Muslim Youth of Knoxville
MIST Nashville 2026
Awards
Competition results for all MYK teams
Overall Team
MIST Knoxville
1st Place
Back-to-back champions - 2nd year in a row!
Overall Student
🥇
Yaseen Albaba
🥈
Wardah Akhtar
First time ever - two Overall Students from Knoxville!
Best Chant
MIST Knoxville
The energy, spirit, and unity were unmatched. ROCKY TOP YAY!
Thank You, Coaches
None of this would be possible without you
Head Coaches
Ashraf Ali
Abdalla Husain
Omar Hamad
Hibah Javed
Competition Coaches
Ahmad El-Messidi
Soccer
Soccer
Ayesha Ahmed
Prepared Essay, Short Fiction, Extemp. Essay
Prepared Essay, Short Fiction, Extemp. Essay
Bashar Aqqad
Basketball (Boys), Nasheed/Rap (M), Quiz Bowl
Basketball (Boys), Nasheed/Rap (M), Quiz Bowl
Belal Alharithi
Basketball (Boys), Quiz Bowl
Basketball (Boys), Quiz Bowl
Dalal Belharouk
Nasheed/Rap (F), Digital Art, Poetry, Spoken Word
Nasheed/Rap (F), Digital Art, Poetry, Spoken Word
Deena Awad
Basketball (Girls), Nasheed/Rap (F), Debate, Short Film
Basketball (Girls), Nasheed/Rap (F), Debate, Short Film
Hamid Djouadi
Qur'an, Soccer, Math Olympics
Qur'an, Soccer, Math Olympics
Iman Mekias
2D Art, 3D Art, Improv (F), Digital Art, Photography
2D Art, 3D Art, Improv (F), Digital Art, Photography
Kareemah Alakhfash
Qur'an Mem (F), Recitation (F)
Qur'an Mem (F), Recitation (F)
Laith Aljaber
Basketball (Boys)
Basketball (Boys)
Layla Iman
Fashion Design, Basketball (Girls)
Fashion Design, Basketball (Girls)
Mohamed Boshnag
Qur'an Mem (M), Recitation (M)
Qur'an Mem (M), Recitation (M)
Mustafa Abbas
Math Olympics, Debate
Math Olympics, Debate
Omar Hewezi
Math Olympics, Soccer
Math Olympics, Soccer
Raed Abu-Shehadeh
Improv (M), Business Venture, MIST Quiz Bowl
Improv (M), Business Venture, MIST Quiz Bowl
Sama Abdulhusain
Improv (F), Social Media, Business Venture
Improv (F), Social Media, Business Venture
Shirley Chun
Social Media, Short Film, Improv (F)
Social Media, Short Film, Improv (F)
Noorayn Shaikh
Volleyball
Volleyball
Issra Al-Ariki
Floater
Floater
Ula Abdulhussain
2D Art, Digital Art, 3D Art, Photography
2D Art, Digital Art, 3D Art, Photography
Youssif Albaba
Improv (M), Basketball (Boys)
Improv (M), Basketball (Boys)
Special Recognition
Maaz Ahmad
Mohamed El Gazzah
Harith Morgan
Humayl Malik
Sakeenah Rasheed
JazakAllahu Khairan - your students' success reflects your dedication
