All 2008-2009 Track and Field Roster
Khalil Uqdah
- Position:
- Pole Vault/Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Md.
- High School:
- Gilman School
- Major:
- Business
Why Lehigh? “It is a good school with a real college feel, and the track team supports each other well.”
2008 IC4A Pole Vault Champion with a school record jump of 17’00 ¾” … 2008 All-East Outdoor selection … 2008 Second-Team All-Patriot League Indoor selection … 2008 NCAA Eastern Regional qualifier and IC4A Indoor and Outdoor qualifier in the pole vault … won the pole vault at the 2008 Lehigh – Lafayette outdoor and indoor duals … broke his own school record in the indoor pole vault at the 2008 Covert Classic … placed second in the pole vault at the 2007 Patriot League indoor championships with a vault of 15’3” …. followed it up with a 16’1” vault at the 2007 Patriot League outdoor championships, good enough for third place … qualified for the 2007 IC4A Outdoor Championships in the 4x100 relay.
Uqdah on Utesch: “He is a good coach who knows track. He can be busy at times, but his door is always open.”
Personal: Son of Rasidah and Wali … has six siblings, Wali, Ahmad, Athena, Tahirati, Mohasih and Sahirah
CAREER BESTS:
Pole Vault (indoor): 16’6 ¾”
Pole Vault (outdoor): 17’00 ¾”
60m (indoor): 7.38
100m (outdoor): 11.3
200m (outdoor): 22.8
4x100m (outdoor): 42.1
