University of Georgia Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Athni Tesfaye
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Loganville, Ga.
- High School:
- Loganville
2021: Outdoor – Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
Indoor – Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Captured the GHSA 5A state individual cross country crown in his fourth year, marking the first competitor from his high school, county and region to accomplish the feat…Earned 5A All-State honors as a senior…Awarded the Certificate of Excellence for his state title and was given the first Legacy Award at Loganville…Set the school/county/region record in the 1600 meters in his first race as a senior…Also established a fresh 5000m school/county/region track record with his personal-best time in the event as a senior…Led Loganville to its first-ever podium finish at the state meet as his team finished fourth as a junior…Won a cross country individual regional title with a school record time and led his team to its second consecutive regional championship in his fourth year…Personal-best times of 4:17.97 (1600m) and 15:28 (5000m)…Helped guide Loganville’s cross country team to win its first ever region title as a junior…Took third in the 3200m and sixth in the 1600m at the state meet in his third year…Placed 39th at the state cross meet earlier that year…Captured victories in the 3200m at the regional and sectional meets and was fifth in the 1600m at the Meet of Champions with a then school record as a junior…Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Technology Student Association and was a president of VEX Robotics.
Personal: Born Feb. 28, 2002…Son of Dr. Tesfaye R. Tesfaye and Samrawit Kebede…Intending to major in Bioengineering.
Indoor – Redshirted for the Bulldogs.
High School: Captured the GHSA 5A state individual cross country crown in his fourth year, marking the first competitor from his high school, county and region to accomplish the feat…Earned 5A All-State honors as a senior…Awarded the Certificate of Excellence for his state title and was given the first Legacy Award at Loganville…Set the school/county/region record in the 1600 meters in his first race as a senior…Also established a fresh 5000m school/county/region track record with his personal-best time in the event as a senior…Led Loganville to its first-ever podium finish at the state meet as his team finished fourth as a junior…Won a cross country individual regional title with a school record time and led his team to its second consecutive regional championship in his fourth year…Personal-best times of 4:17.97 (1600m) and 15:28 (5000m)…Helped guide Loganville’s cross country team to win its first ever region title as a junior…Took third in the 3200m and sixth in the 1600m at the state meet in his third year…Placed 39th at the state cross meet earlier that year…Captured victories in the 3200m at the regional and sectional meets and was fifth in the 1600m at the Meet of Champions with a then school record as a junior…Member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Technology Student Association and was a president of VEX Robotics.
Personal: Born Feb. 28, 2002…Son of Dr. Tesfaye R. Tesfaye and Samrawit Kebede…Intending to major in Bioengineering.
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