2016 Men's Cross Country Roster

Don Adams Jr.
Don Adams Jr.

Omar Es Salmouny

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Institute Villa Romana
  • Hometown La Garriga, Spain
  • Prev School Barcelona

Biography

Lindenwood:
2017 Cross Country- An All-MIAA performer and led Lindenwood to a MIAA Championship ... ran in all six races, and was Lindenwood's top runner in five of the competitions ... finished in the top-10 in three races ... was third overall at the MIAA Championships and 33rd at the NCAA Regionals ... had a season-best mark of 25:11 in an 8,000m race.

2017 Track and Field- An All-American performer ... also earned three all-conference honors, including one MIAA Championship, and two all-region awards ... in the outdoor season, was the national runner-up in the 3,000m steeplechase, the highest finish for a Lindenwood track and field performer ... won the 3,000m steeplechase title at the MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, and also finished second in the 5,000m ... won two other steeplechase races, including his division at the Drake Relays, and also won one 1,500m race ... had top outdoor times of 3:51.23 in the 1,500m, 14:52.56 in the 5,000m, and 8:46.60 in the 3,000m steeplechase ... won four races during the indoor season ... at the MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, was a member of the runner-up distance medley relay team, and also finished fifth in the mile and 3,000m ... had top indoor times of 4:14.19 in the mile and 8:31.17 in the 3,000m ... earned the MIAA Academic Excellence Award, the MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award, and was named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll ... a USTFCCCA All-Academic performer.

2016 Cross Country- Competed in six races … was runner-up at the Truman State Dual meet and the Forest Park Cross Country Festival … led the team in three races and had top-10 overall finishes in all three meets … finished 62nd at the MIAA Championships and 48th at the NCAA Central Regional … had season-best times of 25:21 in the 8000m, and 32:41.6 in the 10,000m.
 
Prior to Lindenwood:

Transfer from the University of Barcelona … finished third on the Spanish cross country team that won the championship in 2013, and received second place in 2015 and 2016 … third-place finish in the 3,000m at the 2013 Spanish Junior Outdoor Championship and was sixth in 2015 … first-place finish in the 3,000m at the Catalan Junior Championships in 2013 and 2015 … had personal-best times of 9:08.66 in the 3,000m and 31:07.41 in the 10,000m.

High School:
Member of the third-place Spanish Cross Country in 2009 and 2010, and the 2012 fourth-place team … finished eighth in the 2,000m at the Spanish Youth Outdoor Championships in 2011 … won the 5000m and 10,000m at the Catalan Outdoor Junior Championships in 2012 … had personal-best times of 6:09.37 in the 2,000m, 8:44.02 in the 3,000m, and 32:11.00 in the 10,000m.

Personal:
The son of El Khalil and Amina ... has three siblings ... majoring in chemistry.