Accolades:

GNAC Honor Roll: 9/26/2011

2011: Competed in six events in his first season at Saint Joseph’s…paced the Monks in three meets…placed 10th overall and was the second SJC runner to finish with a 23:24 effort in the 6K UMF Invitational on September 23rd…finished fifth and paced the Royal Blue with a 27:51 time, his best 8K performance of the season, in the Rivier College Invitational on September 23rd…placed 14th out of 100 runners with a 28:49 effort in the 2011 GNAC Championship, held at historic Franklin Park in Boston on October 29th…listed on the GNAC Weekly Honor Roll on September 26th. 

High School: Competed in cross country and track & field at Lewiston High School for Head Coach Dave Castro…earned four letters in each sport…helped the Blue Devils to the 2007 Class “A” State Championship as a sophomore and a runner-up finish as a junior in 2008…on the track, medaled at the Maine Outdoor Class “A” State Championships in each of his final two years…as a senior, was second in the 800-meter dash before placing sixth in the 1000 meters at the 2010 New England Championships…took third in the 800 meters at the 2009 Class “A” Championship meet…during the indoor season, finished fourth in the 800 meters at the 2010 Class “A” Championships…holds the school-record in the 800 meters (1:56.57)

Before St. Joe’s: Competed in one meet as a freshman at NCAA DI institution at Wagner College in Staten Island, New York…finished seventh on the team and 74th overall at the NEC Championship, recording a time of 29:38.7.

Personal: Faisal Said Abdillahi, born on June 21, 1992 in Atlanta, Georgia…son of Said Tani and Lula Abdi…majoring in Pre-Pharmacy.