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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
9/21/2022 Jafar Hussen Men's Cross Country
9/21/2022 Morgan McGruder Women's Soccer
9/14/2022 Kamani Conteh Women's Volleyball
9/14/2022 Ryan Becher Men's Soccer
9/7/2022 Meghan McKye Women's Soccer
9/7/2022 Cameron Hindle Men's Cross Country
8/30/2022 Serin Maden Women's Volleyball
8/30/2022 Spencer Hanks Men's Soccer
4/27/2022 Jasmine Holland Women's Track and Field
4/27/2022 Justin Taylor Baseball
4/20/2022 Tommy Lingner Men's Lacrosse
4/20/2022 Claire Bockstie Women's Lacrosse
4/13/2022 Caitlyn Bobb Women's Track and Field
4/13/2022 Brian Tregoning Men's Lacrosse
4/5/2022 Kya Matter Softball
4/5/2022 Toren Burr Men's Track and Field
3/30/2022 Lexi Roberts Women's Lacrosse
3/30/2022 Myles Nicholson Baseball
3/23/2022 Logan Hawker Softball
3/23/2022 Drew Roberts Baseball
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