Zuheir Sharif
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Elk Grove, Calif.
High School:
Franklin
Position:
Jumps
Birthdate:
10/07/1988
Experience:
2 years
2008 (SOPHOMORE): Earned All-American honors by placing ninth in triple jump at NCAA Indoor Championship with a mark of 51-8 ½ ... Reached a career best distance of 53-10 ¼ for second place at UCLA Invitational to finish behind teammate Julian Reid ... Established an indoor PR of 52-3 ¼ for third place at New Balance Collegiate Invitational ... Placed fifth in triple jump at Big 12 Indoor and Big 12 Outdoor meets ... Also finished fifth at Penn Relays ... Placed eighth at Texas Relays ... Won Texas Invitational and finished as top collegian at LSU Alumni Gold ... Placed 10th at Midwest Region and competed in qualifying round of NCAA Outdoor ... Long jumped to a career best of 23-8 to win UCLA Invitational.
2007 (FRESHMAN): Ranked No. 10 in triple jump among all United States competitors by Track & Field News for the 2007 season ... Claimed silver medal in triple jump at Pan Am Junior Championships in Brazil, setting a personal best mark of 53-3 ... Currently No. 3 on the A&M all-time outdoor list ... Earned selection to U.S. Junior team by winning USATF Junior title (52-0 ½) ... Placed fifth in NCAA triple jump, earning an All-America honor, with a then PR of 52-8 ¼ ... Finished third at Big 12 Outdoor with a windy 52-0 ½, having set a then PR of 52-0 during his series ... Reset his career best in the triple jump five times during the outdoor season ... Runner-up at Midwest Region with a windy 51-10 ½ ... Opened outdoor season with a win (51-10 ½ w) at Monterrey Tech Relays ... Also won (51-3 ½) at Miami Elite Invitational ... Finished fifth (50-8 ¾) at Penn Relays ... Won Big 12 Indoor triple jump with a mark of 51-1 ¼ ... Placed ninth at NCAA Indoor with a jump of 51-7 ¼ .... Won Iowa State Classic, placed second at New Mexico Invitational and in New Balance Collegiate Invitational, and finished third at Arkansas Invitational ... Had the leading long jump for A&M outdoors with a 23-2 effort, which placed ninth at LSU Alumni Gold ... Also placed sixth (22-5) at USC Invitational ... Competed in long jump at Big 12 Outdoor, but did not reach final.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2006 graduate of Franklin High School ... Lettered three years ... Coached by Norman Miller ... Earned scholar athlete award as well as a 4.0 gpa award ... All-America in triple jump during senior year ... Career best mark of 51-6, set in prelims of California State meet, ranked second among U.S. preps for the 2006 season ... Runner-up (50-6) in triple jump at California State meet, placed 14th in long jump ... A double winner at Arcadia Invitational, posting marks of 23-6 wind-aided and 50-2 ... Reached an early season best of 50-1 wind-aided to earn DyeStatCal Athlete of the Week honors ... Also a double winner at Stanford Invitational with marks of 23-1 ¼ and 49-3 ¾ ... As a junior posted a season best of 49-6 ½, which ranked seventh among U.S. preps for the 2005 season ... Also added a wind-aided mark of 49-9 ¼ ... Runner-up at California State meet, jumping a 48-3 ... Set a meet record with a mark of 48-10 ½ at Sac-Joaquin Section meet ... Two-time triple jump champion at Sac-Joaquin Sectional in Division I and Masters divisions ... Turned in windy bests of 49-9 ¼ (2005) and 50-10 ¼ (2006) for Masters titles ... Claimed back-to-back long jump titles at Sac-Joaquin Sectional in Division I portion of the meet and added the Masters title in 2005 ... Placed fourth (49-3) at 2005 Golden West Invitational ... During summer of sophomore year, improved to 47-4 ¼ to place third in the Intermediate division at USATF Junior Olympics.
PERSONAL: Zuheir M. Sharif is the son of Mustafa and Insaf Sharif ... Born October 7, 1988 in Sterling, Scotland ... Has two siblings, Munzir and Ameer ... Started competing in track and field during sophomore year of high school ... Civil Engineering major ... Chose A&M for the engineering program as well as the track and field program.
Career Bests (entering 2009)
* Triple Jump - 53-10 ¼ / 52-3 ¼ i * Long Jump - 23-10 ¾ / 23-2 ¾ i
Courtesy Texas A&M
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