University of Connecticut Athletics
2020-21 Men's Track and Field Roster
Gebril, Omar

Omar Gebril
- Position:
- Sprints
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- North Haven, Conn.
Bio
2019-20 (Junior)
Indoor
- For the third-straight indoor season, earned All-East at the IC4A Championship on a UConn relay team as a member of the 4x800 team that took the top-spot with a time of 7:30.69
- Ran the 800 meters indoors for the first time during his college career as a junior and scored for the Huskies at both the AAC Championship and the New England Championship.
- Posted a new PR at New England’s in the 800, recording a 1:53.91 in prelims and coming in 4th overall in the event.
- Finished 7th overall in the 800 at the AAC meet at 1:55.61.
- Took 3rd in the 800 meters at the URI Sorlein Invite and also was a part of UConn’s winning 4x400 meter relay team at the event with a time of 3:21.63.
- Helped the Huskies to a 2nd place finish in the 4x880 yd relay at the Beantown Challenge.
2018-19 (Sophomore)
Indoor
- Posted new PR’s in both the 400 meter and 500 meters during the indoor season. Scored for the Huskies at the IC4A Championship in the 500 meters, taking 7th in a new career-best time of 1:04.25
- Had a new career-best time in the 400 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational, clocking in at 49.07 seconds.
- Earned All-East honors for the second-straight year on a UConn relay team at the IC4A Championship. Helped UConn to a 3rd place finish in the 4x400 in a time of 3:13.97.
- Garnered All-AAC honors at the AAC Indoor Championships with UConn’s Distance Medley Relay team that took 2nd place in 10:04.56.
- Got his first collegiate win by winning the 400 meters at the URI Pre-Conference Meet.
- Scored points for UConn at the New England Championships with an 8th place finish in the 500 meters. Was 4th in the 500 meters at the Beantown Challenge.
- Ran on the 4x400 meter relay team that grabbed 2nd at the URI Sorlein Invitational in 3:27.33.
Outdoor
- Posted his fastest 800 meter time of the outdoor season at the UConn Northeast Challenge at 1:57.18.
- Ran on the Huskies’ 4x400 meter relay team that was 4th at the North Florida Spring Break Invite (3:16.02) and the Spec Towns Invitational (3:23.05).
2017-18 (Freshman)
Indoor
- Earned All-East honors at the IC4A Championship as a member of the UConn Distance Medley Relay team that finished 3rd with a time of 9:47.01.
- Ran his fasted 400 meter time of the indoor season at the BU Valentine Invitational, clocking in at 49.87 seconds
- Opened his season at the BU Season Opener and posted his best-ever 600 meter time at 1:22.33.
Outdoor
- As a freshman, ran the 400- and 800-meters outdoors. Had his top-time in the 800 at the Miami Hurrican Alumni Invitational at 1:59.09.Â
- Was a member of UConn’s 4x400 meter relay team that won at the Miami meet in 3:14.17.
- Ran his top time in the 400 meters at UConn’s home meet, the UConn Northeast Challenge, clocking in at 49.60.
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