2018 Cross Country Roster

Yaranel Abreu

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • High School Nease HS
  • Hometown St. Augustine, Fla.

Biography

2018 (Junior)
Outdoors

  • Earned a personal best time of 2:24.60 in the 800 meters at the USF Bulls Invitational.
  • Achieved a personal best 4:51.14 in the 1500 meters at the North Florida Invitational.
  • Ran for a personal best of 19:03.43 in the 5000 meters at the North Florida Invitational.
Indoors
  • Ran a mile for a personal best time of 5:25.89 at the 2018 Sanford Invite.
2017 (Sophomore)
Indoors
  • Ran for a season best mile time of 5:27.57 at the UAB Blazer Invitational

2016-17

Cross Country 

  • Competed in all six meets for the Bulls.
  • Finished fifth in the 5k at the Florida Tech Invitational with a time of 19:59.11.
  • Recorded a season best 5k time of 19:46.06 at the USF Invitational, finishing 27th. 
  • Competed in the American Athletic Conference Championship in the 6k, finishing with a season best time of 24:46.5
  • Competed at the NCAA South Regional in the 6k, finishing with a time of 26:50.1.

Outdoor

  • Did not compete 

Indoor

  • Did not compete 

2015-16

Cross Country 

  • Ran a season best 5k time of 20:17.64 at the ECU Pirate Invitational.

PRIOR TO USF: Attended Nease High School... Placed 15th at the state meet as a senior with a 5K time of 19:12.20… Was conference champion in the 4x800m relay, 1,600m and 3,200 meter... Ran personal-best times on the track of 5:12 in the 1,600m, 11:36.40 in the 3,200m and 18:43 in the 5K

PERSONAL: Daughter of Nelvy Ruiz and Rafael Abreu... Has one brother, Jeremy Abreu... Born August 27, 1997 in Brunswick, Maine.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

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  • 2016Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Senior

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