2024-25 Track & Field, Cross Country Roster
El Bouchayby, Oussama
Oussama El Bouchayby
- Position:
- Middle Distance
- Height:
- 5-10
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Marrakech, Morocco
- High School:
- Mousa ibn Noussair
- Prev School:
- Angelo State
Bio
Accolades
- Two-time All-American
- 2025 first team - 4x40m relay
- 2024 second team - 800m
- 2024 USTFCCCAÂ Men's All-Academic Honoree
- 2023 Division II indoor national champion (800 meters)
- 2023 Indoor nationals All-American (800m, 4x400m Relay)
- 2023 Lone Star indoor and outdoor conference champion (800m, 1500m)
2024-25
Outdoor
- Earned First Team All-America honors after he and the Tide's 4x400m relay contingent finished sixth at the National Championships
- Recorded a scoring finish in the 800m (fourth) at the SEC Championships
- Won the 800-meter event title and aided the 4x400m relay squad to the event title at the LSU Invitational (May 3)
- Competed in eight total meets during his outdoor campaign, splitting time between the 800m and the 4x400m relay
Indoor
- Earned a scoring finish in the 800m (sixth) at the SEC Championships
- Represented Alabama in the 800m at Boston's David Hemery Valentine InvitationalÂ
2023-24
Outdoor
- Second-Team All-American in the 800m
- Competed in the 800m at the Wake Forest Invitational, finishing in fourth place
- Qualified for the National Championships in the 800m after clocking a 1:45.69 at NCAA East Prelims
- Represented UA in the 800m at the NCAA Track and Field Championships
IndoorÂ
- Recorded four first-place finishes at the first three meets of the season, running in the 1000m, 4x400m relay and the 600m
- Moved into eighth place on UA’s All-Time Top-10 list for his fifth-place finish in the 4x400 at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational
- Qualified for the 800m final at the SEC Track and Field Championships, clocking the fifth-fastest time in program history
- Clocked an eighth-place finish in the finals at the SEC Championships
Prior to Alabama (Angelo State)
- 2023 outdoor Lone Star conference champion (800m, 1500m)
- 2023 Division II indoor national champion and record-holder in the 800-meters
- 2023 Indoor Nationals All-American (800m, 4x400m Relay)
- 2023 indoor Lone Star conference champion (800m, 1500m)
Personal
- Born Dec. 29, 1998
- Son of Fatima El Bouchayby
- Has one sibling, Hicham
- Majoring in sport management
SEC Cross Country Championships:
Friday, November 01
Harvey Glance Tide and Tigers Dual Meet: Coach Waters
Friday, January 12
SEC Cross Country Championships Recap: Coach Waters
Saturday, October 28
Southern Showcase Recap: Coach Waters
Friday, September 15
