Munir Kahssay

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Anaheim, Calif.

2014 (Senior)
• Crossed the finish line in 26:49 to come in 59th at the Big West Championships
• Had a top-10 showing at the UC Irvine Invitational (26:30)
• Ran an 8K season-best 25:25 at the Stanford Invitational
• Placed 28th at the Highlander Invitational 6K with a time of 18:53

2013 (Junior)
• Did not compete

Junior College
• Two-year member of the cross country and track teams at Cerritos College
• Won the 2013 South Coast Conference cross country individual championship
• Also a conference champion in the 5K and 10K on the track
• Held the fastest 5000m time among all junior college athletes in the nation after clocking in at 14:19 at the Mt. SAC Relays

High School
• Graduated from Western High School in 2010
• Lettered in track, cross country and soccer
• Seven-time all-league performer, earning the honor four times on the track and three in cross country
• Named his school's Athlete of the Year in 2011

Personal
• Majoring in sociology
• Parents are Zahra Ahmed and Negib Kahssay
• Has one sibling, Mustafa

TOP MARKS AT UCI
6K = 18:53 (2014 Highlander Invitational)
8K = 25:25 (2014 Stanford Invitational)