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Habtom Samuel - Track & Field - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Habtom Samuel

Position

Distance

Class

Fr.

Hometown

Keren, Eritrea

Previous School

Al Selef Al Salih

Habtom Samuel TFRRS Results
Habtom Samuel World Athletics Profile

Awards
Program Record Holder – Indoor Track & Field – 5,000m (13:14.85)
Program Record Holder – Indoor Track & Field – 3,000m (7:45.61)
USTFCCCA All-American – Cross Country – 2023
NCAA Runner-Up – Cross Country – 2023
USTFCCCA All-Mountain Region – Cross Country – 2023
USTFCCCA Mountain Region Athlete of the Year – 2023
NCAA Runner of the Week – 9/26/23
Mountain West Record Holder – Indoor Track & Field – 5,000m (13:14.85)
Mountain West Championship Record Holder – Indoor Track & Field – 5,000m (13:45.57) – 2024
Mountain West All-Conference – First Team – Cross Country – 2023
Mountain West Champion – Cross Country – 2023
Mountain West Athlete of the Year – Cross Country – 2023
Mountain West Champion – Indoor Track & Field – 5,000m – 2024
Mountain West Champion – Indoor Track & Field – 3,000m – 2024
Mountain West Championship Men’s Outstanding Track Performer of the Meet – Indoor Track & Field – 2024
Mountain West Freshman / Athlete of the Week – Cross Country – 10/17/2023
Mountain West Freshman / Athlete of the Week – Cross Country – 9/26/2023
Mountain West Freshman / Athlete of the Week – Track – 1/16/2024

2023-24

Indoor Track & Field (Freshman): Shattered the UNM Indoor 5,000m record by nearly 18 seconds in the first indoor meet of his career at the Sharon Danville-Colyear Season Opener on Dec. 2 with a 13:14.85 finish that stands as the 11th-fastest in collegiate history … followed up with another school record in his second race, crossing the finish line as the second-fastest collegian in the 3,000m at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 13 in 7:45.61 … named MW Freshman / Athlete of the Week for his efforts …

Cross Country (Freshman): NCAA Individual Runner-up … NCAA Mountain Region Champion … USTFCCCA Mountain Region Athlete of the Year …. MW Individual Champion … MW Athlete of the Year … Won the Roy Griak Invitational Gold Men’s 8K in his collegiate debut, beating the rest of the field by 24 seconds (23:36.4) for the fastest time by a Roy Griak Invite finisher since 2011 and second-fastest all-time … Named MW Freshman & Athlete of the Week Twice and NCAA Athlete of the Week once … Led the Lobos men to a MW Championship and third-place finish at Mountain Regionals with individual wins in both … Followed up with the best finish by a UNM’s men’s runner at Nationals since 2004, finishing as a runner-up as the Lobo men finished 18th as a team.

Al Selef Al Salih

Bronze Medalist in the 3,000m at U20 World Championships in Nairobi, Kenya in 2021 … Followed up with another bronze in the 5,000m at U20 World Championships in Cali, Colombia …  Touts PR’s of 7:52:69 (3000m), 13:13.74 (5,000m) and 27:20.08 (10,000m).