Oklahoma City University Athletics

OCU Personal Bests

Runner determined to win individual and team accolades.
 
Fall 2015: Won the Central Oklahoma Land Run with a time of 19:30.76 ... placed fifth in the Fort Hays State Tiger Open with a time of 24:13.2 ... finished in second place at the NAIA Mid-States Classic with a personal and OCU record time of 23:56.40 ...  placed second in the Sonner Athletic Conference Championships with a time of 24:38.60 ... received all-SAC honors ... finished in third place in the NAIA cross country championship with a time of 24:15.1 ... notched all-American honors ... named Sooner Athletic Conference Runner of the Week for Aug. 31-Sept. 6 and Oct. 5-11.

2014-15: Won second consecutive NAIA marathon championship in NAIA track & field championships with time of 2:24:13.7 on May 23 in Gulf Shores, Ala. … finished 13th in NAIA cross country championships with 25:19.10 on Nov. 22 in Lawrence, Kan. … cross country all-American … third in Sooner Athletic Conference Championships with 25:16.83 on Nov. 8 in Shawnee, Okla. … all-SAC … fourth in NAIA Mid-States Classic with 24:59.70 on Oct. 25 in Winfield, Kan.
 
2013-14: Finished third in the four-mile Central Oklahoma Land Run with a time of 19:57 ... finished third in the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Invitation 8K with a time of 24:50 ... finished fourth in the NAIA Mid-States Classic 8K with a time of 24:39 ... finished third in the SAC Championships with a time of 25:08 ... finished 11th in the NAIA Championships with a time of 24:50 ... finished fourth in the 3,000 meters with at time of 8:48 in the Oklahoma Baptist Early Qualifier ... finished fifth in the Herm Wilson Invitational 3,000 meter run with a time of 8:43 ... finished fifth in Lion Invitational 5,000 meters with a time of 15:09 ... finished the Nebraska Tune-Up 5,000 meters in sixth with a personal-best time of 14:57 ... won the marathon in the NAIA Outdoor Championships with a time of 2:29:6.08.

2012-13: All-Sooner Athletic Conference cross country performance … qualified for the NAIA Cross Country Championships and Indoor and Outdoor Track Championships … finished third with a time of 19 minutes and 57 seconds in the Central Oklahoma Land Run four-mile race … finished seventh with a time of 25:28 in the Bison Invitational 8K … finished with a time of 25:38 in the NAIA Mid-States Classic 8K … finished eighth with a time of 25:17 in the SAC Cross Country Championships 8K … finished 37th with a time of 25:27 in the NAIA Cross Country Championships 8K … finished third in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:44 at the Missouri Southern Open … finished first with a school-record time of 15:02 in the 5,000 meters at the Oklahoma Baptist Invitational … finished 12th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:08 at the NAIA Indoor Track Championships … finished 10th in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:08 at the Oklahoma Baptist Open … finished seventh with a school-record time of 8:53 in the 3,000 meters at the Emporia State Relays … finished third in the 10,000 meters with a school-record time of 31:57 at the K.T. Woodman Classic … competed in the 4x800 meter relay at the NAIA Outdoor Track Championships.

High school: Ran at Edmond Santa Fe … coached by Kurt Thomas … all-state, all-district, all-American in cross country … Class 6A state champion in 2011 … member of 2012 Class 6A state champion track and field team … Jim Thorpe Award winner … freshman of the year at Edmond Santa Fe … competed with the Eastside Steppers running club … coached by Ervin Wyatt … national champion in the 3000 meters.

Personal: Majoring in biomedical sciences … enjoys playing soccer and being Persian … son of Ahmed Bahreini and Shakiba Nasser … born Nov. 22, 1994 in Dallas.

More on Arya:
Favorite actor: Robert Downey Jr.
My hero: Cristiano Ronaldo
Coolest place I’ve traveled competing in my sport: Canada
Favorite midnight snack: Clif bar
My goal in 2015-16: Help my team win cross country nationals for third time in a row, win the individual cross country title, win the indoor 5K title and win the national marathon for third time.
 

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