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2015 Women's Cross Country Roster

Zeinab Baydoun

Zeinab Baydoun

  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Massey
  • Hometown:
    Windsor, Ont.

Summary

Biography

Track and Field

2015:
Earned All-Horizon League Second Team accolades… Came back for her final season of collegiate eligibility and ran in five races… Was part of the scoring five in three events… Claimed 13th at the Horizon League Championship in 22:43 for second-team honors… The No. 3 Titan at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship placing 177th in 24:10 as she became the 15th Titan harrier in school history to run in four GLR's… Recorded a season-low of 19:22 for 35th at the Canisius Alumni Classic… A member of the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Shared the Kevin Donner Team MVP Award... Took part in six of the Titans’ seven races, missing only the Canisius Alumni Classic due to academic requirements for her nursing major… Ran under 19 in all three of her 5k races… Led Detroit in three races, while running in the scoring five in all six races she participated in… Set her 5k career best of 18:47 at the Greater Louisville Classic for 40th place… Posted a career 6k time of 22:33 for 16th at the Horizon League Championship, besting her previous 6k time by nearly two minutes… Started the season with a pair of top-seven finishes claiming sixth at the Golden Grizzly Open and seventh at the 28th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational…Was 31st at the National Catholic Championships in 18:51, more than a minute faster than her three previous runs on the Notre Dame course… Clocked a 23:36 for 180th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships… A four-year varsity letter winner... A member of the Detroit Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall and Spring Academic Honor Rolls... Awarded the Academic Excellence Award for being on the four-year AD's Honor Roll at the Annual Academic & Athletic Awards Dinner.

2013: Was the Comeback Athlete of the Year at the team banquet… Ran in six of Detroit’s seven races on the season… Posted a pair of times under 20 minutes in the 5k giving her seven total in her career… Had her season best time of 19:46 for 31st at the Horizon League Championship… Crossed the finish line in 19:56 for 75th at Notre Dame’s National Catholic Championships… Claimed 28th at the 27th Annual Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational with a time of 20:18… Started the year placing 21st at the Golden Grizzly Open in 16:59... A member of the Detroit Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll. 

2012: Took part in the first three races of the season before an injury forced her to miss the remainder of the year…Ran a career 4k mark of 15:29 for eighth at the Golden Grizzly Open… Posted a time of 19:54 for 29th at the Running Fit-Detroit Titan Invitational… Ran 19:47 for 122nd at the National Catholic Championship… Earned a spot on the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

2011: Shared Co-Team MVP Award with Katrina Oberski as determined by coaches...Top Titan finisher in four of her six races... Made her collegiate debut at the National Catholic Championships (19:59)... Recorded her season-best 5k (19:16) at Louisville... Top Titan at the Horizon League Championships finishing 25th (20:44)... Placed 176th at the NCAA Regional running (6k) 24:04.

High School: Placed 20th at the 2010 Ontario High School Cross Country Championships... On the track, she took third in the 1500-meter steeplechase and 14th in the 3000-meter run... Finished sixth overall in the 2000-meter steeplechase at the 2011 Canadian Junior Nationals.

Personal: Daughter of Tayssir and Dania Baydoun... Has a sister, Lama and a brother, Abdul... Graduated Magna Cum Laude in Nursing in 2015 and is currently pursuing her masters in Liberal Studies.

Career Best:
4k:
15:04 at 2014 Golden Grizzly Open
5k: 18:47 at 2014 Greater Louisville Classic
6k: 22:33 at 2014 Horizon League Championship

Career Finishes
2015 Results

Sept. 18 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 21:06 – 199th
Oct. 3 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 19:55 - 147th
Oct. 17 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 19:22 - 35th
Oct. 31 - Horizon League Championship (Elvin R. King Cross Country Course in Cedarville, OH) - 22:43 - 13th
Nov. 13 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 24:10 - 177th

2014 Results
Aug. 29 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 15:04 - 6th
Sept. 6 - 28th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 18:49 – 7th
Sept. 19 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 18:51 – 31st
Oct. 4 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 18:47 - 40th
Nov. 1 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 22:33 - 16th
Nov. 14 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 23:36 - 180th

2013 Results
Aug. 30 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 16:59 - 21st
Sept. 7 - 27th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 20:18 – 28th
Sept. 20 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 19:56 – 75th
Oct. 18 – Penn State National (Blue & White course – University Park, PA) - 24:29 - 54th
Nov. 2 - Horizon League Championships (Boardman Course - Boardman, Ohio) - 19:46 - 31st
Nov. 15 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - DNF

2012 Results
Aug. 31 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) – 15:29 – 8th
Sept. 8 - 26th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) – 19:54 – 29th
Sept. 14 - National Catholic Championships (Warren Golf Course - South Bend, IN) – 19:47 – 122nd

2011 Results
Sept. 16 - National Catholic Championships (Warren Golf Course - South Bend, IN) - 19:59 - 121st
Oct. 1 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 19:16 - 63rd
Oct. 8 – Michigan Intercollegiate (Hillsdale course – Hillsdale, MI) - 20:09 - 55th
Oct. 15 - Vic Matthews Open (University of Guelph course - Guelph, ON) - 20:01 - 60th
Oct. 29 - Horizon League Championships (Squire Vallevue Farm - Hunting Valley, OH) - 20:44 - 25th
Nov. 12 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 24:04 - 176th

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