Pepperdine University Athletics

PEPPERDINE TRACK 2022 (JR): Competed in six of the 10 meets … Set the school record in the 100 meters in a time of 11.11 at the Steve Scott Invitational (4/30) … Ran the 200 meters twice (best of 22.70 at the Steve Scott Invitational on 4/30, the second-fastest 200 in program history) … A part of the 800-sprint medley relay team at the Rossi Relays (2/26).

PEPPERDINE TRACK 2021 (SO): Raced at four of the eight meets ... Competed in five events ... Ran the 200 meters three times (best of 22.79 at Azusa Pacific on 4/16), the 100 meters twice (best of 11.33 at Azusa Pacific on 4/16) and the 400 meters once ... Moved up to #7 all-time in the 400 meters with a 52.63 at Fresno Pacific (3/6) ... Also ran the first leg of Pepperdine’s 4x400 team at Fresno Pacific (3/6).
 
PEPPERDINE TRACK 2020 (FR): Competed at both outdoor meets before the season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Ran the 200 meters twice, with a team-season-best time of 23.00 seconds (3/7 at Long Beach) and the 100 once.
 
HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Cal Coast Academy, located in San Diego, Calif., in 2019 ... Also attended the Kings Academy ... Specialized in the 60, 100, 200 and 400 meters… Set school records in the 100 (11.05), 200 (22.49) and 400 (50.02) ... Also lettered in soccer and was team captain.
 
PERSONAL: Majoring in pre-business administration ... Born in San Diego, Calif ... Son of Ziyad and Donya Abdulijawad ... Has four siblings: Laith, Jilana, Eyad and Jazal ... Chose Pepperdine “because of the strong academic community.”
 
FAVORITES: Favorites include Lionel Messi and Michael Norman (pro athletes), Barcelona (pro sports team), The Underground Railroad (book), Rush (movie), The Office (TV show), Playboy Carti (musical artists), tacos (food) and soccer (sport other than running) ... Favorite thing about running is that “there is a lot of training that goes into the sport and I am always intrigued to see how fast I could run.”