The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2013-14 Track & Field / Cross Country: Men Roster
Roster
Basil Fares
- Position:
- Sprints/Jumps
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Mayde Creek
CAREER BESTS
Outdoor:
100m: 10.51
200m: 21.78
Long Jump: 25-9.25 (7.85m)
Triple Jump: 47-11.75 (14.62m) wind-aided
Indoor:
60m: 6.87
100m: 22.05
Long Jump: 25-6.75 (7.79m)
Triple Jump: 46-6.25 (14.18m)
2015-16
Outdoor:
• Finished 6th in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 24-5.75 (7.46m)
• Won the long jump event at the Longhorn Invitational with a personal best jump of 25-9.25 (7.85m)
• Came in 3rd in the long jump with a mark of 23-7.50 (7.20m) at LSU Alumni Gold
• Finished 2nd in the long jump at the Texas Invitational with a new personal best jump of 24-3.75 (7.41m)
2014-15
Outdoor:
• Member of the 4x100m relay team that placed 1st with a time of 39.75 at the Texas Invitational
• Placed 2nd in the long jump with a mark of 22-11.75 (7.00m) at the Texas Invitational
• Ran leg of 4x100m relay at NCAA West Preliminary Rounds that finished 10th in 39.80 seconds to advance to NCAA Championships.
Indoor:
• Placed 2nd in the long jump at the Lobo Collegiate Open with amark of 7.23m/23-8.75
• Set a personal record and became the No. 5 performer in UT history with a 1st-place mark of 7.79m/25-6.75 in the long jump at the Tyson Invitational
• Earned 2nd place in the long jump at the Big 12 Championships with a mark of 7.60m/24-11.25
• Qualified for NCAA Championships
2013-14
Outdoor:
• Finished 7th in long jump (24-1.50) and triple jump (47-11.75) at Big 12 Championships
• Finished 9th at Big 12 meet in 100m with personal best time of 10.51
• Posted wins in long jump at Texas Invitational and Michael Johnson Dr Pepper Classic
• Jumped a wind-aided 24-3.50 at Texas Invitational
• Finished 36th at NCAA West Preliminary Rounds with time of 10.68 seconds
• Ran a wind-aided 10.46 100m to finish eighth at Longhorn Invitational
Indoor:
• Finished 11th in 60m at Big 12 Championships with personal best time of 6.95 seconds during semifinals
• Took 11th in triple jump (43-5.25) at Big 12 meet and 15th in long jump (22-0.75)
• Posted personal best triple jump of 43-9.25 to finish 5th at Arkansas Dual
• Had season best long jump of 24-3.00 to finish 3rd at Tyson Invitational
• Finished 8th in 60m at New Mexico Collegiate Invitational with time of 7.04 seconds
2012-13
Outdoor:
• Competed in 6 meets of the Texas season, competing in the 100m, 200m and long jump events
• Finished 10th in the long jump (7.10m/23-3.50) at the Big 12 Championships
• Was 3rd in the long jump (6.93m/22-9.00) and 8th in the 100m (10.82) at the Longhorn Invitational
• Recorded 7th-place in the long jump (6.89m/22-7.25) and 100m (10.75) at the Texas Invitational
• Also ran 21.78 to place 11th in the 200m at the home meet
• Placed 7th in the 100m (10.93), 7th in the 200m (21.79) and 8th in the long jump (6.65m/21-10.00) at the season opening Texas State Elite meet
Indoor:
• Competed in three events at the Big 12 Championships
• Finished 12th in both the long jump (6.82m/22-4.50) and triple jump (12.95m/42-6.00), and clocked a season-best 7.06 in the 60m semifinals
• Set personal bests in the shot put (39-7.75/12.08m), high jump (1.77m/5-9.75), 60m-hurdles (10.13), and 1000m (3:09.75) in route to placing 10th and earning 3,851 points in his lone heptathlon at the Razorback Team Invitational
PRIOR TO TEXAS
• Placed fifth at the 2012 regional track meet
• Has personal-bests of 10.38 (100m), 21.41 (200m), 6-0 (high jump), and 21-11.5 (long jump)
• Lettered all four years in track and field and football
PERSONAL
• Son of Wafaa and Frank Fares
• Has one sister, Lena
• Participated in Pals, MSA and French Club during high school
• Is fluent in Arabic
• Major is Applied Learning and Development with a Youth and Social Services concentration.
