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REDSHIRTED THE 2003-04 SEASON...
AS A JUNIOR IN 2002-03: Broke school record in 10000m in NCAA qualifying time (29:17.78) at Stanford Invite...ran Cal's best 3000m time (8:15.16) at the Cal Open...had Cal's best finish (11th, 3:51.27) in the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invite...ran NCAA regional and Pac-10 Championships qualifying time (14:24.17) in 5000m...
AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2001-02: Set Cal's best mark of the season in the 3000m (8:25.30) at the USC Invitational with a second-place finish...
AS A FRESHMAN IN 2000-01: Placed ninth in the 5000m (14:26.15) at the Pac-10 Championships...posted his best time, 14:25.10, at the Brutus Hamilton Memorial Invite...finished second at the California-Nevada State Meet with a 5000m time of 14:29.83...
CROSS COUNTRY - Guangul is also a member of the Bears' cross country squad...posted Cal's best Pac-10 and NCAA West finish in 2004, 17th (24:56) and 30th (31:20), respectively, led the Bears with a first-place finish and course record (19:57) at the Berkeley Firetrail Challenge...led Cal with a 28th-place finish (25:56.90) at the 2003 Pac-10 Championships and a 55th-place finish (30:23) at the 2003 NCAA West Regional ...redshirted the 2002 season...competed at NCAA Championships as a freshman...
HIGH SCHOOL: Competed on the cross country and track teams at Santa Clara High School...in cross country, was an all-league and All-CCS selection as a senior...that same year, he won the CCS title (15:21), placed third (15:32) at the Division II state meet and took 25th at the West Regional Foot Locker meet...helped his high school to league track and field titles in 1998 and 1999...his PRs included 4:15 (mile) and 9:08 (3200m)...holds the school record in the mile, 3200m and 5000m.as a senior in the 3200m, finished first at the CCS meet and fourth at the state meet...
PERSONAL: Girmay Guangul was born March 24, 1981, in Ethiopia...father is Getachew Guangul...undeclared major.
