University of Maryland, Baltimore County

2014 Outdoor: Won a silver medal in the 3,000msteeplechase at the 2014 America East Outdoor Track and FieldChampionships at Vermont… Recorded the fourth-fastest timein school history in the event by clocking in at 9:07.52 at theLarry Ellis Invitational at Princeton… Won the event on hishome track at UMBC Stadium during the Big Dawg Invitational…Met the IC4A standard and placed second in the steeplechase at theMason Spring Invitational with a time of 9:12.47… Finished14th (9:07.91) at the IC4A meet at Princeton.

2013-14 Indoor: Competed in the 5,000m run atthe 2014 America East Indoor Track and Field Championships in NewYork… Also ran in the one mile and 3,000m events during thewinter season… Recorded his top 3k time of the season(8:53.71) at the Rider/Lafayette Winter Games at The Armory.

2013 Outdoor: Won a silver medal in the 3,000msteeplechase at the 2013 America East Championships… Posteda career-best time of 9:19.18 in the event at the conference meetto move to fifth all-time in UMBC program history… Alsocompeted in the 5,000m run at the America East meet held atBinghamton.

2012-13 Indoor: Took 21st in the 3,000m run atthe 2013 America East Championships with a time of 8:55.93…Posted his top season time in the event, 8:41.36, at the PatriotGames at George Mason.

Background: A three-time All-SMACperformer in track at Thomas Stone High... Also named to the SecondTeam for cross country as a senior in 2011... Helped lead theCougars to the SMAC Championship in the 4x800 relay in 2012 andlater won a bronze medal with his team at the Maryland StateChampionships... Finished second in both the 1600m and 3200m at theoutdoor track 3A Regional Championships to garner All-Regionhonors... Placed third at the 2011 Maryland 3A Regional CrossCountry Championships with a time of 18:11 at Huntingtown High...Also lettered in soccer for two years as a sophomore andjunior.

Personal: Son of Semeon Sertsu and HelenAssefa... Has one sister, Melat... His cousin, Yoni Berhanu, playedsoccer at George Washington... Looking to major in computer scienceor engineering with the ambition to develop software... Born Oct.18, 1994.