2022 Men's Cross Country Roster

Carol Chen
Tom Lynn

Shuaib Aljabaly

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Coldwater, Mich.
  • High School Coldwater
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Biography

Honors: 2021 second-team All-Big Ten in cross country ... 2021 Big Ten Indoor Champion in the distance medley relay... 2021 First-Team All-Big Ten in track ... 2018 and 2019 NCAA Great Lakes All-Region in cross country ... 2019 USATF U-20 Cross Country National Champion

Notables: Finished 29th overall and first for Team USA at the 2019 World Cross Country Championships in Aarhus, Denmark, clocking in with an 8K time of 26:18 (March 30) ... won the Junior National title at the 2019 U.S. U-20 Cross Country Championships, crossing the line of the 8K race in 24:38.7 (Feb. 2)
 
  Personal Bests
 Indoor  Outdoor  Cross Country
 Mile  4:05.02   2/12/22  1500 meters  3:53.89  5/3/19   8K  23:56.8  11/14/20
 3000 meters  8:07.47        2/14/21       5000 meters  13:49.29  4/23/22  10K  30:23.0  11/20/21
 5000 meters  14:07.13  2/13/21  10,000 meters  29:11.20  4/1/22

TFRRS Profile

2022 Cross Country: Finished 24th in the 8,000 meters with a time of 24:48.4 at the Roy Griak Invitational (Sept.23)...finished with a time of 24:02.5 at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct.14)... placed 15th with a time of 24:23.0 at the Big Ten Championships (Oct.28)... finisehd with a time of 31:42.4 at the NCAA Great Lakes Region Cross Country Championships (Nov.11)

2022 Outdoor Track: Ran a personal best in the 10,000 meters in 29:11.20 at the Stanford Invitational (April 1-2) to place 28th ... finished 13th and ran a personal best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 13:49.29 at the Oregon Relays (April 22-23) ... placed fourth in the 4x1600 at the Drake Relays in 16:41.22 (April 27-30) ... placed 20th in the 10K with a time of 30:08.18 at the Big Ten Championships ( May 13-15)

2022 Indoor Track: Member of the eighth-place distance medley relay at the Big Ten Championships in 9:50.19 (Feb. 25) ... came in fifth in the mile in 4:06.59 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb.19) ... finished seventh in the mile with a personal best time of 4:05.02 at the Badgers Windy City Invitational (Feb.11) ... placed 10th in the 5000 meters in 14:31.83 at the Windy City Invitational (Feb.11)

2021 Cross Country: Finished 126th overall and fifth among the Badgers at the NCAA Championships (Nov.20) in 30:23.0 ... placed eighth overall and fourth on the UW team in 25:07 at the Big Ten Championships (Oct.29) ... won the B race at the Nuttycombe Invitational, running unattached and finishing in 24:18.3

2021 Outdoor Track: Did not compete

2021 Indoor Track: Placed first in the DMR with a time of 9:36.49 and placed 19th in the 5000 meters with a time of 14:23.52 at the Big Ten Championships ( Feb. 25-27) ... placed second in the 5000 meters with a personal best of 14:07.13 at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational ( Feb. 12-13)

2020 Cross Country: Competed unattached and finished seventh at the Parkside Ranger Invitational (Oct. 3) in 24:27.8 ... Competed unattached at the XC Town Meet of Champions (Nov. 14) placing sixth in a personal best time of 23:56.8

2020 Outdoor Track: Season canceled due to COVID-19 ... competed unattached at The Track Meet in California (Dec. 4), running a personal best in the 10,000 meters, finishing 11th in section B in 29:05.98 

2020 Indoor Track: Finished 16th in the 3000 meters in 8:29.40 at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 28-29)... completed a personal best in the 3000 meters, placing 30th in 8:07.47 at the 2020 Husky Classic (Feb. 14-15) ... placed 19th in the mile with a time of 4:12.08 at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 31-Feb.1)... placed 13th in the mile with a personal best of 4:09.81 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 17-18)

2019 Cross Country: Placed 94th in the five-mile race at the Notre Dame Invitational (Oct. 4) in 24:41.12 ... finished 94th in the 8K race at the Nuttycombe Invitational in 24:36.2 (Oct. 18) ... placed 20th overall and fifth for the Badgers at the Big Ten Championships with a personal best time of 24:30.7 in the 8K race (Nov. 3) ... finished 14th overall and second for the Badgers at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in 30:42.9 in the 10K race (Nov. 15) ... placed 135th overall and third for the Badgers at the NCAA Championship 10K race in 32:15.1 (Nov. 23)

2019 Outdoor Track: Ran the 10,000 meters at the Big Ten Championship (May 10) and finished seventh in 29:47.56 ... finished runner-up in the 1500 meters in 3:53.89 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 3) ... finished 28th in the 5000 meters in 14:34.07 at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 18)

2018 Cross Country: Finished fifth for the Badgers and 120th overall at the NCAA Championship (11/17) with a personal best 10K time of 30:49.9 ... placed 16th overall and fifth for Wisconsin at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/9) with a 10K time of 31:29.4 ... finished 61st overall and ninth for the Badgers at the Big Ten Championship (10/28) with an 8K time of 25:05.5 ... led UW at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals meet (10/13), finishing 46th overall with a personal best 8K time of 24:37.0 ... in his collegiate cross country debut, finished tenth overall and fifth for UW with a time of 26:06.7 (8K) at the Badger Classic (9/14)

High School: Went undefeated during senior cross country season ... won the state D2 individual cross country title ... won the D2 state title in the 1600 meters ... qualified for state in the 3200 meters freshman year … conference and regional champion, and state runner-up in the 3200 meters as a sophomore and junior … conference, regional, and state champ in the 5K senior year … ran for Team Michigan … All-American status at Footlocker Nationals … named Mr. Cross Country for the state of Michigan … conference, regional, and state champion in the 1600 meters … took third at state in the 3200 meters … team state champions … ran at New Balance Nationals … All-American with a fifth-place finish in the 5000 meters … also participated in wrestling and soccer … made honor roll all four years of high school … high school coach was Jim Bilsborrow

Personal: Parents are Hana Saleh and Omar Aljabaly… brothers are Yousif, Mohamed, Nooh, Haroon, and Idrees… sisters are Maryam and Khadijah… member of Islamic Muslim Society ... born Feb. 16 ... major is computer sciences

Why Wisconsin?

“I chose Wisconsin for the academics and ability to compete at an elite level with a great program and group of guys.”

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

  • 2019Sophomore

  • 2020-21Junior

  • 2021Senior

  • 2022Senior