SamiHattab
- position Distance/XC
- class Junior
- Hometown Louisville, Ky.
- Major Kinesiology
- High school St. Xavier
https://tfrrs.org/athletes/8588196/Kentucky/Sami_Hattab.html
Personal Bests
Cross Country:
5k – 16:12.0
8k – 24:47.8
Indoor:
Mile – 4:06.44
1000 – 2:23.97
Outdoor:
800 – 1:51.42
1500 – 3:48.23
Academic Accolades
- USTFCCCA Academic All-American – 2025
- SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll – 2025
- SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll – 2024
2024-25 (Sophomore)
Cross Country
- Placed 92nd in the 8k at the SEC Championships in a personal best time of 24:47.8
- Placed 94th, and scored team points, in the 8k Red Invite at the Bradley Pink Classic in a time of 24:57.7
- Placed 133rd in the 8k at the Gans Creek Classic in a personal best time of 24:49.2
- Placed 100th in the 8k at the Southern Showcase in a time of 25:36.7
Indoor
- Featured on the men’s DMR team that placed third in it’s season debut at the Rod McCravy Memorial with a 10:05.97 time
- Finished fifth in the 1000m event at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a personal best time of 2:23.97
- Placed sixth at the Tiger Paw Invitational in the men’s mile, posting a 4:06.44 mark
- Placed seventh in the DMR and 31st in the mile at the SEC Indoor Championships
Outdoor
- Competed in five meets for the Wildcats during the outdoor season
- Placed ninth in the men’s 1500m event in the season-opener with a personal best time of 3:48.23
- Won the 1500m final at the Jim Click Shootout Invite with a 3:50.00 time
- Finished eighth in the 1500m at the Tom Jones Invitational
- Posted a career best time of 1:51.42 in the 800m final at the Jim Green Invitational
- Placed 26th in the men’s 1500m final at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:54.29
2023-24 (Freshman)
Cross Country
- Placed 75th with a time of 25:13.6 in the 8k at the Southern Showcase
High School
- Earned three letters in track & field and cross country at St. Xavier HS
- Won a state championship in XC (2021), 1600m (2022), 3200m (2022) and 4x800m (2021) relay
- Set a new school and state record in the championship 4x800m relay (2021)
- Won three track and field state championships (2021, 2022, 2023) and one cross country state championship (2020)