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Meron Simon
05/04/2013 Sun Soaked Dawgs Wrap Regular SeasonA number of wins at today's Ken Shannon Invite set the Huskies up well for championship season. 05/12/2012 Freshman Juilfs Wins Pac-12 Pole Vault TitleFour Huskies place in the top-seven in the men's javelin for 19 team points. 05/09/2012 First Pac-12 Championships Bring Teams To EugeneROOT Sports will air a two-hour tape delayed broadcast of the meet this Thursday, May 17, at 1:30 p.m. 04/28/2012 Women's Team Gets First Win In Pullman Since 2004Meet records set by Jordan Carlson in the 400m and Shaniae Lakes in the triple jump. 04/19/2012 Orr Leads Mid-Distance Group At Mt. SACShelby Williams posts the No. 7 heptathlon score in school history at Azusa Pacific. 2011-12: Showed great promise in his first track season, competing in a multitude of distance events and running in both conference championships ... ran the steeplechase three times outdoors, with a top time of 9:12.78 at the Trojan Invitational where he finished fourth ... also took third in the steeple at the UW-WSU Dual meet in 9:15.03 ... switched to the 1,500m for his first Pac-12 Championships run, placing 20th overall in the prelims ... ran a 1,500m PR of 3:50.23 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... improved all throughout the indoor season, culminating with a mile run of 4:04.54 at the UW Final Qualifier, which earned him the No. 10 spot on the Husky mile top-10 list ... scored in the mile at the MPSF Championships, finishing eighth in 4:05.24 ... also ran 4:05.75 at the Husky Classic to take 14th ... won his heat in his first track race, running a 4:10.55 mile at the UW Indoor Preview ... also ran a 3k time of 8:16.35 at the UW Invitational ... (Cross Country): One of three freshmen to suit up for the Huskies in the fall ... earned a spot in his first Pac-12 Championship race, placing 67th in Arizona in a time of 25:28 ... scored for the Huskies in his first time wearing the jersey, as he placed 87th overall and fourth on the team at the Roy Griak Invite in Minnesota ... also scored at the Wisconsin Invitational, where he was 204th and fifth on the team in the massive field ... started the year with an 11th-place finish running unattached at the Sundodger in a time of 24:42. High School and Personal: Born in Seattle ... parents are Lemlem Berhane and Simon Negash ... has one older sister, Selina, and one younger brother, Mussie ... one of the most improved runners in the state over the past year, going from 71st at the Washington State 4A Cross Country Championships as a junior to 9th at the 2010 meet as a senior, running 56-seconds faster over the same course ... carried those improvements over to the track, as he placed third at the Washington 4A State Championships at 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters in the first year he qualified for state ... also ran on the fourth-place 4x400m relay team at state ... named the South Puget Sound League track athlete of the year in 2011 after winning league titles at 1,600m, 3,200m, and the 4x4 relay ... ran a 3,200m PR of 9:04.03 in the 2011 state finals, over forty seconds faster his PR one year earlier ... was the runner-up at South Puget Sound League Sub-District cross country meet in fall of 2010 ... cut 13 seconds off his 1,600-meter PR from his sophomore to junior seasons on the track, and dropped another 11 seconds in his senior season ... played football in the fall of 2008, missing the cross country season ... the 2010-11 Federal Way HS Athlete of the Year ... graduated with a 3.68 GPA. Major Meets Collegiate Best Marks |
