2013-14 Men's Cross Country/Track & Field Roster
Roster
Ryad Bencheikh
- Position:
- Sprints, Relays
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Woburn, Mass.
- High School:
- Woburn
- Major:
- Criminal Justice
PERSONAL BESTS: Indoor 400 meters, 48.02; Outdoor 400 meters Indoor 500 meters, 1:02.69
WOBURN HIGH SCHOOL: Ran indoor and outdoor track at Woburn High School under Bill O[apos]Connor • All-American in the 4X400 meter relay,first place at nationals (3:19:13) • All-American in the sprint medley relay, third place at nationals (3:30:48) • State champion in 600m (1:21:93) • MIAA DivisionII champion in 600m (1:21:95) • MSTCA Elite champion in 600m (1:20:93) • As a sophomore, New England champion in the 4x400relay • State champion 4x400• Holds school indoor records in 600m, 400m, sprint medley relay, high jump, and 4x400m; outdoor records in 400m, 4x400m, and triple jump • Middlesex League most valuable athlete junior and senior year • League all-star three times • Athlete of the year at Woburn High Schoolas a Senior.
PERSONAL: Son of Latifa Bennanc and Omar Bencheikh of Morocco • Lists Real Madrid as his favorite sports team and Zinedine Zidane and Hicham El Guerrouj asfavorite athletes• Can speak Arabic, English, French, and Moroccan. • Majoring in criminal justice
