Hassan Mead 13:28 and forward

Hey hassan i think i saw you at the state meet with Liz Roehrig.

Mr.quezada, how is everyone back at Grace Yokley middle school, man its been while since i left there, Nelson, and Stocksdale still teaching and coaching. it would be sweet see the transformation happen since i left, I would love to stop by if i'm in the area some time in the feature...

say hello to Nelson , stocksdale and everyone else......

Hey Hassan...Glad to see that you are doing well!! You have made us very proud here at Grace Yokley Middle School!! Best Wishes to you always!!

Coach Quezada, Nelson, and Stocksdale

Kudo's to Hassan very nice interview. Thanks Mark and Flotrack for bringing it. What you do is not always easy but it is definately appreciated.

I know that some attention has been drawn to the Illinois history between Chris Derrick and Evan Jager, and certainly attention has been ongoing between German Fernandez and Chris Derrick, but as far as the top 4 in that race, there is yet another point in history that is of note...

Evan Jager was a heavy favorite in the Midwest Region for Footlocker XC in 2006, let alone for the national race. He went out and led the race for the first 2 miles, however, at that point he apparently looked pretty out of it. Hassan took over and won the race, and Evan ended up getting 11th (i.e. the first place not to go to the national meet).

I remember being extremely disappointed by the circumstances and thinking, "This Hassan guy robbed that race. He was just lucky that Evan had an off day." Now, I see that Hassan is the real deal. Of course, Evan is too. It's so awesome to see all of these histories come together in one race.

Good Job Hassan - I had to go back and watch the race several times. Good Luck on the rest of the season!

this guy is legit. keep an eye on him for the next few years...

Yeah, even his stride is very Abdi-esque.

he reminds me of abdi

He went to Emerald Ridge, as some other dude stated below... got 10th as a soph at state XC. Went to my school, is like a legend.

I think he might be my new favorite college runner! He seems really down to earth.

I loved the fact that Hassan gave kudos to Mark for running across Minneapolis before 8 AM to find Hassan and to get this interview!! I wonder how many zigzags Mark invented on that adventure.....Thanks.....and the interview was really good too. Got to know Hassan alot more.

what a cool cat

i've race against him
he beat me by a good 1.5 laps

Perhaps the best distance runner most people have never heard of, he in fact moved to MN to start his junior year at Minneapolis South.

True. He went to Emerald Ridge HS in WA for a couple years before moving east.

didn't he go to some place in Washington before south?

I know he didn't run in MN before his senior year.

do your research, hassan went to Minneapolis South High School. i think we should deport sdsd ;)

actually he grew up in the United States, hes been here since elementary school dips**t

Just another import---eh.

I really like his attitude and down to earth personality.

this guy will peak nicely

Olympics 2012 fosho!!

My favorite college runner by far. Such a humble guy.

Hassan Is The Man

What a good sport he is. Awesome. Glad that flotrack went to him to interview.

Hassan gives a great interview and without Flotrack few would know.
Excellent follow-up interview Mark!
Here is all the evidence we'll ever need that Flotrack is on "a mission from God!"

Hope we see more pleasant surprises from Hassan this season

this guys is the man. and its great because you lose vaughn who's the only guy who broke 13:30 before ncaas last year. you wonder who would step it up when those guys leave (vaughn, pifer, curtis). now we have forrest, mead, chelanga, rupp, derrick, fernandez, bethke, mcneill.....at 13:31 and under! and 5 more under 13:40 (24 guys total under 13:50!!!) the 5k is going to be sick

Hassan tells the peoples why the interview was a sit-down at the end! haha