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Maranatha Baptist University

Maranatha Baptist University Sabercats

2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

Shem Abdnour

  • Height 5-7
  • Weight 140
  • Year Junior
  • Hometown Fort Atkinson, Wis.
  • High School Homeschool
  • Major Pastoral Studies
  • PR 29:10 - 2024 NCCAA National Championship

Biography

2024 Results (8K)

  • 29:10 - NCCAA National Championship (8th)
  • 29:10 - NCCAA Super Regional (4th)
  • 29:38 - Warrior Invitational (22nd)
  • 31:11 - Tom Hoffman Invitational (45th)
  • 31:22 - Ken Weidt Classic (51st)

2023 Results (8K)

  • 29:48 - NCCAA Nationals (14th)
  • 30:00 - NCCAA Regionals (5th)
  • 30:34 - Bethel Invitational (150th)
  • 31:29 - Warrior Invitational (93rd)
  • 33:26 - Tom Hoffman Invitational (87th)

2022 Results (8K)

  • 30:35 - NCCAA National Championship (32nd)
  • 31:40 - Wisconsin Private College Championship (54th)
  • 23:48 (6K) - Elmhurst Earlybird Invitational (86th)

BIO

Emoji

"Smoke, because it looks like that little puff of wind that's in the cartoons after someone sprints off, and I like running fast."

Claim to fame/hidden talent?

"I speak Mandarin because I grew up in China."

Pet Peeve?

"When windows get left open in Old Main and I have to close them when I'm on security and checking the building."

If you could travel anywhere in teh world, where would you go? Why?

"Probably Alaska or the Rockies... for the mountains."

Complete this sentence: "Good leaders______"?

"... love their followers and communicate well with them."

What attracts you to MBU? (What do you like about MBU?)

"The amazing classes, the genuinely Christian environment and welcoming atmosphere, the cross country program, (and cause I want to get a degree lol)"

NON-FRESHMEN: What's a great MBU memory on the field/court?

"Winning regionals last year--we were really worried that it would be close and that Faith would win, so finding out that we had actually won was AMAZING!."

NON-FRESHMEN: What's a great MBU memory off the field/court?

"Butchering the deer that the traing hit last semester and then Felipe making venison steak tacos with it for Spurgeon's grill night."

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    5'6" 140 lbs
  • 2023Sophomore

    5'7" 145 lbs
  • 2024Junior

    5'7" 140 lbs
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