2026 Women's Cross Country Roster
Biography
Sophomore (2026):
- Set a new PR of 21:41 (60th place) in first race of the season at the CMU Jeff Drenth Invitational on 9/4.
Freshman (2025):
- NJCAA All-Academic Third Team
- Academic All-MCCAA
- Student Impact Award
- Mentor Impact Award
- Dr. MLK Jr. Award
- Ran a 24:10 in collegiate debut on 8/29, finishing 36th at the St. Clair Skippers Showcase.
- Ran in six total races with a PR of 22:06 on 10/11 at the Muskegon Jayhawk Invite.
Prep (at Union):
- Also lettered in Wrestling and Tennis
- YWCA Tribute Award (2017)
- Breaking Traditions Award (2017)
- Junior Giants Award (2018)
- SkillsUSA (Prepared Speech, GOLD, 1st State Competition, 2018)
- Business Professional of America State Qualifier (2017-18)
- Cadet of the Year (2016-17)
- Mayor's Youth Council (2017-18)
- Student Representative for Board of Education (2017-18)
- Grand Rapids Police Department Explorer Program (2016-18)
- Grand Rapids Fire Academy (2017-18)
- President of National Honor Society (2017-18)
- Battalion Commander of JROTC (2017-18)
Personal:
- Full Name: Binti Abdikadir Abdi
- Born: June 5, 2000
- Majoring in Business Administration
- Interesting Facts: She came to Grand Rapids when she was 8 years old from the refugee camp Ifo Camp 4 & Dhagahaley... She is from the Zigua Tribe (very small population in Kenya that orginated from Tanzania... she loves running marathons and ultra distance and has a PR of 1:56:43 at the Hot Cider Half Marathon on 11/2/24 and a PR of 4 hours and 8 minutes at the White Pine Marathon... also enjoys reading the Quran and Hadiths... is currently a Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor... favorite food is samosa... and loves to do Digital Art.
Historical Player Information
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2026Sophomore
5'1"
109 lbs
