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Eastern Kentucky University Athletics

2025-26 Track & Field Roster

Taha Er Raouy

  • Position Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Marrakech, Morocco

Biography

Personal Bests
800 1:50.66 1500 3:38.53
MILE 3:54.15 3000 7:40.56
5000 13:36.76 8K (XC) 23:07.3
10K (XC) 29:00.5


National/Regional Honors
Cross Country –
ASUN Runner of the Year (2023,2025), ASUN Freshman of the Year (2023), All-ASUN First Team (2023, 2025), ASUN All-Freshman Team (2023), All-Southeast Region (2023, 2025), NCAA Championships participant (2023, 2025), All-American (2025)

2025-26
Cross Country -
Led the Colonels in his 2025 debut at the Gans Creek Classic, finishing 31st in a time of 23:07.3, a new personal best over 8K, moving up nine places over the final two kilometers ... led the Colonels to a fourth straight ASUN title claiming conference runner of the year honors ... at the NCAA National Championships he finished 30th in a 10K personal best time of 29:00.05 helping EKU to a 9th-place team finish, the highest in program history.
Indoor - Opened the season with breaking the school record in the invite section of the 3,000 meters with a time of 7:40.56, finishing 6th in a mixed field of top collegiate athletes and professionals at the BU Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener.

2024-25
Cross Country –
Competed in three races … finished 2nd at the ASUN Championships in the 8K (23:35.0).
Indoor – Competed in six races … won the mile at the Dr. Sander Scorcher (3:59.93) … placed 2nd in the 3000 at the ASUN Championships (7:53.43) … set personal bests in the 1500 (3:38.53) and the mile (3:54.15) at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic.
Outdoor – Competed in five races … set a personal best in the 800 at the Jim Green Invitational (1:50.66), placing 3rd … finished 4th in the 1500 at the ASUN Championships (3:42.74).

2023-24
Cross Country –
Ran a personal-best 8K of 23:43.1 at the Virginia Invitational … won the ASUN individual title (24:05.9) … posted a personal-best 10K of 29:19.2 to place 10th at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
Indoor – ASUN mile champion (4:01.19).
Outdoor – Won the 5000 at the Stanford Invitational (13:36.76) … ASUN outdoor 1500 champion (3:45.80).

Personal: Son of Hassan and Fatiha … has one brother (Mohammed) and one sister (Rajae) … enjoys soccer and swimming … chose EKU for its strong reputation in exercise and sport science and the opportunity to pursue both academics and athletics at a high level … majoring in exercise and sports science.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

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  • 2024-25Sophomore

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  • 2025-26Junior

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