Buuxi weedha soo socota: Waxay ku dhalatay Phoenix, Arizona, waxay ku orodday ciyaartoy dugsi sare ah oo ku taal Mountain Pointe High School waxayna guulaha ugu horeeya ka gaadhay Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, halkaas oo ay ku guuleysatay tartanka heer gobol 1997 iyo 1998 ka hor inta aysan ku guuleysan horyaalka 1999. Waxaa loo doortay kooxda da'yarta Mareykanka ee
1999 IAAF World Cross Country Championships iyo safarkeedii ugu horreeyay ee caalamiga ah waxay gashay kaalinta 73aad ee guud ahaan. Dabayaaqadii isla sanadkaas waxay ku orodday 3000 mitir tartankii Pan American Junior Athletics Championships ee 1999 waxayna ka adkaatay Madai Pérez si ay ugu guuleysato horyaalka.