The University of Mississippi Athletics
2020 Track and Field Roster
Abdulkarim, Farah
Farah Abdulkarim
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Sr./R-Sr.
- Position:
- Distance
- Hometown:
- Ottawa, Canada
- High school:
- Glebe
- Prev. School:
- Morehead State
- Major:
- General Studies
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Redshirt Senior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Redshirt Senior)
Competed in three meets during the indoor season ... Placed 11th in the 5K (14:41.11) and 33rd in the 3K (8:31.61) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Came in 52nd in the 5K (14:32.86) at the Husky Classic ... Began the season by finishing 12th in the 3K at the Indiana Relays (8:13.68).
2019 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior)
Redshirt.
2019 Indoor (Redshirt Junior)
SEC Scorer (5K, 4th Place)
Scored SEC points with a fourth-place finish in the 5K at the SEC Outdoor Championships (14:15.73) … Also competed in the 3K at SECs and placed 13th (8:17.13) … Competed in two meets during the regular season … Won the 5K at the Music City Challenge at 14:02.78, the seventh-fastest time in school history … Placed fourth in the 3K at the Vanderbilt Invite (8:16.35), the No. 15 time in school history.
2018 Outdoor (Junior)
Redshirt.
2018 Indoor (Junior)
Redshirt.
AT MOREHEAD STATE
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Competed in six meets ... Season-best 1500-meter of 3:56.48 at the Winthrop Invite ... Season-best in the 3000-meter steeplechase of 9:17.88, run at the 49er Classic ... Ran a 5K best of 14:27.39 at the Raleigh Relays ... Took third in the 10K at the OVC Championships at a time of 31:21.00.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Competed in 11 meets ... Set the MSU school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:05.45 at the Mt. Sac Relays ... Won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational ... Finished fifth at the OVC Championship with a time of 9:21.95.
High School
Was the 2015 Canadian Indoor Champion in the 3000-meter event and finished in the top 10 in that event at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association Championship ... Clocked personal bests of 9:13 in the 3000-meter steeplechase and 8:40 in the 3K...Lettered in track and cross country during all four years ... Set personal bests in the 1500-meter (3:56.80), 3K (8:30.10), and Steeple (9:13).
Personal
Born Nov. 9, 1996 to Sofia Hussien and Najib Abdulkarim … Chose Ole Miss over Virginia tech, Iowa State, and UNC Charlotte ... Majoring in general studies.
2020 Outdoor (Redshirt Senior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Redshirt Senior)
Competed in three meets during the indoor season ... Placed 11th in the 5K (14:41.11) and 33rd in the 3K (8:31.61) at the SEC Indoor Championships ... Came in 52nd in the 5K (14:32.86) at the Husky Classic ... Began the season by finishing 12th in the 3K at the Indiana Relays (8:13.68).
2019 Outdoor (Redshirt Junior)
Redshirt.
2019 Indoor (Redshirt Junior)
SEC Scorer (5K, 4th Place)
Scored SEC points with a fourth-place finish in the 5K at the SEC Outdoor Championships (14:15.73) … Also competed in the 3K at SECs and placed 13th (8:17.13) … Competed in two meets during the regular season … Won the 5K at the Music City Challenge at 14:02.78, the seventh-fastest time in school history … Placed fourth in the 3K at the Vanderbilt Invite (8:16.35), the No. 15 time in school history.
2018 Outdoor (Junior)
Redshirt.
2018 Indoor (Junior)
Redshirt.
AT MOREHEAD STATE
2017-18 (Sophomore)
Competed in six meets ... Season-best 1500-meter of 3:56.48 at the Winthrop Invite ... Season-best in the 3000-meter steeplechase of 9:17.88, run at the 49er Classic ... Ran a 5K best of 14:27.39 at the Raleigh Relays ... Took third in the 10K at the OVC Championships at a time of 31:21.00.
2016-17 (Freshman)
Competed in 11 meets ... Set the MSU school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a time of 9:05.45 at the Mt. Sac Relays ... Won the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Adidas Winthrop Invitational ... Finished fifth at the OVC Championship with a time of 9:21.95.
High School
Was the 2015 Canadian Indoor Champion in the 3000-meter event and finished in the top 10 in that event at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association Championship ... Clocked personal bests of 9:13 in the 3000-meter steeplechase and 8:40 in the 3K...Lettered in track and cross country during all four years ... Set personal bests in the 1500-meter (3:56.80), 3K (8:30.10), and Steeple (9:13).
Personal
Born Nov. 9, 1996 to Sofia Hussien and Najib Abdulkarim … Chose Ole Miss over Virginia tech, Iowa State, and UNC Charlotte ... Majoring in general studies.
The Season: New Heights (2025)
Friday, August 01
From Walk-On to National Champ: Arvesta Troupe (T&F)
Monday, June 23
HIGHLIGHTS: Arvesta Troupe Makes History as NCAA High Jump Champ
Friday, June 13
PRESSER: Arvesta Troupe Talks Historic NCAA High Jump Win
Friday, June 13
