High School
Mead moved to the United States from Somalia in the year 2000. He eventually settled in Ontario, California and soon moved to Puyallup, Washington. He attended Stahl Junior High School, then moved on to Emerald Ridge High School. In his Junior year, his first year racing, he finished 10th at the 2005 Washington State Class 4A State Meet. Later that year, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended Minneapolis South High School. He competed for South in the Spring Track and Field season and made it to the State Meet in the 1,600 and 3,200 meter runs. He finished 6th (4:19.51) and 4th (9:15.93) respectively. In his Senior season, he joined the South Cross Country team and went undefeated, including victories in the 2006 Roy Griak Invitational (15:49), 2006 State Cross Country Meet (15:10.7), and the Foot Locker Midwest Regional Meet (15:05). At the Foot Locker Nationals, he finished 4th (15:28), only 8 seconds behind the winner. In Track and Field later that year, he again made it to the State Meet in the 3,200 and 1,600. This time, he finished 2nd (9:03.29) and 6th (4:14.17), respectively. He closed out his High School career as one of the finest distance runners the state has ever had.
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