BEFORE ARIZONA: In his freshman year at Navy, El set his personal record in the 60-meter dash at the Navy Six-Team Meet with a time of 7.17, earning a third-place finish ... Also during the indoor season, El set his personal best time of 23.21 in the 200 meters at the Wesley Brown Invitational ... During the outdoor season, El clocked a personal-best time of 11.08 in the 100-meter dash at the Point Loma Open ... Also at the Point Loma Open, El ran the 200 meters in 22.74.

HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Cibola High School, El was a member of the 2008 and 2010 state championship teams ... He also was on the 2010 state championship soccer team.

PERSONAL: Born Oct. 17, 1992, to Muhammad and Jacqueline El.