Yaseen Abdalla

Placed eighth in the 800-meter (2:11.41) at the SEC Indoor Championship (3/1)
Claimed ninth at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/22) in the women's distance medley relay with a time of 11:22.30
Clocked a new 600-meter personal-best with a winning time of 1:28.81 at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14)
Ran her first 800-meter of the season, placing seventh in field at the Razorback Invite (1/31) with a time of 2:07.41
Placed third with an indoor personal-best time of 54.69 in the 400-meter dash at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18)
Opened her sophomore season with a win in the 1,000-meter at the McFerrin 12 Degree Invite (1/10), clocking a personal best time of 2:52.70

2024 TRACK & FIELD

Outdoor

Qualified for the World Athletics U20 Championships after finishing second in the 800-meter at the USATF U20 Championships (6/13) with a time of 2:04.59
Saw action in five outdoor meets during her first season with the Lady Vols
Capped her rookie outdoor season at the NCAA East Prelims (5/23), finishing 29th in the 800-meter with a time of 2:05.97
As the only freshman in the 800-meter final at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11), set a new PR of 2:03.98 to place seventh
Placed fourth in the 800-meter at the Desert Heat Classic (4/27) with a time of 2:05.79
Achieved a new personal best time of 54.30 in the 400-meter dash at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational (4/13)

Indoor

Finished her first collegiate indoor campaign as Tennessee's freshman record holder in the indoor 800-meter (2:04.21)
Scored two points for the Lady Vols at her first SEC Indoor Championships (2/24), placing seventh in 2:06.98
Shattered the UT freshman record in the indoor 800-meter with a time of 2:04.21 in prelims at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/23)
Placed fifth in the 800-meter with a time of 2:05.25 at the Music City Challenge (2/10), beating her personal record achieved a month prior
Achieved an indoor personal best in the 400-meter at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/3) with a time of 54.74
Captured a second-place finish in the 800-meter with a time of 2:08.10 at the Ted Nelson Invite (1/20)
Won her second consecutive 600-meter crown with a time of 1:30.77 at the Gamecock Opener (1/13)
Made her collegiate debut at the KTCCCA College Opener (12/2) and won the women's 600-meter with a time of 1:31.43

HIGH SCHOOL

Member of the Bishop Kenny High School track & field team in Jacksonville, Florida
Won the 2023 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals title in the 400-meter dash (54.85) and placed second in the 800-meter run (2:12.87)
Clocked a high school PR of 54.68 in the 400-meter dash to win the FHSAA 2A District 4 meet, ranking 10th in the state of Florida in 2023
Competed at the Florida State University Relays in March of 2023 and turned in a high school personal-best of 2:09.01 in the 800-meter
Her 2:09.01 clocking ranked third in the state of Florida and top 50 nationally during the 2023 outdoor season
Captured Florida Indoor Championships titles in the 400m (54.94, PR) and 800m (2:10.43) in Feb. 2023
Ranked first in the state of Florida and fourth nationally in the indoor 500m in 2023, turning in a time of 1:12.87 at The VA Showcase
Ranked second in the state of Florida in the 400m (54.94) and 800m (2:09.40) during the 2023 indoor season, which also ranked 10th and 11th nationally, respectively

PERSONAL

Majoring in kinesiology

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Saturday, June 14

University of Tennessee | Official Athletics Site

2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Yaseen Abdalla

Aron Alvarez Aranda

Nigel Ancrum

Canaan Anderson

Layla Anderson

Teegan Anderson

Seth Apple

Msgana Araya

Tyler Arnold

Nathan Atchue

Lily Baker

Carolyn Barksdale

Myreanna Bebe

Aaron Bell

Nakhi Benjamin

Hudson Betts

Brett Brady

Kalib Branch

John Bruder

Kylah Buckle

Allison Buemi

Kevin Burr Jr.

Emmanuel Bynum

Will Cahill

Grant Campbell

Jillian Candelino

Dean Casey

Brody Chapman

Christopher Cherry

Trevor Coggin

Ellison Colarossi

Emily Covert

Jette Davidson

Brooke Dixon

Clement Ducos

Emily Ellis

Kendall Ford

Kayla Gholar

Brendan Gomez

Cade Gray

Myla Greene

Rasheeme Griffith

Ja'Kwan Hale

Emma Kate Hamby

Javonte' Harding

Kiland Harrison

Ka’Myya Haywood

Kameron Helmlinger

Dalton Hengst

Davonte Howell

Ella Johnson

Andie-Marie Jones

Ashley Jones

Julia Kaufman

Nate Kawalec

Emily Knight

Carter Knox

Jacob Lewis

Joella Lloyd

Caroline Lyerly

Yahnari Lyons

T'Mars McCallum

Sam McLendon

DaJour Miles

Isaiah Monroe

Brock Moore

Matthew Morrison

Eli Nahom

Kyler Nichols

Zyaire Nuriddin

Medwin Odamtten

Brandon Olden

Avaunt Ortiz

Dennisha Page

Christian Parker

Lexi Pavese

Brandon Pottinger