Semehar Tesfaye

Position:
Distance
Class:
Junior
High School:
Fargo South
Hometown:
Fargo, N.D.

2010-2011: OUTDOOR: Earned first-team Academic All-Big 12 honors ... competed in the national semi-final of the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA West Regional ... finished ninth in the 10,000-meter run and 14th in the 5,000-meter run at the Big 12 Championships ... was a member of the 4x1600 and distance medley relay teams at the Drake Relays … competed in the 10,000-meter run at the Stanford Invitational … competed in the 1,500-meter run at the Drake Relays. INDOOR: Finished 13th in the 5,000-meter run with a personal best time (16:48.11) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships … placed fourth in the 3,000-meter run at the Bill Bergan Invitational (9:49.52) … finished sixth in the 3,000-meter run at the ISU Classic (9:38.70) … placed seventh in the mile at the ISU Open (4:57.78) … competed in the 5,000-meter run at the ISU Classic (16:50.03). XC: Named Academic All-America ... finished 62nd at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (21:04.20) ... fifth-place finish (20:14.40) at the 2010 NCAA Midwest Regional, earning All-Region honors ... finished 27th at the 2010 Big 12 Cross Country Championships (21:24.96) ... competed at the Pre-Nationals Invitational (21:05.10) ... competed in the Roy Griak Invitational on the 6,000-meter course (22:03.00).

2009-2010: OUTDOOR: Competed in the 5,000-meter run (16:17.76) and the 10,000-meter run (33:55.95) at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, setting a personal best in the 10,000-meter run … finished eighth-place in the 10,000-meter run (34:34.32) and 12th-place in the 5,000-meter run at the NCAA West Regional Championships … runner-up in the 5,000-meter run (16:08.67) and 10,000-meters (34:07.29) at the 2010 Big 12 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, setting a personal best in the 5,000-meter run. INDOOR: Placed fifth in the mile (4:43.29) and eighth in the 3,000-meter run (9:34.32) at the Big 12 Indoor Championships setting personal records in both events … finished first in the mile (4:51.59) at the ISU Open … first-place finish in the 5,000-meter run (16:55.23) at the NCAA Indoor Qualifier, a personal best … placed second in the 3,000-meter run (9:37.87) at the Bill Bergan Invitational. XC: Competed at the NCAA Cross Country Championships (21:37) … competed at the Big 12 Championships (25:03) … ninth-place finish at the Roy Griak Invitational (21:58) on the 6,000-meter Les Bolstad Golf Course.

2008-2009: Named first-team all-Summit League at North Dakota State ... named Summit League Newcomer of the Year ... 86th at the NCAA Midwest Regional meet (22:51) ... fourth-place finish at the Summit League Cross Country Championships (21:20) ... finished fifth at the 6,000-meter Tori Neubauer Invitational (21:59) ... runner-up at the South Dakota State Classic (18:39) on the Edgebrook Golf Course 5,000-meter course ... finished 69th at the 6,000-meter Roy Griak Invitational (23:00) ... sixth-place finish at the 6,000-meter Oz Memorial Run (22:40) ... third-place finish at the 5,000-meter Bison Invitational (18:07).

Before Iowa State: Five-year letter winner in cross country and two-year letter winner in track at Fargo South High School ... all-state and all-conference performer in cross country for the Bruins ... state champion in the indoor mile and 3,000-meter run ... member of the National Honor Society ... personal bests in the 3,000-meter (9:54) and the 5,000-meters (16:44).

Personal: Born Nov. 9, 1990 ... daughter of Debritu and Haile Tesfaye ... chemical engineering major.