Santa Clara University

AS A SENIOR IN 2007-08: Placed 38th with a timeof 28:17.7 in San Francisco Invitational in the 8k on 9/1 ...Placed 278th with a time of 28:22 in the Stanford Invitational inthe 8k on 9/29 ...

AS A SENIOR IN 2006-07: Placed 32nd in SanFrancisco Invitational on 9/2 with an 8k time of 28:46.00...Placed110th in Sundodger Invitational on 9/16 with an 8k time of27:57...Placed 78th in Santa Clara Bronco Invitational on 10/14,but time was not recorded...Placed 46th in Shoreline Invitationalon 10/21 with a 4.6 mi. time of 24:52.2. 

AS A JUNIOR IN 2005-06: Raced in only onecompetition during the season...Finished 52nd at USF Invitationalwith a time of 28:11.3.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2004: Raced in sevencompetitions during the season... best finish was a 12th-placeshowing at the Bronco Invitational... clocked an 8k time of 26:51at the Stanford Invitational... ran a season-best time of 26:47 atthe Willamette Invitational... placed 122nd in the NCAA WestRegional with a time of 34:35.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2003: Raced in fourcompetitions during the season ... best finish was a 26th-placeshowing at the Santa Clara Invitational ... clocked a five-miletime of 27:43.8 at Baylands Park ... ran 29:33.6 in collegiatedebut at the Bronco Invitational at Crystal Springs.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Saint LawrenceAcademy in Santa Clara, Calif. ... coached by Brent Woodcock ...three-time all-league selection and two-time team MVP ... qualifiedfor state championships three times ... team twice finished asCentral Coast Section runners-up ... won age group in LSI Logic andMBA Stanford road races in 2002 ... also participated inbasketball, football, soccer, tennis and track ... twice named teamMVP in tennis ... member of National Honor Society, Muslim StudentAssociation, Amnesty International and the student council.

PERSONAL: Born in Mountain View, Calif. ... sonof Altaf and Nuzhat Ahmad ... has two sisters, one older, Sabrina,and one younger, Amina ... enjoys reading, playing sports andtraveling ... favorite sports team is the Miami Dolphins ... careeraspirations include becoming an electrical engineer.