He finished fourth (1:56.12) in the 800 meters at the 2008 All-UC Track & Field Invitational...placed seventh in his section (1:57.75) of the 800 meters at the Steve Scott Track & Field Invitional...was 25th (27:28) at the 2007 Titan Cross Country Invitational...placed 41st (35:37.7) at the '07 UC San Diego Triton Classic...finished eighth in the 800 meters at the 2007 Big West Conference Track & Field Championships....had his top time of the season (1:53.66) in the prelims....placed sixth in the 800 and eighth in the 1500 meters at the ''07 Big West Challenge Cup....finished fourth in the 800 and seventh in the 1500 at the 2007 Collegiate Track & Field Classic....placed 78th at the '06 UCSD Triton Cross Country Classic....recorded the Anteaters' top time in the 800 meters of 1:52.95 at the 2006 Big West Track & Field Championships in Northridge....that time came in the prelims as he went on to finish seventh (1:53.84) in the finals....finished sixth in the 1,500 meters at the Steve Scott Invitational....had a top 1500 time of 3:55.67 at the Mt. SAC Relays....was third in the 800 at the '06 Big West Challenge Cup....was a redshirt with the UCI cross country program in 2005.... ....was a three-time captain of his cross country and track teams at Los Osos High School.... team MVP twice....earned a total seven varsity letters....was ranked as one of the top-10 800-meter runners in California coming out of high school....majoring in biological sciences....parents are Seleshi Tesfaye and Karen Hughes.