Mohamed Mohamed Class: Junior Hometown: Carol Stream, Ill. High School: Bartlett Event: Distance/Cross Country Birthdate: 04/02/1986

Updated Nov. 7, 2008

At SIU: Did not compete during the 2007-08 track season due to injury...2007 All-MVC honoree in cross country...Finished second at the 2007 MVC Cross Country Championships with a time of 24:33.80...Only Saluki who competed at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Nationals...Also placed second at the Saluki Invitational...Named MVC Cross Country Athlete of the Week twice in 2007 (Sept. 25, Oct. 2)...2007 MVC Scholar-Athlete...Won the MVC cross country title in 2006...Did not finish lower than 13th as a sophomore, winning two titles...In track, he earned all-conference in the indoor and outdoor seasons, finishing second in the indoor 3000m and second in the outdoor 10,000m...Was all-conference in cross country and outdoor track as a freshman...Posted eight of 11 top-10 finishes during the indoor and outdoor campaigns...Was fourth in the 5000m at the 2007 MVC Indoor Championships and second in the 10,000-meter run at the league's outdoor championships.

Pre-SIU: Attended Bartlett High School, where he finished seventh in the state in cross country...MVP in track and cross country...Named his school's Athlete-of-the-Year as a senior...Personal bests as a prep include a mark of 9:29 in the 3200m and a time of 4:28 in the 1600m.

Personal: Majors in Accounting...Born April 2, 1986...Son of Hassan Mohamed and Amina Ubahle.