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Adel Yoonis - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Adel Yoonis

Position Middle Distance
Class Senior
Hometown Marietta, Ga.
High School Wheeler HS
Position Middle Distance
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Career Results

2017 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Posted a fourth-place finish in the 1,500-meter run at the Kansas Relays (4/19-22) with a time of 3:57.35 … Earned another fourth-place finish at the Kansas Relays in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 1:53.43 … Competed at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-8) in the 1,500 meters and recorded a time of 4:02.79, good for 12th place.

2017 INDOOR (Jr.)
Won the 3,000-meter at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2/16) with a time of 8:45.52 … Earned another first-place victory at the Bob Timmons Challenge as part of the distance medley relay team, finishing with a time of 10:30.19 … Finished second in the 1,000-meter run at the Jayhawk Classic (1/26-27) with a time of 2:29.46.

2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
Saw action in three meets during the 2016 season … Tallied an 8K time of 25:43.7 and a 33rd-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1) … Finished 11th at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/3) when he completed the 6K loop in 20:08.6.

2016 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Placed third in the 1,500 meters with a personal-best time of 3:55.10 at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) … Member of the victorious 4×800-meter relay team that finished in 1:54.79 at the Kansas Relays (4/23) … Took third in the 1,500 meters at the ESU Relays (4/2) with a time of 4:00.92 … Finished fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 1:54.79 at the Mesa Classic (4/8) … Claimed sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Kansas Relays after a clocking of 4:01.09 … Recorded an 800-meter time of 1:53.14 at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7), placing seventh overall.

2016 INDOOR (RS-So.)
Set a personal-best 1,000-meter time of 2:29.27 at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29), good for a third-place finish … Helped the distance medley relay to a win at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) with a time of 10:34.21 … Placed third in the 3,000 meters with a time of 9:17.95 at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) … Finished third at the Bill Easton Classic in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:41.03 … Member of the ninth-place 4×400-meter relay team at the Iowa State Classic (2/13), clocking a time of 3:19.55 … Assisted the distance medley relay to a second-place finish in 11:09.76 at the Bob Timmons Challenge.

2015 OUTDOOR (So.)
Saw action in four meets during the outdoor season … Best 800-meter outing of the outdoor campaign came in a ninth-place finish at the Kansas Relays (4/17) when he turned in a time of 1:57.24 … Member of the 4×800-meter team that finished sixth at the Texas Relays (3/28) in 7:43.66 … Ended the season with an 11th-place performance in the 800 meters at the Rock Chalk Classic (5/2) and a time of 2:00.76.

2015 INDOOR (RS-Fr.) 
Kicked off his season with a victory in the 3,000 meters at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/6/14), posting a time of 8:56.36 … Won the 1,000 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (1/30) when he crossed the finish in a season-best time of 2:29.32 … Competed in both the 1,000 meters and 3,000 meters at the Big 12 Championship (2/28), where he finished 14th in 2:31.39 and 21st in 8:39.32, respectively … Added a season-best 800-meter time at the ISU Classic (2/14) where he finished 30th in 1:52.78.

2014 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
Competed in three meets during his first season with KU cross country … Tallied a 25th-place performance at the season-opening Bob Timmons Classic (8/30) and a 6K time of 21:18.7 … Posted an 8K clocking of 26:54.0 en route to a 40th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/4).

2014 OUTDOOR (Fr.) 
Set a season best in the 800 meters at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/3) with a time of 1:54.19 for a 10th-place finish … At the Battle on the Bayou (4/5), placed 13th in the 800 meters with a time of 1:57.05 … Posted a time of 1:55.91 for 16th place in the 800 meters at the Sun Angel Classic (4/12) … At the Kansas Relays (4/17), finished in 30th place with a time of 1:59.79.

2014 INDOOR (Fr.) 
Utilized redshirt season.

HIGH SCHOOL
Awarded four letters each for cross country and track under coach Greg Mitchell … Two-time state champion in the 800 meters … Broke school record with time of 1:52.06 in the 800 meters … Helped track team to third-place finish at the 2013 state championship meet … Claimed 2012 state title in the 1,600 meters with his school-record time of 4:16.23 … Member of school record-breaking 4×800-meter relay team (7:55).

PERSONAL
Son of Farook and Sookra Yoonis … Brother of Alla (22), Mohammed (19), Lena (17) and Muiz (13) … Majoring in sports management.