2022 USC Women's Cross Country Roster
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Kebbede, Liyat
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Liyat Kebbede
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Niskayuna High
- Hometown:
- Niskayuna, N.Y.
Bio
THIS YEAR:
Sophomore Liyat Kebbede is in her second season on the USC track and field and cross country teams.
2022-23:  Kebbede competed in USC’s first two cross country meets of the season.  She had a time of 20:45.5 at the 5K Mark Covert Classic on Sept. 3 and a PR of 23:57.5 at the 6K UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 17.  She did not compete during the track and field season.
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HIGH SCHOOL:
Kebbede is a 2022 graduate from Niskayuna High in Niskayuna, N.Y. where she was a cross country team captain. As a senior she placed 35th at the Section 2 Cross Country Championships. As a junior in XC, she won three of the four Section 2 Duals and placed second in the other one. As s a sophomore, she placed 10th with a PR of 18:12.30 at the Lehigh Paul Short Run. Kebbede qualified for the 2018 NYS Cross Country Championships. She also had a time of 19:38.20 to place 34th at the Nike Cross Country New York Regional. In track, Kebbede had PRs of 2:29.77 in the 800m and 4:44.28 in the 1500m. She was an All-American in the 4x1 Mile relay at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 2018. She holds the freshman school record in the 3000m with a time of 10:08.
PERSONAL:
Liyat was born on February 25, 2004…Her parents are Anteneh and Kidist Mekonnen and she has two siblings, Maraki and Fikir.
Sophomore Liyat Kebbede is in her second season on the USC track and field and cross country teams.
2022-23:  Kebbede competed in USC’s first two cross country meets of the season.  She had a time of 20:45.5 at the 5K Mark Covert Classic on Sept. 3 and a PR of 23:57.5 at the 6K UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 17.  She did not compete during the track and field season.
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HIGH SCHOOL:
Kebbede is a 2022 graduate from Niskayuna High in Niskayuna, N.Y. where she was a cross country team captain. As a senior she placed 35th at the Section 2 Cross Country Championships. As a junior in XC, she won three of the four Section 2 Duals and placed second in the other one. As s a sophomore, she placed 10th with a PR of 18:12.30 at the Lehigh Paul Short Run. Kebbede qualified for the 2018 NYS Cross Country Championships. She also had a time of 19:38.20 to place 34th at the Nike Cross Country New York Regional. In track, Kebbede had PRs of 2:29.77 in the 800m and 4:44.28 in the 1500m. She was an All-American in the 4x1 Mile relay at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals in 2018. She holds the freshman school record in the 3000m with a time of 10:08.
PERSONAL:
Liyat was born on February 25, 2004…Her parents are Anteneh and Kidist Mekonnen and she has two siblings, Maraki and Fikir.
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