Oklahoma State University Athletics
2024-25 Cowboy Cross Country & Track Roster
Roster
Mehdi Yanouri
- 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
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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
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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High School
Attended Little Elm High School in Little Elm, Texas… Also played soccer.
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Personal
Son of Habib and Rahma Yanouri… Born November 17, 1999… Sibling to Amina and Mohammed Yanouri… Majoring in management information systems.
