Yaseen Abdalla

Ran the 5000m at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/11) and finished with a time of 14:07.40
Achieved a first place victory in the mile with a time of 4:02.26 at the APP State Open (4/27)
Lowered his personal best time in the 1500m with a time of 3:41.58 at the Wake Forest Invitational (4/19), shaving three seconds off of his previous record
Placed first in the 1500m at the Tennessee Invite (4/6) and achieved another personal best time of 3:44.26
Competed in the 5000m at th Raleigh Relays (3/30) and recorded a new personal best time of 13:55.09

Indoor

Ran the Mile at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/24) with a time of 4:04.58
Competed in the DMR at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/24) and placed in the top five with a time of 9:40.50
Placed fifth in the mile with a personal best time of 4:00.18 at the Music City Challenge (2/10), becoming the No. 4 performer in school history
Achieved a time of 4:02.21 in the mile at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27)
Made his Tennessee track debut at the Commodore Challenge and placed fourth with a time of 4:02.39 (1/13)

2023 CROSS COUNTRY

Crossed the line in 24:32.5 at the XC Pre-Nationals (10/14) for a new 8k personal best
Recorded a time of 18:38.9 at the Furman Cross Country Invitational (9/16) to place 15th
Made Tennessee debut at home in the Tennessee Cross Country Invitational (9/1), placing 21st with a time of 20:52.3

2023 TRACK & FIELD (at Illinois-Springfield)

Outdoor

Won both the 800 and 1500 at the GLVC T&F Championships (5/4)
Podium finish at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/13), accomplishing the 10,000 metre in 29:24.10
Won the Falmes Invitational (4/7) and Syamore Open (4/29)
Captured second at the Millikin Alumni Invite (4/1), completing the 800 in 2:00.13
Crossed the line in 29:43.53 at the Raleigh Relays (3/23)

Indoor

Won both the Mile and 3000 meter at the GLVC Indoor T&F Championships (2/25)
Came in second at the Illinois College Hilltop Invite (2/17), with a time of 4:11.21
Set a persnal record in the 3000 metre at the GVSU Big Meet (2/10)
Broke a personal record in the mile at the GVSU Bill Clinger Classic (1/27)
Placed second at the Bellarmine Open (1/20), registering a time of 4:09.04

2022 CROSS COUNTRY (at Illinois-Springfield)

Set a new personal record in the 10,000 metre at the NCAA DII XC Championships (12/2)
Placed 12th at the GLVC XC Championships (11/5), with a time of 25:40.5
Finished the 8k in 24:41.4 at the UAH DII Festival Year Showcase (10/22)

2022 TRACK & FIELD (at Illinois-Springfield)

Outdoor

Competed in nine meets
Hit a NCAA qualifying mark in the 10,000m, and finished with the 48th fastest time in the nation
Had five individual top-10 finishes
Was runner-up in the 1,500m at the Jim Vargo Invitational (4/8)
At the GLVC Championships (5/5), finished ninth in the 5,000m and 14th in the 10,000m

Indoor

Earned All-GLVC Honors
Hit a NCAA qualifying mark in the mile run, and finished with the 80th fastest time in the nation
Competed in six meets and had four individual top-10 finishes
At the GLVC Championships (2/25), was fifth in the mile
Member of the all-GLVC distance medley relay team which was GLVC runner-ups
Won the mile run at the Hilltop Invite (2/18), with a time of 4:13.88

2021 CROSS COUNTRY (at Illinois-Springfield)

GLVC Freshman of the Year
All-GLVC XC Runner
Competed in five races, and finished top-four on the team in every one
Finished 18th at the GLVC Championships (10/23)
Placed third overall at the Prairie Star Invitational (9/10)

HIGH SCHOOL / PERSONAL

Son of Kim and Jerry Cherry
Has one brother, Steven
Two-time All-State XC

Everything Orange S2 | Sarah Schmitt (Track & Field)

Thursday, April 17

Track & Field | 400m Hurdles Feature

Wednesday, May 22

Track & Field | Tennessee Invite Recap

Wednesday, April 10

Track & Field | Battle on the Bayou Recap

Saturday, March 30

Welcome To Rocky Top - Hadrien Choukroun

Ross Hires Hadrien Choukroun As Assistant Coach For Sprints, Hurdles & Jumps

Friday, August 08

Ross Hires Deanna Hill As Assistant Track & Field Coach

Friday, August 01

Ross Hires Jeff Chakouian To Lead Throws Unit For Tennessee Track & Field

Wednesday, July 09

Donna Douglas - 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships

Donna Douglas Earns Discus All-America Distinction To Wrap NCAA Championships

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