M.J. HASSABALLA
SO • Distance • Lawrence, Kan.

Enters his second season in the PSU program... a talented distance runner who is primed for a big sophomore season... will look to challenge for All-MIAA honors this spring... helped PSU's distance medley relay earn All-MIAA honors with a fourth place showing in 2007... also an All-MIAA cross country runner, placing fifth at the 2007 MIAA Championships... helped the Gorillas to a 17th-place showing at the NCAA-II National Championships... In High School: A standout track and field and cross-country athlete at Lawrence's Free State High... Personal: Born September 29, 1986...son of Hassaballa Hassaballa and Kawathe Haroun...an automotive technology major.