Invitational, the No. 5 Husky, with a season-best time of 24:15 โฆ 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 โฆ 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 โฆ was fifth in the 3,000-meters at the UW-WSU Dual in 8:49.39 โฆ set a 1,500m PR of 3:52.40 at the Ken Shannon Invite โฆ ran once indoors, posting a 3,000m time of 8:19.01 at the Husky Classic ...ย (Cross Country):ย 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 โฆ was the No. 6 Husky at NCAAs, placing 237thย overall โฆ was the No. 7 Husky finisher at every race from the Sundodger through West Regionals โฆ was 73rdย overall in 32:32 at the West Region Championships, which the Huskies won for the first time in school history โฆ placed 47thย in his first Pac-12 Championship race in 24:36 โฆ finished the Wisconsin Invite in 24:59, finishing 181stย overall โฆ was 90thย at the Washington Invitational at Jefferson Park Golf Course โฆ placed 19thย at the season-opening Sundodger Invite in 25:11.
2014-15 (Track):ย Redshirted the season indoors and out, competing several times unattached โฆ top 1,500-meters time outdoors was 3:54.21 at the Ken Shannon Invitational, finishing eighth โฆ ran 8:24.58 for the 3,000-meters at the Husky Classic indoors ...ย (Cross Country):ย Redshirted the season, competing one time unattached at the Sundodger Invite, where he was 37thย overall ... ran at the 2015 U.S. Junior Cross Country Championships, finishing 36th overall.
High School and Personal:ย Born in Los Angeles, California โฆ parents are Malika Bouchama and Ameer Moussa โฆ has one older brother, Ammar Moussa, who runs track and cross country for the University of Colorado โฆ attended Arcadia High School for three years before transferring to Gig Harbor for his senior year โฆ 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 โฆ finished 43rdย at Nike Cross Nationals in 2012 and 51stย in 2013 โฆ helped Gig Harbor to a dominant win at the 2013 4A state cross country championships with a ninth-place finish โฆ made two Washington state finals as a senior, finishing ninth in the 1,600m and 13thย in the 3,200m โฆ ran in the high school race at the 2013 Sundodger Invite, finishing third overall โฆ in his final California cross country state meet as a junior in 2012, finished 29thย overall in 15:42 โฆ won the 2014 West Central District title at 3,200-meters โฆ ran at the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals, taking second on the 4xMile relay, and 12thย 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 - 18thย (4th UW)
2017 NCAA XC - 143rd (4th UW)
2018 Pac-12 XC - 45thย (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
