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Boys Cross Country - Maryland

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Obsaa Feda

Distance Runner
NORTHWOOD HS
SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:44.05

Class 4A State Championship

8th

NXN Southeast
“Obsaa made running ridiculously fast look easy. He has gradually improved season to season, and the work he put in this offseason really set him apart from the rest of the state.”
Zack Dickerson
Head Coach - Head coach of Howard High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 125-pound senior won the Class 4A state meet this past season with a time of 15:44.05, leading the Gladiators to a second-place finish as a team. Feda took eighth at the Nike Cross National Southeast Regional championships, and was undefeated during the regular season.

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Academic Achievement

Feda has maintained a 3.57 GPA in the classroom. He remains undecided upon a collegiate destination.

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Exemplary Character

A native of Ethiopia, Feda was named a D.C. United Community Star for his service in the community. A member of the East African Student Association at Northwood High, he has volunteered locally as part of multiple community service initiatives through his church.