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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster

Ayah Aldadah

  • Class Redshirt Junior
  • Hometown Peoria, Ill.
  • High School Dunlap
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Biography

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2023

Indoor

  • Ran a personal-best 3000m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (9:39.78)
  • Placed a season-best sixth in the 3000m (9:56.31) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational

Outdoor

  • Ran the program's fourth fastest 3000m steeplechase time 10:16.37 at the NCAA West Preliminaries
  • Placed sixth in the 3000m steeplechase (10:17.74) and made the podium for the first time at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships 
  • Ran a personal-best 1500m (4:28.95) at the Gary Wieneke Memorial
  • Won the 3000m steeplechase in the very first meet of the year at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival (10:33.22)

2022

Indoor

  • Ran the program's ninth fastest 5000m (16:47.63) at the Music City Challenge

Outdoor

  • Ran a season-best 3000m steeplechase (10:28.53) at the Stanford Invitational and placed eighth
  • Academic All-Big Ten

2021

Indoor

  • Placed second in the 3000 m at the Badger Icebreaker with a time of 9:41.36

Outdoor

  • Finished in 21st place at the NCAA West Regional in the 3000m steeplechase with a personal best time of 10:17.63
  • Placed seventh in the 3000m steeplechase at the B1G Championships, earning two points and moving into fourth place in school history in the event
  • Took second place in the 3000m steeplechase at the B1G North Florida Invite with a time of 10:34.67. This entered her into ninth place in the Illinois record book for the event.
  • Placed third in the 3000m steeplechase at the M City Classic with a time of 10:29.96. This time moves her into seventh place in school history in the event.

High School

  • 2A All-State honors in cross country in 2016 and 2017 
  • 2A cross country team state champion in 2017
  • Two-time 2A track and field team state champion in 2017 and 2018
  • Three-time letterwinner in track and cross country
  • Coached by Chris Friedman

Personal

  • Born April 13, 2000
  • Daughter of Monzer Aldadah and May Abouhouli
  • Has a twin sister, Huda, who is a member of the fencing team at Duke
  • Chose Illinois because it felt like a second home and offered a welcoming environment from future teammates and the coaching staff 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

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  • 2021-22Sophomore

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  • 2022-23Redshirt Junior

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