Yaseen Abdalla

Ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that claimed first at the UCF Black & Gold Invite (3/16) with a time 3:05.69
Made his outdoor colleigate debut and claimed a time of 10.60 in the 100-meter, which secured seventh at the UCF Black & Gold Invite (3/16)

Indoor

Saw action in seven meets in his debut indoor season with the Vols
Ran the third leg on Tennessee's 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships (3/9) that placed sixth with a time of 3:04.63
Made his SEC Indoor Championship (2/23) debut in the 400-meter and finished 18th with a time of 46.95
Broke his own UT freshman record in the 400-meter dash with a 46.23 finish at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9), placing ninth at the meet
Helped secure a first place finish in 4x400-meter relay at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/3) with a time of 3:04.30 that ranked second in school history
Ran a personal-best time of 21.00 in the 200-meter dash at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/2)
Secured a fourth-place finish in the 200-meter with a time of 21.03 at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/27)
Broke the program's all-time freshman record in the indoor 400-meter dash, crossing the line in 46.54 and placing second at the Bob Pollock Invitational (1/26)
Started his collegiate career at the Gamecock Opener (1/13) and helped the Vols claim victory in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:09.10

HIGH SCHOOL

All-American national champion long sprinter for Montverde Academy in Montverde, Florida
Tied his 400-meter PR of 45.78 at the Star Athletics Sprint Series in June 2023, ranking first in the state of Florida and fifth nationally during the 2023 outdoor season
Placed fifth at the 2023 New Balance Outdoor Nationals in the 400-meter dash with a time of 47.25
Concluded the 2023 indoor campaign placing sixth in the 400-meter at the New Balance Nationals with a mark of 48.17
Traveled to New York City for the 115th Millrose Games in February 2023 and posted the fastest time in the country in the 300-meter dash, winning with a meet record mark of 33.46 that ranked 18th all-time in U.S. high school history
Posted his 60-meter PR at the 2023 Florida/Georgia Challenge with a mark of 6.74 that ranked fourth in the state of Florida and 19th nationally
Won the 400-meter dash with an indoor season-best time of 47.06 at the Florida/Georgia Challenge, ranking second in Florida and third in the U.S. during the 2023 campaign
Opened his senior indoor season at The VA Showcase with a lifetime-best 500-meter dash of 1:02.92, which stood as the second-fastest time in the country in 2023
2022 FHSAA Outdoor State Finals champion in the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.89 and runner-up in the 100-meter with a mark of 10.52
Logged wind-aided marks of 10.24 (+3.1 m/s) and 21.05 (+2.3 m/s) in the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes at the 2022 FHSAA 2A District 7 Championships — ranking second and 10th, respectively, in the state of Florida during the 2022 outdoor season
Set his outdoor 400-meter PR of 45.78 in a winning effort at the Florida Relays in April 2022, which finished the season as the fastest time in Florida and No. 2 mark in the nation
Won the 2022 Adidas Track Nationals individual title as a junior in the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.04 — the third-fastest indoor 400-meter in U.S. high school history
Ranked No. 1 on the 2022 World Athletics U-20 Performance List in the indoor 400-meter dash and No. 21 globally with his mark of 46.04
Took second in the 200-meter dash at the 2022 Nike Indoor Nationals with a personal-best mark of 21.14, ranking first in the state of Florida and sixth nationally for the 2022 indoor season
Began his junior season at The VA Showcase where he clocked in at 34.57 in the 300-meter dash, ranking top-25 nationally for the entire 2022 indoor campaign
Started his high school career at Howard High School of Technology (Wilmington, Del.) and capped his sophomore year sweeping sprint titles in the 100-, 200- and 400-meter dashes at the DIAA Meet of Champions
Tabbed the 2020-21 Delaware Gatorade Player of the Year for boys track & field

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University of Tennessee Athletics

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