Fitsum Seyoum Season 2017

HONORS
All-ACC (2019)
All-NCAA Southeast Region (2019)

2020: Was fourth at the Virginia Tech Invitational (8K) with a time of 25:02.3.

2019: Finished 58th overall at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, running the 10K course in a time of 31:34.3 … Came in ninth at the NCAA Southeast Regional (10K) with a career-best time of 30:06.9 … Took 11th at the ACC Championships, running the 8K course in a time of 24:44.7 … Was 29th at the Pre-National Invitational (8K) with a time of 24:07.7 … Finished fifth at the Virginia Tech Alumni Invitational (8K) with a time of 24:50.5 … Came in sixth overall at the Virginia Tech Invitational (6K) with a time of 18:56.9.

2018: Finished 30th overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional, running the 10K course in a time of 30:49.0 … Was 34th overall at the ACC Championships (8K), running the course in a time of 24:30.8 … Came in 58th at the Penn State National Open (6K) with a time of 26:00 … Finished eighth at the Paul Short Run (8K) with a time of 24:40 … Was sixth at the VT Alumni Invite (7.5K) with a time of 24:18.1.

2017: Came in 40th at the ACC Championships (8K) with a time of 24:21.3 - the best time of his career at this distance … Finished 18th in the Adidas Pre-National Invitational (8K - Black race) with a time of 24:41.0 … Was 60th at the Louisville Sports Commission Classic (8K) with a time of 24:42.65.

2016: Was 48th at the Greater Louisville Classic, running the course in a time of 25:23.50 … Ran unattached at the VT Alumni Invite and came in 13th overall with a time of 25:10.60 … Ran unattached at the Hokie Invite (6K) and was tied for eighth overall with a time of 18:53.40.

High school: Lettered twice at Tuscarora High in cross country under coach Troy Harry … Two-time team captain … Two-time MVP … A first-team All-Met selection in cross country by The Washington Post … Second-team All-South … Group 5A runner-up at the state cross country meet as a senior … Lettered three times in track at Tuscarora … A five-time all-state selection … A four-time regional champion … Won the Group 5A North Region crowns in the 800-meter run (1:56.28) and 1,600 (4:15.78) as a senior … Owns the school record in the 1,600 (4:14.23) and the 3,200 (9:10.12) … A first-team All-Met choice in track and field by The Washington Post.

Personal: Born July 23, 1997 in Ethiopia … Son of Mizan Gebru and Bereket Tekle … Has three siblings — Aradom, Selam and T.S. … Major is consumer studies.