CENTRAL ARIZONA
2007: Named to the first team National Junior College Athletic Association's All-Region team at the Region 1 level for cross country ... Also named to the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference All-Conference first team ...Finished 14th at the Junior College Cross Country Championships in Ina, Ill., earning Junior College All-American honors...
HIGH SCHOOL: Denver South High School, Denver, Colo.: As a junior, Ige finished 13th at the 2004 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships with time of 15:44 ... As a senior, qualified once again for the 2005 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships where he bettered his finish to tenth ... Won Colorado State Championship in high school in the 1,600-meter run as a junior...Also won the 5,000-meter run at the National Scholastic Indoor championships the same season... He holds a personal best of 4:08:06 in the mile... Considered one of the top distance runners in the country as a high school athlete
PERSONAL
Mohamud Abdullahi Ige...Born to Khadija Said Munye in Mogadishu, Somalia...Has two older brothers and one younger one...Enjoys video games, basketball, hanging out with friends and family and at times just relaxing...
PERSONAL BESTS
800m: 1:53.24; Mile: 4:08.06; 3200m: 9:03.54
