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Miner Nuggets: NCAA All-American, taking fifth in the 800 at the 2006 NCAA Outdoor Championships ... three-time NCAA Championship qualifier in the 800 at the outdoor championships ... ranks fourth in the outdoor 800 (2:05.28) and fourth indoors (2:07.23) in the UTEP record books ... holds the Nigerian indoor national record in the 800 (2:07.23). 2007 (Senior): Cross Country (2006): UTEP's top finisher at the C-USA Championships, taking 33rd ... winner of the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational on Sept. 15 and was named the C-USA Athlete of the Week for her performance ... 16th out of 115 runners at the Lobo Invitational on Sept. 9. 2006 (Junior): Outdoor: NCAA All-American by taking fifth in the 800 at the NCAA Championships ... ran a season-best 2:05.49 in the finals on June 10 ... fourth in the 800 (2:08.62) at the NCAA Midwest Regional on May 27 ... C-USA champion in the 800 with a time of 2:11.14 ... also runner-up as part of the 1600 relay (3:39.27) at the conference meet ... third in the 800 (2:06.36) and fourth as part of the 1600 relay (3:38.31) at the Drake Relays ... runner-up in the 1600 relay (3:44.95) and fourth in the 400 (55.36) at the UTEP Invitational on April 15 ... fourth in the 1500 with a personal-best 4:25.58 in the section A final of the Texas Relays on April 8 ... won the gold as part of the 1600 relay (3:45.53) and the silver in the 400 (55.87) at the Springtime Invitational on April 1. Indoor: Second in the 800 (2:08.03) and 1600 relay (3:45.15) at the C-USA Championships on Feb. 25 ... set the Nigerian national record in the 800, running 2:07.23 to take fifth at the ISU Classic on Feb. 11 ... also eighth in the 1600 relay (3:44.09) at the ISU Classic ... third in the 800 (2:07.43) and fifth in the 1600 relay (3:46.61) at the Husker Invitational on Feb. 4 ... fifth in the 1600 relay (3:50.26) and eighth in the mile (5:15.74) at the Lobo Invitational on Jan. 21. Cross Country (2005): Second team All-Conference USA, taking eighth at the league championships on Oct. 30 ... UTEP's top finisher at the NCAA Mountain Regional, finishing 66th ... took 27th out of 298 runners at the Chile Pepper Invitational on Oct. 15 ... runner-up at the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational on Sept. 2. 2005 (Sophomore): Outdoor: Third at the Nigerian Championships in the 800, running 2:06.92 on July 9 ... NCAA Championship qualifier in the 800, running 2:06.04 in the prelims and 2:06.98 in the semifinals ... scooted to a personal-best 2:05.28 for a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... also ran as the third leg of the 1600 relay at the NCAA Midwest Regional ... WAC champion in the 800, running 2:06.88 ... helped the 1600 relay to a third-place showing (3:40.73) ... sixth in the 800 at the Drake Relays (2:10.11) and competed in the prelims of the 1600 relay ... third in the 1600 relay and fifth in the 400 at the Spira Invitational ... ran the final leg of the 1600 sprint medley relay (800) at the Texas Relays, helping the Miners finish seventh ... runner up in the 800 and the 1600 relay at the Springtime Invitational. Indoor: Fourth in the 800 (2:11.21) and runner-up in the 1600 relay (3:44.99) at the WAC Championships ... seventh in the 1600 relay and 15th in the 800 at the ISU Classic ... fifth in the 1600 relay and 11th in the 800 at the Husker Invitational ... runner-up in the 1000 and fifth in the 1600 relay at the Texas Tech Six Way on Jan. 22. Cross Country (2005): Finished 21st at the WAC Cross Country Championships ... 84th at the NCAA Mountain Regional ... top-20 finishes at the Kachina Classic (10th) and the Lobo Invitational (19th). 2004 (Freshman): Outdoor: NCAA qualifier in the outdoor 800, running 2:07.24 in the prelims ... runner-up at the NCAA Midwest regional in the 800, in 2:07.89 ... third at the WAC Outdoor Championships in the 800 with a season-best time of 2:05.93 ... ninth in the 800 at the Drake Relays (2:11.38) ... ran the 800 leg of the distance medley relay team that finished sixth at the Texas Relays on April 3 ... gold medalist in the 800 at the Spira Invitational on April 10 ... helped the 1,600 relay to the meet title at the Spira ... ran the 400 at the Springtime Invitational (fifth) and at the UTEP Twilight (third) ... paced the 1,600 relay to a runner-up finish at the Springtime Invitational. Indoor: First in the distance medley relay (11:59.62), fifth in the 800 (2:12.01), and second as part of the 1,600 relay (3:44.73) at the WAC Indoor Championships ... paced the DMR to a second-place finish in an NCAA provisional time of 11:23.42 at the ISU Classic on Feb. 13 ... seventh in the 800 at the Husker Invitational on Feb. 7 ... third in the 800 at the Texas Tech Quad on Jan. 24 ... led the 1,600 relay to third place at Texas Tech as well ... helped the DMR take third at the Alex Wilson Invitational in a season-best time of 11:20.84. Cross Country (2003): Registered top-10 finishes at the Lori Fitzgerald Invitational and the Kachina Classic ... UTEP's fifth runner at the WAC Cross Country Championships, taking 14th ... took 97th at the NCAA Mountain Regional. Before UTEP: Transferred from Gardner-Webb University in Boiling Springs, N.C. ... prior to UTEP, had PRs of 54.52 in the 400, 2:06.32 in the 800, 4:30 in the 1500 and 17:51 in the 5000 ... competed in soccer and track as a prep ... named as Ebenezer Grammar School's Best Athlete of the Year ... won the 800 at the Nigerian Secondary School Games in 1999 and the U-18 Championships in 2000 ... holds the Nigerian U-18 record in the 800 and the 1,500. Personal: Full name is Fatimoh Omolola Muhammed ... majoring in management with a minor in business ... daughter of Waleola and Hawawu Muhammed ... has two brothers (Moruee & Lateef) and three sisters (Shadia, Medinat & Afusa) ... related to All-American Falilat Ogunkoya who ran for coach Kitchens at Mississippi State ... member of the Union of African Students ... born Jan. 23, 1984 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. 
 
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