Rutgers-Newark Athletics

Middle distance runner who came of age as a sophomore... set R-N standards for the mile indoors and the 1500-meters outdoors while running as a key member of several Raider relay units... earned first-team NJAC Indoor All-Conference honors as a member of the record-setting 4 x 800-meter relay team... first All-NJAC cross country runner in Raider history (2009)... set R-N record time at 8K with a clocking of 26:51.78 at the 2010 NJAC Cross Country Championships (10/30).

JUNIOR (2009-10): INDOOR T&F: Qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championships by running the second fastest 800 meters in program history, 1:56.64 to take third place at the NJAC Indoor Championships (2/22)... also posted the fourth best time in the 400 with a 1:58.33 clocking at the Metro Coaches Invitational (1/8)... ran anchor leg on 4 x 400 relay unit which clocked a 3:30.04 at the New Balance Invitational (2/6).  OUTDOOR T&F:  Ran two of the six fastest 800 meter times in program history, including the third best clocking of 1:57.01 at the Delware State Invitational (5/1)... won the Ramapo Invitational (4/3) 800-meter run against a field of 28 runners in a time of 1:58.12... was second in a field of 24 runners in the 800 at the Rowan Open (4/9) in a time of 2:03.02. CROSS COUNTRY: Top Raider finisher in six of the seven meets… posted a personal-best 27:23.80 to finish 19th in a field of 151 runners at the CTC Championships (10/17/09)… earned second-team All-NJAC honors with a 27:43.74 time at the conference championships – good for 13th place overall in a field of 82. 

SOPHOMORE (2008-09): INDOOR T&F: Lowered R-N mile run record in four consecutive appearances, setting the new standard at 4:24.23 at the NYU Fastrack Invitational (2/272009)... ran second leg on 4 x 800-meter relay unit which recorded the program’s first event title effort at the NJAC Indoor Championships (2/23/2009) in a school-record time of 8:01.26 – earning All-NJAC honors in the process... also handled opening leg of 4 x 400-meter relay team which ran a 3:28.43 at the Great Dane Classic (1/23/2009). OUTDOOR T&F: Set R-N record in the 1500 with a time of 4:01.66 at the Lions Invitational (4/25/2009)... clocked a personal best of 1:56.95 in the 800 to take seventh at the NJAC Outdoor Championships (5/2/2009)... CROSS COUNTRY: In his first season of cross country competition, clocked the third best times on the squad at both the 6-K and 8-K distances... turned in a 27:44.36 8-K effort at the NJAC Championships (11/1/2009)... also ran a 28:11.12 at the Cabrini Invitational (10/11/2009)... had a personal best 6-K of 20:48.59 at the Osprey Open (9/27/2009). 

FRESHMAN (2007-08): INDOOR T&F: Set R-N standard for the mile with a 4:32.46 effort at the CTC Indoor Championships (2/10/2008)... also established R-N record for the 3000 with a 9:48.33 clocking at the Gotham Cup (1/18/2008)... ran opening leg on 4 x 800-meter relay unit which qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championships with a time of 8:05.32 in the NJAC Indoor Championships (2/25/2008)... anchored distance medley unit team which set an R-N record at the ECAC Championships (3/8/2008) with a time of 10:36.54... OUTDOOR T&F: Ran second leg on 4 x 800-meter relay unit which clocked an R-N record of 8:15.99 at the Penn Invitational (4/5/2008)... clocked a 4:11.62 time in the 1500 at the NJAC Outdoor Championships (5/5/2008)... ran a 2:03.93 800 at the Danny Curran Invitational (3/28/2008). 

HIGH SCHOOL: All-state, All-Hudson County and All-Jersey City Public School League performer in cross country and track while helping McNair Academic HS to three consecutive league and county titles… gained all-state honors in the 1600 in track and in cross country… two-time JCPS and Jersey City cross country champion… as a senior, was Hudson County and sectional cross country champion while helping the Cougars to sectional title under coach Matt Hogan… National Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL: Transferred to Rutgers-Newark campus from North Brunswick in the spring of 2008…ran last year in USATF competition… born in Lahore, Pakistan… younger of two sons to Munawer and Hina Qazi. 

PERSONAL BESTS:
INDOORS:
800-METER RUN: 1:56.64 at NJAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 22, 2010)
MILE RUN: 4:24.23 at NYU Fastrack Invitational (Feb. 27, 2009)
3000-METER RUN: 9:48.33 at Gotham Cup (Jan. 18, 2008)
OUTDOORS:
800-METER RUN: 1:56.95 at NJAC Outdoor Championships (May 2, 2009)
1500-METER RUN: 4:01.66 at Lions Invitational (April 25, 2009)
4 x 400-METER RELAY: 3:25.86 (N. Ibeh, D. Bashir, P. Bahamondes & T. Qazi) at Lions Invitational (April 25, 2009)