2024 — Indoor – Ran collegiate bests in mile at Iowa Open (4:12.47) and 3,000 meters at Larry Wieczorek Invite and Meyo Invite (8:21.88)… Outdoor – Ran collegiate bests in 3,000-meter steeplechase at Bryan Clay Invite (9:02.33) and 5,000 meters at B1G Championships (15:01.42)… the steeplechase ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… letterwinner… Cross Country – Competed in five of six races… ran a collegiate-best 24:52.0 at B1G Championships (8,000 meters) and a season-best 19:13.7 at Hawkeye Invite (6,000 meters).
2023 — Indoor – Did not compete… Outdoor – Ran a collegiate-best 3:56.83 in 1,500 meters at Bryan Clay Invite and a season-best 9:05.81 in 3,000-meter steeplechase at Stanford Invite… ran lead leg on team-leading 4×1,600-meter relay that clocked a 17:11.68 at Drake Relays… that time ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… letterwinner… Cross Country – Ran collegiate bests in 6,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (18:54.2) and five miles at Joe Piane Notre Dame Invite (26:32.2)… ran a season-best 8,000 meters at Bradley Pink Classic (26:13.90)… Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2022 — Indoor – Did not compete… Outdoor – Ran season-best 3,000-meter steeplechase at Mt. SAC Relays (9:16.67)… Cross Country – Ran a collegiate-best 31:55.9 at NCAA Midwest Regional (10,000 meters)… ran season bests in 6,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (19:02.8), 8,000 meters at Gans Creek Classic (24:59.0), and Academic All-Big Ten… letterwinner.
2021 — Cross Country – Posted season bests in 6,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (19:59.9) and 8,000 meters at Dirksen-Greeno Invite (26:58.6)… letterwinner.
High School — Conference cross country champion senior year, earning all-conference honors as a junior… two-time cross country all-district and academic all-conference honoree… two-time district champion in track, earning all-state and all-conference honors as a senior… coached by Matthew Jaschen.
Personal — Born August 21, 2003… parents are Kuar Yual and Ninday Deng… siblings are Waleed, Zahara, and Mohamed… Waleed runs cross country and track at Luther College… business analytics and information systems major.