St. John's University Athletics
2007-08 Women's Track and Field Roster
Rakibat Abiola
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Tottenville
- Hometown:
- Staten Island, NY
As A Senior (2008-09): Cross Country - season-best time of 21:19.0 finishing 172nd at the National Catholic Championships (Sept. 19) ... marked a second-fastest time of 21:37 at the Metropolitan Championships 5K (Oct. 10) ... finished 15th in the STJ Fall Festival 4K (Oct. 19) with a time of 15:27.52 ... marked a career-best 6K time of 25:45 at the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 31).
As A Junior (2007-08): Cross Country - season best in the 5K was 23:02 at the Metropolitan Championships (Oct. 5) ... finished at 26:15.50 at the BIG EAST Championships (6K) (Oct. 28) and at 22:24 at the ECAC Championships (5K) (Sept. 17) ... Indoor - career best 2:23 in the 800-meters at the Great Dane Classic (Jan. 25) ... part of the 4x800-meter squad that finished seventh at the Metropolitan Championships (Feb. 1) at 9:51.81 ... Outdoor - season best 1,500-meter time at the Metropolitan Championships (April 19) at 5:15.25 ... crossed the tape first in the 1,500-meters at the STJ Monday Meeting Part II (April 12) at 5:17.02 ... ran the 5,000-meters at the Metropolitan Championships (April 19) at 20:59.29 for a tenth place finish ... named an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
As A Sophomore (2006-07): Cross Country - ran as the fourth fastest runner ... career best 20:34.16 crossing the line 23rd at the Hofstra Invitational (5K) (Sept. 9) ... finished at 21:34.5 at the ECAC Championships (5K) (Nov. 18) and 25:30 at the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 27) ... ran to a third-place finish at the St. John[apos]s Fall Classic 4K (Oct. 15) at 15:30.61 ... Indoor - ran a 2:23.08 800-meter at the NYU Fast Track Invite (Feb. 23) for a season-best time ... Outdoor - season-best 800-meter time at the Metropolitan Championships (Apr. 21), finishing 12th at 2:11.63 ... ran a career-best time in the 1,500-meter run at the St. John[apos]s Monday Meeting Part I (April 2) at 5:05.9.
As A Freshman (2005-06): Cross Country - crossed the line in 21:43.9 in the 5K at the ECAC Championships (Nov. 19) ... recorded a 26:11.0 performance in the 6K at the BIG EAST Championships (Oct. 28) ... Indoor - member of the 4x800-meter relay team that finished sixth at the ECAC Championships, earning All-ECAC honors ... member of 800-meter relay team that finished eighth at the BIG EAST Championships ... Outdoor - ran the 1,500-meter in 5:09.07 at the Metropolitan Championships ... member of the 4x800m relay squad that finished second at the Metropolitan Championships and fifth at the BIG EAST Championships.
Before St. John[apos]s: Footlocker Northeast champion of the freshman 3.1 mile race in 2001 at Tottenville High School ... top-six finisher at Colgate Women[apos]s games in the 800-meters in 2004 ... top-eight finisher in 800-meters at Youth Nationals in 2004 ... best time in the 800-meter run was 2:17.0 ... posted a 10:10.9 performance in the 3,200-meter run and a 14:41.0 time in the 1,500-meter run. Personal: Daughter of Eileen and Hamid Abiola ... born in Staten Island, N.Y. ... brother Ali (26) ran for University of Florida from 1999-2003 ... her sister Evelyn (25) ran for Clarion University, and sister Helene (23) currently an Americorps volunteer, ran for Monmouth University and SUNY Albany and was a member of the 2007 America East 4x800-meter Championship team ... an anthropology major ... interested in a career in social work or education ... the SAAC representative for cross country ... member of Chi Alpha Sigma and Phi Eta Sigma national honors societies ... an Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar.
Off the Track
Nicknames: 'Keebz.'
Favorite Book: Along Came A Spider by James Patterson.
Favorite Movie: The Notebook.
Favorite Pro Athlete: Suzy Favor Hamilton.