Rutgers-Newark Athletics

JUNIOR (2009-10): CROSS COUNTRY: Top Raider finisher in the NCAA Regionals who finished second or third on the team in all other meets… clocked a personal best 27:33.35 at the CTC Championships (10/17/09). 

JUNIOR (2008-09): INDOOR T&F: Ran the third leg on the 4 x 800-meter relay unit which claimed the school’s first NJAC Indoor Championship event title, clocking a school-record 8:01.26 in the process… set R-N record for 600-meter run with a time of 1:26.89 at the Metro Coaches Invitational (9/1/09)… ran a 1:09.98 500-meters in the Gotham Cup (1/15/09)… ran third leg on 4 x 400-meter relay unit which clocked the second-best time in the R-N books (3:28.43) at the Great Dane Classic (1/23/09)… OUTDOOR T&F: Ran anchor leg on 4 x 400-meter relay team which qualified for the ECAC Outdoor Championships… CROSS COUNTRY: Competed in six meets, running the third fastest 6K in R-N history… clocked a 20:42.97 at the CTC Championship (10/18/08) for a personal best in the 6K… posted a personal best time of 28:01.98 in the 8K at the NJAC Championship (11/1/08). 

SOPHOMORE (2007-08): Set R-N 500-meter dash standard of 1:09.74 and ran legs on record-setting 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 relay teams – both indoors and outdoors. 

FRESHMAN (2006-07): Captained track team at Dakota Wesleyan University as a freshman… ran cross country as well as indoor and outdoor track for the NAIA program… ran the 400 in 47.8 outdoors and clocked a 1:23 time in the 600 indoors.

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran a 4:24 mile and a 10:23 2-mile at Trenton Central HS under coach Al Jennings… lettered three times while helping the Tornados to a pair of state championships in indoor and outdoor track… sophomore squads (2003-04) won state titles in indoor and outdoor… junior squads (2004-05) claimed county and conference crowns… he captained the senior teams (2005-06) and was the most valuable athlete as Trenton Central took county and state titles in indoor and outdoor… also earned most improved award, the leadership award, student-athlete of the week and student-athlete of the month recognition… a National Honor Roll student.

PERSONAL: Has run for the Trenton Track Club since 2004, posting a personal best time of 1:57.9 in the 800… plans to major in computer science at Rutgers-Newark. 

PERSONAL BESTS:
INDOORS:
400-METER DASH: 55.84 at Thomson Invitational (Feb. 2, 2008)
500-METER DASH: 1:09.74 at Rider-Lafayette Winter Games (Feb. 15, 2010)
600-METER RUN: 1:26.89* at Metro Coaches Invitational (Jan. 9, 2009)
800-METER RUN: 2:05.97 at CTC Indoor Championships (Feb. 14, 2009)
4 x 400-METER RELAY: 3:27.81 (N. Ibeh, P. Bahamondes, D. Bashir & D. O’Keefe) at NYU Fastrack Invitational (Feb. 29. 2008)
4 X 800-METER RELAY: 8:01.26* (N. Ibeh, T. Qazi, D. Bashir & P. Bahamondes) at NJAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 23, 2009)
DISTANCE MEDLEY: 10:38.70 (P. Bahamondes, D. O’Keefe, D. Bashir & T. Qazi) at NJAC Indoor Championships (Reb. 25, 2008)
OUTDOORS:
800-METER RUN: 1:59.58 at NJAC Outdoor Championships (May 2, 2009)
1500-METER RUN: 4:08.53 at NJAC Outdoor Championships (May 5, 2008)
4 x 400-METER RELAY: 3:25.52 (N.Ibeh, J. Booker, P. Bahamondes & D. Bashir) at ECAC Outdoor Championships (May 14, 2009)
*Rutgers-Newark record.