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Sila, Baraka

Baraka Sila

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    9/13/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • Bio
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Junior Baraka Sila is the UMBC Athlete of the Week after he paced the Retrievers at the Navy Invitational on the USNA Golf Course, posting a 15th place finish, while shattering his time for the 4.9-race from a year ago Sila started and finished in strong fashion, leading the race at the mile mark, then besting five competitors in the final mile to post a mark of 25:33.8. In 2022, he crossed the line in 26:20.7.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
10/28/2026 Kaleb Cave Men's Swimming and Diving
10/28/2026 Hannah Howard Women's Volleyball
10/21/2026 Daniel Danilovitz Men's Cross Country
10/21/2026 Dasia Johnson Women's Volleyball
10/14/2026 Grace Larrivee Women's Volleyball
10/14/2026 Matthew So Men's Swimming and Diving
10/7/2026 Olivia Nardone Women's Soccer
10/7/2026 Braden Weise Men's Swimming and Diving
9/30/2026 Brooke Clagett Women's Soccer
9/30/2026 Hannah Dobbs Women's Volleyball
9/23/2026 Natalie Harris Women's Volleyball
9/23/2026 Gunder Miller Men's Soccer
9/16/2026 Justin Banks Men's Cross Country
9/16/2026 Claudia Llamas Women's Volleyball
9/9/2026 Liam Meginniss Men's Cross Country
9/9/2026 Delainey Proctor Women's Soccer
9/2/2026 Jalynn Brown Women's Volleyball
9/2/2026 Abdul Kamara Men's Soccer
5/13/2026 Anna Creel Women's Track and Field
5/13/2026 Martin Ojulu Men's Track and Field
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