Waleed Suliman

Position:
Distance
Hometown:
Richmond, Va.
High school:
Freeman
Major:
History

TFRRS Bio

2020 Outdoor (Junior)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.

2020 Indoor (Junior)
NCAA Qualifier (Mile)
SEC Champion (Distance Medley Relay)
First-Team All-SEC (Distance Medley Relay)
SEC Scorer (Mile, 4th Place)
SEC Scorer (3K, 7th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships in the mile before they were canceled ... Earned First-Team All-SEC status with a victory in the distance medley relay (9:40.95) ... Also scored SEC points by finishing fourth in the mile (4:15.64) and seventh in the 3K (8:13.74) ... Ran a PR in the 3K at the Husky Classic (7:54.80) that ranks third in school history ... Began the season with a victory in the mile at the Vanderbilt Invite, where his time of 3:57.03 ranked as the fifth best in the NCAA during the 2020 Indoor season.

2019 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Second-Team All-American (1500-Meter, 18th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (1500-Meter, 2nd Place)
SEC Champion (1500-Meter)
First-Team All-SEC (1500-Meter)
Earned Second-Team All-American status with an 18th-place effort in the 1500-meter at the NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, placing second in the 1500-meter (3:49.34) ... Won his third SEC gold medal with a victory in the 1500-meter (3:47.64) ... Ran a PR 3:38.72 to place sixth in the 1500-meter at the Bryan Clay Invite ... Opened the season with a victory in the 1500-meter at the Joe Walker Classic (3:40.49).

2019 Indoor (Sophomore)
Second-Team All-American (Mile, 9th Place)
SEC Champion (Mile)
SEC Champion (Distance Medley Relay)
First-Team All-SEC (Mile)
First-Team All-SEC (Distance Medley Relay)
School Record in the Mile (3:56.78)
Earned Second-Team All-American status with a ninth-place finish in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a time of 4:10.49 … Won the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships after finishing in 4:02.47 … Also earned gold as a member of the Ole Miss distance medley relay team that won the SEC Indoor Championship at 9:43.91 … Broke the school record at the David Hemery Valentine Invite, with the NCAA’s second-fastest time of the season at 3:56.78 … Also ran at Indiana Relays, competing in the mile (4:01.00) and the distance medley relay (9:38.09) … Opened his season by running the 800-meter at the Vanderbilt Invitational, coming in first-place at (1:49.19)

2018 Outdoor (Freshman)
SEC Scorer (800-meter, 6th Place)
Qualified for the NCAA East Regional in the 1500-meter, placing fourth in prelims (3:52.84) and 16th in the final (3:46.38) … Earned Second-Team All-SEC status in the 800-meter after placing sixth (1:49.29) … Set a personal-best in the 1500-meter at the Bryan Clay Invite, coming in 14th at 3:39.76, the third-fastest time in school history … Opened his outdoor career with a with and personal-best in the 800-meter at the Joe Walker Invite (1:47.29), ranking him No. 6 in Ole Miss history.

2018 Indoor (Freshman)
Second-Team All-American (Distance Medley Relay, 10th Place)
Second-Team All-SEC (Distance Medley Relay, 2nd Place)
SEC Scorer (800-Meter, 4th Place)
Earned Second-Team All-American status with a 10th place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships as a member of the Ole Miss distance medley relay squad (9:41.75) … Become a member of Second-Team All-SEC in the 800-meter with a fourth-place finish (1:50.91) … Also earned Second-Team All-SEC status with a silver medal in the distance medley relay (9:37.08) … Closed the regular season with a second-place finish in the DMR (9:37.27), the eighth fastest time in Ole Miss history … Competed in the mile at the Iowa State Classic and set a PR at 4:00.90, the third-best time in school history … Ran his first collegiate mile at the Razorback Invitational, finishing fourth at 4:04.71 … Opened his collegiate career with a second place finish in the 800-meter at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1:48.94).

High School
Lettered every year in cross country and track … Was a two-time New Balance All-American … Was a 10-time Virginia State Champion … Helped lead his high school to the 2015 cross country team championship … Set Richmond-area record in the 1600-meter (4:04), mile (4:04.27), and 5K (14:49) … Also had personal bests of 1:51.31 in the 800-meter and 2:27.90 in the 1000-meter.

Personal
Born Sept. 22, 1998 to Ichadija Ipries and Mohamedain Suliman … His uncle, Mohamed Babiker Yagoub was an Olympian for Sudan in 1996 (Atlanta; 800-meter, first round) and 2000 (Sydney; 1500-meter, semifinals) … Chose Ole Miss over Oregon, NC State, Georgetown and Alabama ... Majoring in history.