Rakibat Abiola

				Class: Senior Hometown: Staten Island, N.Y. High School: Tottenville Height: 5-7 Event: Mid-Distance Birthdate: 01/10/1987 Experience: 2V Major: Anthropology

As A Sophomore In 2006-07: Cross Country - ran as the No. 4 runner ... career best 20:34.16 crossing the line at 23rd at the Hofstra Invitational (5K) ... finished at 21:34.5 at the ECAC Championships (5K) and 25:30 at the BIG EAST Championships ... ran to a third place finish at the St. John's Fall Classic 4K 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 ... best finish was fourth at the Great Dane Invite at 2:25.58 (Jan. 19) ... Outdoor - season best 800-meter time at the Metropolitan Championships (Apr. 21) finishing 12th at 2:11.63 ... ran a season best time in the 1500-meter run at the St. John's Monday Meeting Part I (Apr. 2) at 5:05.9 ... also ran the 400-meter at the STJ Final Exam Classic (May 8).

As A Freshman In 2005-06: Cross Country - crossed the line in 21:43.9 in the 5K at the ECAC Championships ... recorded a 26:11.0 performance in the 6K at the BIG EAST Championships ... 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 1500-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.

At Tottenville: Footlocker Northeast champion of the freshman 3.1 mile race in 2001 ... top six finisher at Colgate Women's games in the 800-meters in 2004 ... top-eight finisher in 800-meters at Youth Nationals in 2004 ... best time in 800-meter run was 2:17 ... posted a 10:10.9 performance in the 3200-meter run and a 14:41 time in the 1500-meter run.

Personal: Daughter of Eileen and Hamid Abiola ... born on January 10, 1987 in Staten Island, N.Y. ... brother Ali, 26, ran for University of Florida from 1999-2003, scoring points for the team in many high ends meets, sister Helene, 22, ran for Monmouth University and SUNY Albany and was a member of the 2007 America East 4x800-meter Championship team, and sister Evelyn, 24, ran for Clarion University ... an anthropology major ... interested in a career in social work.

Off the Track
Nicknames: "Keebz," "Keeba"
Most Thrilling Moment In Her Athletic Career: Winning the first place team award at the 2006 St. John's Fall Festival at Cunningham Park. I scored third place behind former teammate, Jodey Johnson.
What It Means To Wear The St. John's Uniform: An immense pride and happiness to be given the opportunity to take part in a great tradition.
Enjoys Most About St. John's: The diversity and small class sizes, which make it easier for students to gain student-teacher relationships.

Favorite Book: Along Came A Spider by James Patterson
Favorite Movie: Pride
Favorite Pro Athlete: Regina Jacobs