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Gal Dafast Arad - Track & Field - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Gal Dafast Arad

Position

Sprints

Class

So.

Hometown

Ramat Gan, Israel

Previous School

Blich High School/Drake University

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Awards
Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year – Outdoor Track & Field – 2021*
Missouri Valley All-Conference – 200-Meters – Outdoor Track & Field – 2021*
Missouri Valley All-Conference – 100-Meters – Outdoor Track & Field – 2021*
Missouri Valley All-Conference – 4×100-Meter Relay – Outdoor Track & Field – 2021*

 *Indicates award was achieved during career at Drake University (2020-22).


2022-23

Outdoor Track & Field (Sophomore): Did not compete.

Indoor Track & Field (Sophomore): In debut season with the Lobos participated in six meets during the indoor season…qualified for the conference championships in both the 60 meters and 200 meters…ran a season-best 200 meters time of 21.27 seconds at the Mountain West Championships, finishing seventh in the preliminary round…finished eighth in the 60 meters at the conference championships with a time of 7.08 seconds…ran a season-best 60 meters time of 6.85 seconds at the Air Force Holiday Open.

Drake University (2020-2022)
2021-22

Outdoor Track & Field (REDSHIRT): Did not compete.

Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Participated in two meets during the indoor season…won the 200-meters at the Iowa State Classic on Feb. 11 with a time of 21.23 seconds…ran a season-best 60-meters time of 6.88 seconds on Feb. 11 at the Iowa State Classic.

2020-21

Outdoor Track & Field (Freshman): Missouri Valley Conference Freshman of the Year…three-time Missouri Valley Conference all-conference selection…finished as the runner-up in the 200-meters with a time of 21.14 seconds at the MVC Championships…finished third in the MVC Championships in the 100-meters with a season-best time of 10.56 seconds…member of Drake’s MVC Championships runner-up 4×100-meter relay team which ran a time of 40.58 seconds.

Indoor Track & Field (COVID-Freshman): In collegiate debut ran a 60-meters time of 6.92 seconds at the Missouri Valley Conference Championships on Feb. 26.

Blich High School (Class of 2018)

Was the Israeli national champion for the U20 100-meters and 200-meters…World U20 semifinalist in the 100-meters in 2018…national senior champion in the 100-meters in 2018…European semifinalist in the U20 100-meters in 2017.