2015 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Aliya Shirif
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Desert Ridge
- Hometown:
- Mesa, Ariz.
2016 (Track) โ Competed in three outdoor meets โฆ Ran a 4:34.47 in the 1,500m to place 17th at the Oxy Invitational โฆ Finished third in the 5,000m against rival USC with a time of 18:07.58 โฆ Opened the outdoor season with 1,500m best of 4:34.39 to place third at the Jim Bush Collegiate โฆ Ran in three indoor meets โฆ Placed 24th in the 3,000m at the MPSF Championships with a time of 9:40.59 โฆ Was the runner-up in the mile in the season opener at the Lumberjack Challenge with a personal best time of 5:12.14.
2015 (XC) -ย PAC-12 All-Academic Honorable mention โฆ Ran at the Pac-12 Championship (6k) and finished with a time of 21:44 and placing 71stโฆRaced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k) finishing with a time of 21:58 and placed 73rd overallโฆ Finished in the top in the top 25 in the Mustang Challenge (5k) placing 15th with a time of 18:18โฆ Participated in the Washington Invitational (6k) finishing with a time of 21:45 and placed 82ndโฆ Also participated in the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational (6k) placing 189th and finishing with a time of 22:25.
2015 (Track) โ ย Pac-12 Track & Field Championships competed in the 5,000m running 17:09.15 and placing 18th ... also placed 18th in the 1,500m with a time of 4:28.79 โฆ. Occidental Invitational (College/University) โฆ ran a personal best in the 1,500m and placed 5th with a time of 4:25.56 โฆ. UCLA vs. USC ran the 5,000m and placed 4th with a time of 17:54.79 and the 1,500m placing 3rd with a time of 4:36.43 โฆ 2015 Arizona State Pac-12 vs Big 10 Invitational competed in the 5,000m placing 5th with a time of 17:01.82. Indoor MPSF Indoor Track & Field Championships ran a personal best in the 3,000m with a time of 9:36.40 โฆ 2015 UW Husky Classic ran the 5,000m in a time of 17:48.61.
2014 (XC)ย - Named Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention โฆ Competed for the Bruins five times ... Ran at the NCAA National Championship (6k) and finished with a time of 22:52.8 ... Placed 93rd at the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k) ... Was 36th at Pac-12 Championships with a time of 21:15 ... Finished in the top 40 at the Washington Invitational (6k) with a time of 21:15 to open her season.
2014 (Track) - Won the 3,000m at the Rafer/JJK Invitational with a lifetime best of 9:56.79 โฆ Placed third against USC in the 5,000m with a time of of 17:44.68 โฆ Ran a lifetime best of 17:17.04 in the 5,000m to finish 20th at the Mt. SAC Relays โฆ Finished seventh in the mile at the NAU Invitational with a lifetime best of 5:19.94.
2013 (XC) - Finished 11th at the Titan Invitational with a 5k time of 18:06.5 โฆ Came in 10th at the Dual at the Rose Bowl in the 6k with 22:36.50.
High School - Lettered as a freshman and senior in cross country at Desert Ridge HS and was also a three-year letterwinner in track & field and one-time letterwinner in volleyball ... Named her school's female athlete of the year in 2011 and wasย voted Most Athletic Girl in her class ... Earned first-team All-Tribune honors in cross country in 2012 ... Named Female MVP in cross country in 2011 and in track & field in 2010 and 2011 ... Team Captain her senior year of cross country ... Broke school records in 3200 (11:39.98), 1600 (5:13.16), 800 (2:19.11), 4x800, and 4x400.
Personal -ย Daughter of Tarik and Jacqueline Shirif ... Has an older brother, Amir, who runs for UC Irvine, and a younger sister, Amani ... Hobbies includeย hiking, traveling, and swimming ... Describes her greatest athletic thrill as trying out for and making the UCLA track and Cross Country teams ... Psychology major.
