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).
2023 — Indoor – did not compete… Outdoor – ran collegiate bests in 1,500 meters at Bryan Clay Invite (3:56.83) and 3,000-meter steeplechase at Stanford Invite (9:05.81)… 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 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 collegiate bests in 6,000 meters at Hawkeye Invite (19:02.8), 8,000 meters at Gans Creek Classic (24:59.0), and 10,000 meters at NCAA Midwest Regional (31:55.9)… 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 major.