Hamdi Alamin WT 2022
Jordyn Ballard, WT Athletics

Men's Track and Field

Alamin Finishes Seventh in High Jump, Earns All-American Honors

Day 2 Results
 
ALLENDALE, Mich. – West Texas A&M's freshman Hamdi Alamin earned All-American honors on day two of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  After two days of competition, the Buffs sit 27thwith four points.  
 
Alamin claimed All-American honors earlier in the day after finishing seventh in the high jump, picking up two points for the Buffs.  The Doha, Qatar product cleared 6-11.75 (2.13m) while Seniru Amarasinghe finished 17that 6-7.5 (2.02m). 
 
Two Buffs will compete in the 200-meter finals with the fourth- and fifth-fastest times in the preliminaries by Benjamin Azamati and Jeremiah Lauzon.  Azamati finished Heat 2 with a 20.70 time followed by Lauzon at 20.80 in Heat 1. 
 
Butare Rugenerwa will look to defend his title in the 800 after the junior ran 1:49.51 in the prelims to advance to the finals.  Abdelrahim Mahgoub landed just outside of the qualifying times at 1:50.28.  He finished 12thoverall to earn All-American honors. 
 
The NCAA DII 110m hurdle record-holder Jahmaal Wilson will move on to the finals after winning his heat. The Nassau, Bahamas product was one of two hurdlers to run sub-14 seconds in the preliminaries along with Louis Rollins of Pittsburg State at 13.61. 
 
The 4x400-meter relay team of William Frobe, Bassem Hemeida, Malick Diop, and Quinton Sansing will run in the final event of the national meet as the quartet advanced to the finals.  The relay squad ran the second-fastest time in the prelims at 3:08.76.  
 
The Buffs will return for the final day of the national meet tomorrow starting off with the men's triple jump put at 10:45 a.m. CT at the GVSU Track & Field Complex in Allendale.
 
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Players Mentioned

Benjamin Azamati

Benjamin Azamati

Sprints
Sophomore
Malick Diop

Malick Diop

Sprints
Sophomore
William  Frobe

William Frobe

Hurdles
Junior
Butare Rugenerwa

Butare Rugenerwa

Mid-Distance
Junior
Quinton Sansing

Quinton Sansing

Sprints
Senior
Abdelrahim  Mahgoub

Abdelrahim Mahgoub

Mid-Distance
Junior
Jeremiah Lauzon

Jeremiah Lauzon

Sprints
Sophomore
Seniru Amarasinghe

Seniru Amarasinghe

Jumps
Freshman
Hamdi Ali

Hamdi Ali

Jumps
Freshman
Bassem Hemeida

Bassem Hemeida

Sprints/Hurdles
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Benjamin Azamati

Benjamin Azamati

Sophomore
Sprints
Malick Diop

Malick Diop

Sophomore
Sprints
William  Frobe

William Frobe

Junior
Hurdles
Butare Rugenerwa

Butare Rugenerwa

Junior
Mid-Distance
Quinton Sansing

Quinton Sansing

Senior
Sprints
Abdelrahim  Mahgoub

Abdelrahim Mahgoub

Junior
Mid-Distance
Jeremiah Lauzon

Jeremiah Lauzon

Sophomore
Sprints
Seniru Amarasinghe

Seniru Amarasinghe

Freshman
Jumps
Hamdi Ali

Hamdi Ali

Freshman
Jumps
Bassem Hemeida

Bassem Hemeida

Freshman
Sprints/Hurdles