2019 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Munir Kabbara
- Height:
- 6-0
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- San Rafael, Calif.
- High School:
- San Rafael
2021 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in five meets for the Bruins this past cross country season โฆ Made his season debut at the Mammoth Tri-Meet, where he finished fifth overall with a 5k time of 17:03.3 โฆ Was the Bruinsโ fourth runner at the Dellinger Invite, taking 51st overall with a time of 24:14.6 โฆ Capped his year at the NCAA West Regional Championships, crossing with a 10k time of 32:39.5.
2021 (Track & Field)
Competed in four meets for the Bruins this season โฆ Made his season debut at the Anteater Distance Twilight, where he earned a victory in the 1500m with a time of 3:49.71 โฆ Took third in the 1500m (3:47.24) and 3000m (8:33.33) in the Bruinsโ dual meet against USC โฆ His time of 3:47.24 in the 1500m was good for the Lebanese national record in the event. Doubled at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing eighth overall in the steeple (9:00.90) and 33rd in the 5000m (14:33.33).
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2020 (Cross Country)
Toed the line in three cross country races for the Bruins this season โฆ Made his season debut at the Arizona Invitational, where he helped the UCLA men secure a sweep with a fourth-place finish on the 8k course (25:24.8) โฆ Secured 10th place overall at the Dave Murray Invite, picking up an 8k time of 25:15.0 โฆ Was the Bruinsโ fifth runner at the Pac-12 Championships, crossing in 42nd place with a time of 24:33.6.
2020 (Track & Field)
Indoor: Capped his season at the MPSF Indoor Championships, where he notched a personal-best mark in the 3000m with a time of 8:13.55, finishing 17th overall โฆ Ran the mile at the UW Invitational, clocking a time of 4:13.66 to finish 45th overall.
2019 (Cross Country)
Competed in three meets in his sophomore cross country campaign ... Capped his season at the Highlander Invitational, where he finished 22nd in the 8k with a time of 24:57.0 ... Opened his season with a ninth-place finish at the UCR vs. UCLA Dual Meet, crossing at 16:31.1 in the 5k.
2019 (Track & Field)
Saw action in five outdoor meets as a freshman โฆ Outdoor: In his Bruin debut, placed third in the 1500m run at the Willie Williams Classic with a season-best time of 3:52.73 โฆ Followed that up with a season-best one-mile (4:10.79) effort at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, placing 10th โฆ Won the 3000m steeplechase at USC, clocking 9:17.14 โฆ In his final appearance of the season, placed 11th in the 3000m steeplechase at the Oxy Invitational with a time of 9:08.34 โฆ USTF: Competed at the USTF U20 Championships in the 3000m steeple, placing fifth with a time of 9:34.33. ย
2018 (XC)
Finished in second place overall at the Fresno Invite, clocking a time of 20:34.7 in the four-mile race ... Took 44th at the Stanford Invite with an 8K time of 25:22.4.ย
High School
Attended San Rafael High School ... Earned four varsity letters apiece in cross country and track & field ... Was team captain of both squads for his sophomore through senior years ... Posted best times of 4:15.05 in the 1600m, 9:17.54 in the 3200m, and 15:30.3 in the 5K ... Was a three-time CIF State qualifier in cross country ... CIF NCS Champion in 2017 ... First ever athlete from San Rafael High School to win an NCS individual championship ... Four-time all-league pick for cross, three-time selection in cross country ... Won the "Brick Award" at SRHS four times, given to the student who is "tough as a brick" ... Voted as the track team MVP on two occasions ... Holds the Lebanese national record in the 1500m for the 16-17 age group (4:05.00), which earned him a third-place finish at the Lebanese National Championships.ย
Personal
Born in San Franciscoย to parents Rosemary and Wassimย ... Has one older brother, Nassim ... Plans on majoring in business-economics ... Aspires to pursue a career in finance ... Chose to attend UCLA because of the "great academics, the community where companions are as good as family, where the students have unrelenting pride in attending UCLA" ... Admires Tom Brady ... Hobbies and interests include cooking, bowling, and skiing ... Holds citizenship in three countries: the US, Brazil, and Lebanon ... Dad is Lebanese, mother is Brazilian ... Older brother Nassim competes in track & field and cross country at the Colorado School of Mines.
