Eastern Michigan Athletics
2009 Men's Cross Country Roster
Roster
Terefe Ejigu
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Mount Cook, Wellington
- High School:
- Wellington College (New Zealand)
EMU: 2011: Named First Team All-Mid-American Conference and Academic All-MAC after racing to a 24:16.0, second place finish to help the Eagles to their 16th MAC title in program history…Voted as team’s Most Outstanding Runner…Named MAC Male Scholar Athlete of the Week on Nov. 3 for his performance at the conference championships…Earned two MAC Runner of the Week awards in the 2011 season, the first announced on Sept. 7 for winning the Toledo Open (15:19.70, 5,000-meters) and again on Sept. 20 for pacing all 257 competitors at the Spartan Invitational...2010: Ran in five competitions while pacing the Eagles in every race… Earned first-team All-MAC honors and All-Region honors in addition to be named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic squad… Became the 18th EMU runner to win the individual championship after running first place time of 24:08 at the 2010 MAC Championships… Placed 15th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional after recording a time of 30:41.89… Won the Penn State Invitational in 25:23.0… Took second at both the Western Ontario Invite (Sept. 25) and the Notre Dame Blue and Gold Invite (Oct. 1)…2009: Earned second-team All-MAC honors…Also earned All-Region accolades…Ran a time of 25:39 at the prestigious Notre Dame Invitational, Oct. 2…Finished with a time 26:15.5 at the Michigan Intercollegiate, Oct. 9…Helped the Eagles to a runner-up finished the MAC Championships with a time of 26:35.5, earning second-team All-MAC honors…Picked up All-Region accolades at the Great Lakes Regional with a time of 31:49.98...Wellington: Nominated for Sportsperson of the Year in cross country at Wellington...Placed second at the New Zealand secondary schools Cross Country Championships in 2006...Regional Championship winner in 2005...Placed first at the Capital Classics in the 3,000-meter in 2006...Placed second at the 2007 North Island Cross Country Championship with a time of 29:40 (9,000-meter)...Personal: Full name: Terefe Tsegaye Ejigu...Son of Tsegaye and Mulu...Has two sisters, Rahel and Estegenet...Born: 10-14-88...Major: International Relations.
