The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2009 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Hamza Deyaf
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 180
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Richardson, Texas
- High School:
- Plano East
Career Bests: Indoor 400m (49.17), Indoor 800m (2:00.94), Outdoor 400m Hurdles (50.50)
UT[apos]s All-Time Performers: Outdoor 400m Hurdles: 50.50 (6th), Indoor Distance Medley Relay: 9:31.27 (2nd); 9:38.15 (8th); 9:38.86 (9th)
Honors
· Two-time All-American
· Big 12 Champion
· Five-time All-Big 12
2007-08
Outdoor (Senior)
· Finished 12th at the NCAA Championships with a 50.82
· Used a 50.93 to advance through the prelims at the national meet
· Posted a personal-best 50.50 in the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Midwest Regional to finish sixth
· Used a 50.85 to finish sixth in the prelims at the Midwest Regional
· Finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships in 51.88
· Clocked a NCAA-regional 50.91 in the prelims
· Was third at the Houston Invitational running the 400-meter hurdles in 51.54
· Ran 50.66 to capture first at the Texas Twilight
· Clocked 51.71 in the invitational section of the 400-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays to finish second
· Ran the prelims of the university 400-meter hurdles at Texas Relays to finish 14th with a time of 52.31
· Fastest hurdler at the Texas Invitational with a time of 51.86
· Ran the second leg of the 1600-meter relay, helping UT finish second in 3:11.91 at the Texas Invitational
Indoor (Senior)
· Redshirted
2006-07
Outdoor (Junior)
· NCAA All-American and point scorer in the 400-hurdles
· Met the region standard 13 times during the outdoor season
· Finished eighth at the NCAA Championships with a 51.24
· Posted a then-lifetime best of 50.56 in the opening round of the NCAA Outdoor Championships
· Notched another sub-50.60 performance in taking fifth in the semifinals
· Advanced to nationals with a fifth-place, 50.99 run at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships
· Used a 51.43 to finish fifth in the 400m hurdles at the Big 12 Championships
· Clocked a 51.20 in the prelims to advance to the finals
· Placed fourth at the Penn Relays with a 51.58
· Captured first at the Texas Twilight in 50.82
· Fastest hurdler at 51.05 in the preliminaries and fourth-fastest overall clocking 51.72 in the finals at the Texas Relays
· Won the Texas Invitational with a 51.43
· Opened the season by winning the Hurricane Invitational with a 51.89
Indoor (Junior)
· Earned All-America honors as a leg of the eighth-place distance medley relay team, helping UT post a 9:41.81 at the NCAA Championships
· Helped UT set a then-school record in the DMR, running 9:31.27 at the Alex Wilson Invitational
· Member of the Big 12 Champion DMR team (9:43.66)
· Also anchored the 1,600-meter relay to a 10th-place finish (3:12.50) and placed 16th in the 600-yard run (1:11.69) at the league meet
· Ran the second leg of the first-place Tyson Invitational DMR (9:38.66)
· Placed third at the New Balance Collegiate (1:03.29) and eighth at the NYC Gotham Cup (1:04.31) in the 500 meters
· Clocked a season-best 49.33 in the 400 at the Tyson Invitational
2005-06
Outdoor (Sophomore)
· Finished 15th at the NCAA Championships in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships
· Used a 50.85 in the prelims to reach the semifinals at the national meet
· Advanced to the NCAA Championships after a third-place (50.90) performance at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships
· Earned All-Big 12 honors with a fifth-place showing in the 400m hurdles (51.44) at the league meet
· Placed 10th at the Penn Relays with a 51.42
· Took seventh (52.42) at the Texas Relays
· Claimed the quarter hurdles at the Hurricane Invitational (52.50) and the Texas Twilight (51.18)
Indoor (Sophomore)
· Placed 23rd in the 800m (2:05.83) at the Houston Indoor Opener
2004-05
Outdoor (Freshman)
· Advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championships in the 400m hurdles, where he clocked 51.50 after timing 51.32 in the preliminary round
· Clocked a then-personal best 50.78 for fourth place at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships
· Placed eighth at the Big 12 Championships in 53.22 after recording an NCAA regional mark in the preliminary round
· Notched a seventh-place finish at the Penn Relays with a regional-qualifying time of 52.00 and captured the event at the Michael Johnson Invitational in 51.44
· Added first-place finishes at the Texas Invitational and the Rice Bayou Classic, as well as a third-place time of 51.52 at the Texas Relays
· Ran the third leg of the 1,600-meter relay at the Texas Invitational (third place), Michael Johnson Invitational (sixth place) and the Big 12 Championships (11th place)
Indoor (Freshman)
· Placed fifth in the 500m at the Father Diamond Invitational in 1:06.88
· Took sixth at the New Balance Invitational in the 500m with a then personal best of 1:05.40b
· Turned in a 400m personal best of 49.17 at the Alex Wilson Invitational
· Recorded times of 50.81 and 52.37 in the 400m at the Houston Indoor and Leonard Hilton Memorial, respectively
· Clocked a season-best (8.61) in the 60m hurdles at the Father Diamond Invitational
· Notched another season-best of 1:13.10b (600 yards) at the Big 12 Championships
High School
· Claimed all-region and all-district honors as a senior at Plano East High School
· Helped the Panthers claim the district title
· Earned all-state, all-region and all-conference accolades during his sophomore and junior years at Cary High in Cary, N.C. and Plano East in Plano, Texas
· Also earnered team MVP honors
· Established prep personal bests of 53.9 (400m hurdles), 38.3 (300m hurdles) and 14.00 (110m hurdles) and competed for the Libyan World Team in 2004
Personal
Born in Seattle, Washington ... son of Ahmed and Samira ... married to the former Muna Marawi in January of 2008 ... has three brothers, Malik, Asim, and Muhammed, and two sisters, Hajer and Ferdous ... majoring in kinesiology.
