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Meron Simon
11/09/2011 NCAA Trips At Stake At West RegionalsThe Husky women have claimed the past three West Regional titles. 11/07/2011 Eclectic Freshman Class Energizes Husky MenNearly half of Washington's roster are true freshmen who have 10/29/2011 Katie Flood Captures Pac-12 Cross Country TitleFlood an upset individual winner, becoming the third Husky women's champion. 10/27/2011 First Pac-12 Titles On The Line In TempeThe Husky women have been in the top-four at 20 of the last 22 conference meets. 10/14/2011 Huskies Capture Wisconsin Invite Against Elite FieldKatie Flood returns with a seventh-place finish to lead UW to the win in a massive field. 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. Personal Best Marks |
