Yaseen Abdalla

Ran four races during her sophomore cross country campaign and was part of the Lady Vols' scoring lineup in all three postseason meets
Placed 164th at the NCAA Championships (11/23) with a time of 20:53.1 over the 6k course in Wisconsin
Finished 26th at the NCAA South Region Championships (11/15) with a time of 20:37.0
Helped the Lady Vols capture a second-place team finish at the SEC Championships (11/1) as she finished 21st individually with a time of 19:54.3
Opened her sophomore campaign at the Crimson Classic (10/18) where she placed 11th overall in 20:06.7

2024 TRACK & FIELD

Outdoor

Ran the 10k at four meets during her freshman outdoor campaign
Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds (5/23) in the 10,000-meter and finished 20th in the region with a time of 33:30.91 — the fastest by a freshman at the meet
Claimed two points at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/9) in the 10,000-meter with a seventh-place finish in 34:20.58
Broke her own Tennessee freshman record and finished fourth overall in the 10,000-meter at the Penn Relays (4/25) with a time of 33:19.80, which ranks second on the Lady Vols' all time list
Made her collegiate outdoor debut with a time of 34:04.38 in the 10,000-meter invitational at the Raleigh Relays (3/29)

Indoor

Competed in two meets in her debut indoor season for the Lady Vols
Scored one point for the Lady Vols in the 5,000-meter at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/24), finishing eighth overall in 16:09.90
Made her collegiate track debut at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/10) and broke the indoor 5,000-meter Lady Vol freshman record with a time of 16:06.65

2023 CROSS COUNTRY

Saw action and logged a scoring mark for the Lady Vols in all three postseason meets as a true freshman
Registered a time of 20:37.4 at the NCAA Championships (11/18) to place 91st overall and fourth in the UT lineup
Rounded out the Lady Vols top five at the NCAA D1 South Regional (11/10), finishing in 21st with a time of 19:12.7
Made her collegiate debut at the SEC Cross Country Championships (10/27) and placed 22nd with a time of 20:33.2

HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL

Daughter of Michele and Ted Lyerly
Has one sister, Catherine
Majoring in kinesiology
Ran track and cross country for Greenville Senior High School in Greenville, South Carolina
Named the South Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year for the 2022 cross country season
Won the 2023 SCHSL 4A state title in the 3,200-meter with a time of 10:48.06 and took second in the 1,600-meter with a mark of 5:06.37
Competed at the 2022 Nike Cross Nationals where she placed 77th in 18:32.60
Individual champion at the 2022 SCHSL 4A State Cross Country Championship, placing first overall in 18:31.67
Claimed her first career SCHSL 4A state title in the outdoor 3,200-meter in 2022 with a winning time of 11:03.78
Earned All-State honors in the 3,200-meter and 1,600-meter as a sophomore in 2021
Placed fourth as a sophomore at the 2020 SCHSL State Championships with a time of 18:52.94 over the 5k course
Why Tennessee: "I loved the atmosphere, the team, the other commits, and the school. The coaches are building something really special, and I want to be a part of that."

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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