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Athletes of the Week

Sila, Baraka

Baraka Sila

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    10/18/2023
  • Sport
    Men's Cross Country
  • Bio
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Junior Baraka Sila is the UMBC Athlete of the Week after he was the first Retriever to cross the finish line for the third consecutive meet. He finished in 77th place in a time of 25:12.7, thirty seconds faster than his 8k mark two weeks ago at Paul Short. Sila came from off the pace in this race, as he passed 55 runners over the final 5.1k of the competition.


Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/23/2024 Genelle Stephens Women's Track and Field
1/23/2024 Mark Unger Men's Track and Field
1/17/2024 Ava Roberts Women's Track and Field
1/17/2024 Liam Meginniss Men's Track and Field
1/10/2024 Laura Lacambra Women's Basketball
1/10/2024 Dion Brown Men's Basketball
1/2/2024 Trinity Palacio Women's Basketball
1/2/2024 Bryce Johnson Men's Basketball
12/6/2023 Caitlyn Bobb Women's Track and Field
12/5/2023 Ibra Khairat Men's Track and Field
11/22/2023 Mila Ilieva Women's Volleyball
11/22/2023 Dani Nicusan Men's Swimming and Diving
11/15/2023 Bruna de Padua Women's Swimming and Diving
11/15/2023 Dion Brown Men's Basketball
10/31/2023 Lexi Tepper Women's Cross Country
10/31/2023 Andy Vines Men's Swimming and Diving
10/25/2023 Mia Bilusic Women's Volleyball
10/25/2023 Lasse Kelp Men's Soccer
10/18/2023 Lola Negrete Women's Soccer
10/18/2023 Baraka Sila Men's Cross Country
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