UC San Diego

AS A JUNIOR IN 2022
Big West All-Academic ... Set a new personal best in the discus (154' 8") at the Rossi Relays (2/26) ... Finished a season-high sixth overall (152' 6") at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/11). 

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2021
Big West All-Academic ... Threw a season best 141' 8" in the discus at the Long Beach Invite (4/17), good for 10th overall ... Finished third overall in the hammer (113' 5") and fourth overall in the discus (134' 8") at the Triton Quadrangular (4/10) ... Placed fourth in the hammer with a throw of 105' 4" at the Chris Rinne Twilight (4/2). 

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2020
Set a personal best in the hammer (129' 3") at the San Diego Collegiate Challenge (3/7) ... Placed ninth in the discus (142' 7") at the Rossi Relays (2/22).

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2019 graduate of Esperanza High School ... Team's Thrower of the Year his sophomore year... Two-time CIF-Southern Section Finalist ... CIF-Southern Section Masters Meet Finalist ... Four-time Century League Scholar-Athlete ... Set a personal best in the discus (172' 9") and shot put (47' 0.5") ... Recorded a personal best 120' in the hammer throw ... Also played football for the Aztecs his freshman year.

PERSONAL
Born December 29 in Anaheim ... Parents are Amal Salem and Mohamed Hashem ... Has two older sisters, Hend and Sara and a young sister, Hanan ... Neurobiology major at Sixth College ... Aspires to change the world in some capacity ... Most memorable track and field moment is competing in the discus event at the Texas Relays his senior year of high school ... Top UC San Diego moment is traveling with his team to Pomona and cheering each other on in the pouring rain ... Hobbies include watching historical documentaries and building websites ... Lists Muhammed Ali as his favorite athlete ... Favorite movie is Inception ... Listens to Linkin Park ... Loves any food off the grill ... Most people do not know that he lived in Egypt for 1.5 years and witnessed the 2011 Arab Spring Revolution ... Uses Instagram.