Baylor

Gabriel El Hanbli

 

? All-Big 12 Outdoors (400-meter Hurdles)
? Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll selection

2011: Earned all-Big 12 honors in 400-meter hurdles outdoors with sixth-place finish in time of 51.31 at Big 12 Championships...Had season-best time of 50.77 in 400-meter hurdles to place fifth at Drake Relays...Won Michael Johnson/Dr Pepper Classic Arizona State Invitational in 400-meter hurdles with times of 51.05 and 51.65...Placed 19th in second round of NCAA West Preliminary Rounds in time of 52.19...Also had top-three finishes in 400-meter hurdles at UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (52.22) and TCU Invitational (50.83)...Had indoor-best 400-meter time of 49.00 to place ninth in college section at New Balance Invitational...Finished 17th in 600 yards at Big 12 Indoor Championship with time of 1:12.46..Had season-best indoor 600-yard time of 1:11.45 at Texas A&M Conference Challenge to place sixth...Named to spring Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

Prior to Baylor: Won Canadian Senior national title in 400-meter hurdles in 2010 with time of 50.94...Also won national youth title in 2007 and national junior title in 2008 and 2009 in 400-meter hurdles...Set Canadian youth national record in 400-meter hurdles...Named Quebec Provincial Athlete of the Year in 2007 and 2009...Helped lead Canadian 4x400-meter relay team to third at Pan American Junior Championships...Also competed in gymnastics on national level for 10 years.

Personal: Full name is Gabriel El Hanbli...Born April 12, 1990...Son of Khalid El Hanbli and Sophie Venne...Majoring in exercise physiology.