Oklahoma State University Athletics
2024-25 Cowboy Cross Country & Track Roster
Roster
Mehdi Yanouri
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Berkane, Morocco
For an updated list of personal bests, visit the link below:
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/8237621/Oklahoma_State/Mehdi_Yanouri.html
Personal Bests
600 Meters – 1:19.51
800 Meters – 1:46.50
1,000 Meters – 2:22.45
1,500 Meters – 3:45.05
Mile – 4:12.07
3,000 Meters – 9:04.05
8K (XC) – 25:29.6
Honors and Awards
2024 Track & Field Academic Second Team All-Big 12
2024 Honorable Mention All-American – 800 Meters (19th)
2024 Outdoor All-Big 12 (800 Meters)
2024 Indoor National Champion – DMR
2024 Indoor First Team All-American – DMR (1st)
2024 Indoor All-Big 12 (800 Meters)
2023 Outdoor First Team All-American – 800 Meters (6th)
2023 Outdoor All-Big 12 (800 Meters)
2023 Indoor All-Big 12 (800 Meters)
2024 Outdoors
Kicked off his outdoor campaign with a personal best in the 1,500 Meters at the Bryan Clay Invitational… Won the 800 Meters at the John McDonnell Invitational with his time of 1:47.79… Earned All-Big 12 honors in the 800 Meters with a sixth-place time of 1:47.95… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 800, punching his ticket to the NCAA Championships with an eighth-place finish overall… Placed 19th at the NCAA Championships in the 800 Meters for Honorable Mention All-America honors.
2024 Indoors
Opened his indoor season with a personal best in the 1,000 Meters, clocking a time of 2:22.45 at the Arkansas Invitational, which ranks fourth in program history… Followed that performance by breaking the indoor school record in the 800 Meters with his time of 1:48.06 at the Razorback Invitational… Helped the Cowboy Distance Medley Relay squad qualify for the NCAA Championships with their time of 9:19.74… Earned All-Big 12 honors once again with his fourth-place finish overall… At the NCAA Indoor Championships, Yanouri ran as the 800-meter leg of the DMR squad that secured its second straight NCAA title in the event with a time of 9:25.24, also earning his first first team All-America honor indoors.
2023 Outdoors
Exploded during the outdoor season, breaking the 37-year-old school record in the 800 Meters a whopping four times, starting at the Tom Jones Memorial, breaking 1:47 for the first time with his finish of 1:46.96… At the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, Yanouri was the fastest qualifier in the prelims with his time of 1:46.84… He earned All-Big 12 honors with his runner-up finish in the 800 Meters, clocking a time of 1:46.71 in the finals… Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the 800 Meters, earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Championships with his sixth-place finish… Earned first team All-America honors with his personal-best time of 1:46.50 in the NCAA final.
2023 Indoors
Kicked off his career in the orange and black with a personal-best time of 1:19.51 in the 600 Meters… At the Big 12 Indoor Championships, Yanouri scored six vital points for the Cowboys in the 800 Meters, placing third overall with his time of 1:49.54.
Prior to OSU
Attended South Plains College in Levelland, Texas for two years as a student-athlete… Was the 4x800 Outdoor National Champion and 4x800 Indoor National Champion in 2022.
High School
Attended Little Elm High School in Little Elm, Texas… Also played soccer.
Personal
Son of Habib and Rahma Yanouri… Born November 17, 1999… Sibling to Amina and Mohammed Yanouri… Majoring in management information systems.
