Oussama Ajala
Oussama Ajala
  • Height:
    6-0
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Khemisset, Morocco
  • High School:
    Forestview HS

Bio

Career Accolades

2022 NCAA National Qualifier (individual) ... 2023 All-Region ... 2022 All-Region ... 2021 All-Region ... 2023 All-Conference Second Team ... 2022 All-Conference First Team

2023 (Junior)

Competed in all seven events in his junior season ... Helped lead the Catawba men to the NCAA Division II National Championships as a team ... Recorded back-to-back podium finishes to start the season at Catawba Invite (2nd) and UNG Invitational (3rd)  ... Broke a PR and posted the third-fastest 8K time in program history at the SAC Championships, finishing 10th to earn All-Conference honors ... Bested the previous school record in the 10K at the Southeast Regional meet, finishing 12th to earn All-Region honors with a time of 30:04 ... Posted the best finish in program history of any Catawba men's runner at the DII National Championships with a 95th-place finish with a time of 31:07.8

2022 (Sophomore)

Competed in seven events in his sophomore season ... Qualified for the NCAA National Championships as an individual ... Earned All-Region and First Team All-Conference recognition ... Recorded a season-best 8K time of 25:10.2 at the Louisville Classic on Oct. 1, good for 8th best in program history ... Season-best finish of 3rd at the South Atlantic Conference Championships on Nov. 5 ... Finished 7th with career-best and second-fastest 10K time in program history of 31:31.1 ... Posted top-200 finish at NCAA Division II Cross Country championships in Seattle at 32:32

2021 (Freshman)

Competed in six events as a freshman ... Best finish of 6th at Fleet Feet XC Invitational ... Season- and career-best time of 25:05.7 at Royals XC Challenge on Oct. 8, good for seventh-fastest in program history ... Posted season-best 10K time of 32:06 to finish 24th at Southeast Regional meet ... Finished 170th at NCAA Division II Cross Country championships on Nov. 20

High School

Ran cross country and track and field for head coach Chandler Caldwell at Forestview HS ... Finished 12th at state in 2020 in addition to earning All-Region, All-Conference and All-County honors

Personal

Father played professional soccer in Morocco as a goalkeeper ...