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2018 Men's Cross Country

Siem Mehretu

  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown West Orange, N.J.
  • Highschool West Orange

Biography

Year Season (Meets) Event Time
2018 Adelphi Panther XC Invitational (8-31) 4.97 Mile 26:16.0 (3rd)
UMass Dartmouth Cross Country Invitational (9-15) 8K 25:22.6 (11th) 
NEICAAA Cross Country Championship (10-6)      8K  25:43.2 (28th)
16th Annual CCSU Mini Meet (10-19)         5K 15:17.8 (14th)*
Northeast-10 Cross Country Championships (9-4)     8K 25:26.7 (14th)*
NCAA Division II East Region Cross Country Championships (9-17) 6.21 Mile  32:54.5 (6th)*
NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships (12-1) 8K 34:45.3 (115th)


AS A REDSHIRT JUNIOR IN 2017:
  • NE10 First Team All-Conference.
  • Finished seventh at the NE10 Championship with an 8K time of 25:25.0 (10-22).
  • Placed seventh at the Adelphi Invite with a 5K time of 16:12.7 (9-1).
  • Was 11th at the NEICAAA Championships with an 8K time of 25:37.1 (10-7).
  • Participated at NCAA Division II Championships, placing 113th with a 10K time of 33:06.6 (11-18).

AS A REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE IN 2016:
  • Named NE10 Third Team All-Conference.
  • Participated at NCAA Division II National Championship (11-19), placing 189th in a 10K time of 33:51.9.
  • Placed 25th (32:28.3) and helped AIC win NCAA East Regional Championship (11-5).
  • Competed for league champion Yellow Jackets at the NE10 Championships (10-22), placing 16th in 25:53.2.
  • 61st overall at the NEICAAAA Championship (10-8) with an 8K time of 25:58.66.
  • 16th overall at the UMass Dartmouth Invite (9-14) with a time of 25:41.22.
  • 21st place at the Stonehill College Invite (9-3), with a time of 26:56.9. 

AS A REDSHIRT FRESHMAN IN 2015:
  • Earned a spot on the All-East Region First Team.
  • Crossed the line in 25th at the D2 Challenge (9-19).
  • Placed 150th at the New England Championships (10-10).
  • Registered a 23rd place finish at the Northeast-10 Championship with a time of 26:08.4 (10-25).
  • Notched a 25th place finish at the NCAA DII East Region Championship with a time of 32:29.7 (11-8).
  • Placed 171st at the NCAA National Championship (11-21).

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2014:
  • Redshirted.

BEFORE AIC:
  • 2014 graduate of West Orange High School.
  • Made Super Essex County Conference first team (2013, 14).
  • Made Essex County first team (2013, 14).
  • Helped lead his team to Super Essex County, Essex County and Section Championships.
 
PERSONAL:
  • Son of Ghirway Mehrutu and Asharet Amanuell. 
  • Majoring in international business.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Freshman

    6'2"
  • 2016Sophomore

    6'2"
  • 2017Junior

    6'2"
  • 2018Senior

    6'2"