Middle Tennesee State University Athletics
2017-18 Track & Field/Cross Country: W Roster
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Atarah Abdullah-Muhammad
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-10
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Prev school:
- Cleveland HS
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Tenn.
Bio
Atarah Abdullah-Muhammad's TFRRS Profile (for top performances and meet results)
Atarah Abdulla-Muhammad's TFRRS Cross Country Profile
2016-17
Indoor:
• Competed in the 55-meter dash, long jump and triple jump
• Grabbed fifth place in her lone triple jump event at the Ed Temple Classic with a leap of 11.58 meters
• Posted personal bests in the 55-meter dash (7.71) and triple jump (11.58m)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Grabbed a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a leap of 11.14 meters
2015-16
Cross Country:
• Finished 28th overall at the Front Runner Invitational with a two-mile time of 17:00.36
Indoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Season best long jump came at the MT Invitational, finishing fourth with a jump of 5.81m
• Placed third at the Emory Invitational in the long jump (5.63m)
• Best triple jump finish and result came at the Emory Invitational, finishing fourth with a jump of 11.54m
• Finished 11th at the C-USA Championship in the long jump (5.70m) • Completed the indoor season with a 17th place finish at the C-USA Championship in the triple jump (11.11m)
Outdoor:
• Mainly competed in the long jump, placing in the top-10 on four occasions
• Started the season off at the Alabama Relays with a ninth place finish with a mark of 5.66m
• Had a season-best mark of 5.99m at the Joey Haines Invitational, finishing third, her highest finish of the season
• Was seventh at the Memphis Invitational with a leap of 5.75m
• At the C-USA Championship, she finished seventh (5.92m)
• Was 19th in her only competition in the triple jump, the C-USA Championship, with a mark of 11.02m
2014-15
Indoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Six top-10 finishes overall
• Highest finish and farthest long jump came at the very first competition of the season, placing second at the Christmas Invitational (5.63m)
• Finished third at the Ed Temple Classic with a long jump of 5.61m
• Was 17th at the C-USA Championship (5.54m)
• Seventh at the Christmas Invitational (11.13m) and sixth at the MT Invitational (11.06m) in the triple jump
• New personal best for triple jump came at the C-USA Championships, where she finished eighth with a jump of 11.38m
Outdoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Four top-10 finishes throughout the season
• Recorded a personal-best long jump at the Tennessee Challenge, finishing eighth with a jump of 5.57m
• Tied for third at the Bellarmine Classic in the long jump (5.21m)
• Was 17th at the C-USA Championships in the long jump (5.71m)
• Finished seventh at the Yellow Jacket Invitational triple jump competition, jumping for a personal record 11.72m
2013-14
Indoor:
• Competed in the triple jump, long jump and 200-meter & Placed sixth in the long jump at the TSU Invite Feb. 1 (5.66-meters) & Added a top 10 finish at the Christmas Invitational in the long jump (5.24m, 10th) & Placed ninth at the Christmas Invite in the triple jump (10.45m) & Set her best distance in the triple jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (11.21m) and tied that marl at the Cupid Classic Feb. 14 & Fastest time in the 400-meter came at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 (27.68 seconds)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Tallied a season-best 5.46-meters at the Tennessee Challenge in the long jump for third place
• Finished eighth at the Boston-Moon Relays in the triple jump (5.10m)
• Finished 27th in the long jump at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5.42m)
• Tallied her season-best 11.22-meters in the triple jump at the Coach “O” Invitational for sixth
• Also finished sixth in the triple jump at the Boston-Moon Relays (11.02m)
Prior to MT:
• Ran track and field for three years while playing basketball all four years, earning a letter
• All-District and All-Region in basketball
• Named Most Valuable Player on her basketball team in 2013
• Was named Player of the Week in track and field in 2013
• Garnered first place honors in section & subsectional events in 2013
• Ran the 100m in 12.3 seconds
• Posted a time of 4x200 in 24 seconds
• Jumped a 37’9” in the triple jump
• Notched a 17’11” in the long jump
• Graduated at the top of her high school class, and was part of the NSHSS (National Society of High School Scholars)
Personal:
• Atarah Naweh Abdullah-Muhammad
• Daughter of Naziyr Yishmael and Ursula Langfood
• Sister, Qetuwrah, runs track and field on the team
• Mother ran track and field at Middle Tennessee
• Hobbies include writing, drawing, singing and dancing
• Plans to travel and pursue a career in nonprofit grant proposal writing
• Majoring in English
Atarah Abdulla-Muhammad's TFRRS Cross Country Profile
2016-17
Indoor:
• Competed in the 55-meter dash, long jump and triple jump
• Grabbed fifth place in her lone triple jump event at the Ed Temple Classic with a leap of 11.58 meters
• Posted personal bests in the 55-meter dash (7.71) and triple jump (11.58m)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Grabbed a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the Yellow Jacket Invitational with a leap of 11.14 meters
2015-16
Cross Country:
• Finished 28th overall at the Front Runner Invitational with a two-mile time of 17:00.36
Indoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Season best long jump came at the MT Invitational, finishing fourth with a jump of 5.81m
• Placed third at the Emory Invitational in the long jump (5.63m)
• Best triple jump finish and result came at the Emory Invitational, finishing fourth with a jump of 11.54m
• Finished 11th at the C-USA Championship in the long jump (5.70m) • Completed the indoor season with a 17th place finish at the C-USA Championship in the triple jump (11.11m)
Outdoor:
• Mainly competed in the long jump, placing in the top-10 on four occasions
• Started the season off at the Alabama Relays with a ninth place finish with a mark of 5.66m
• Had a season-best mark of 5.99m at the Joey Haines Invitational, finishing third, her highest finish of the season
• Was seventh at the Memphis Invitational with a leap of 5.75m
• At the C-USA Championship, she finished seventh (5.92m)
• Was 19th in her only competition in the triple jump, the C-USA Championship, with a mark of 11.02m
2014-15
Indoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Six top-10 finishes overall
• Highest finish and farthest long jump came at the very first competition of the season, placing second at the Christmas Invitational (5.63m)
• Finished third at the Ed Temple Classic with a long jump of 5.61m
• Was 17th at the C-USA Championship (5.54m)
• Seventh at the Christmas Invitational (11.13m) and sixth at the MT Invitational (11.06m) in the triple jump
• New personal best for triple jump came at the C-USA Championships, where she finished eighth with a jump of 11.38m
Outdoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Four top-10 finishes throughout the season
• Recorded a personal-best long jump at the Tennessee Challenge, finishing eighth with a jump of 5.57m
• Tied for third at the Bellarmine Classic in the long jump (5.21m)
• Was 17th at the C-USA Championships in the long jump (5.71m)
• Finished seventh at the Yellow Jacket Invitational triple jump competition, jumping for a personal record 11.72m
2013-14
Indoor:
• Competed in the triple jump, long jump and 200-meter & Placed sixth in the long jump at the TSU Invite Feb. 1 (5.66-meters) & Added a top 10 finish at the Christmas Invitational in the long jump (5.24m, 10th) & Placed ninth at the Christmas Invite in the triple jump (10.45m) & Set her best distance in the triple jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (11.21m) and tied that marl at the Cupid Classic Feb. 14 & Fastest time in the 400-meter came at the Vanderbilt Invitational Jan. 25 (27.68 seconds)
Outdoor:
• Competed in the long jump and triple jump
• Tallied a season-best 5.46-meters at the Tennessee Challenge in the long jump for third place
• Finished eighth at the Boston-Moon Relays in the triple jump (5.10m)
• Finished 27th in the long jump at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships (5.42m)
• Tallied her season-best 11.22-meters in the triple jump at the Coach “O” Invitational for sixth
• Also finished sixth in the triple jump at the Boston-Moon Relays (11.02m)
Prior to MT:
• Ran track and field for three years while playing basketball all four years, earning a letter
• All-District and All-Region in basketball
• Named Most Valuable Player on her basketball team in 2013
• Was named Player of the Week in track and field in 2013
• Garnered first place honors in section & subsectional events in 2013
• Ran the 100m in 12.3 seconds
• Posted a time of 4x200 in 24 seconds
• Jumped a 37’9” in the triple jump
• Notched a 17’11” in the long jump
• Graduated at the top of her high school class, and was part of the NSHSS (National Society of High School Scholars)
Personal:
• Atarah Naweh Abdullah-Muhammad
• Daughter of Naziyr Yishmael and Ursula Langfood
• Sister, Qetuwrah, runs track and field on the team
• Mother ran track and field at Middle Tennessee
• Hobbies include writing, drawing, singing and dancing
• Plans to travel and pursue a career in nonprofit grant proposal writing
• Majoring in English
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