2011 Cross Country Roster
Biography
Cross Country
2011 (JUNIOR): Finished a season-best 29th at the ESU Invitational (8K)...Posted season-best 8K time of 26:33.47 at the ESU Invitational...Ran in the JK Gold Classic, Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational and Bradley Classic during the regular season...Ran in the NCAA Midwest Regional, finishing 134th in the 10K race (34:42.95).
Track & Field
2011 (JUNIOR): INDOOR - Finished with a season-best time in the 3K of 9:16.22 at the Varsity Apartments Invitational...Ran the 3,000 meters at three meets and ran the 5K at the Adidas Classic in 15:57.54...OUTDOOR - Redshirted, did not compete.
Junior College: Attended Butler County...Team finished third in regionals in cross country and third in track & field.
High School: Named most improved runner in high school at Olathe Northwest in the two-mile...Posted a personal best 5K time of 15:30 and one-mile time of 4:27...State qualifier.
Personal: Born Feb. 8, 1990 in Ethiopia...Has two brothers: Zeru, Eyasu, and one sister: Hermela...Majoring in industrial engineering...Son of Muiugeta and Gelila Assefa.
