(pronounced MENG-is-TAAB)
Career Honors
School-Record Holder in Outdoor 4x800 Relay
3x All-PSAC (4x800m)
PSAC Championship Performances
2015 Indoor - Mile (12th), 4x800m (4th), DMR (5th)
2015 Outdoor - 1500m (9th), 4x800m (2nd)
2016 Indoor - DMR (6th), 4x800m (3rd), 3000m (14th)
2016 Outdoor - 4x800m (1st), 1500m (4th), 800m (11th)
2016: (OUTDOOR) Was part of KU's first-place 4x800m relay team (school-record 7:45.28), finished fourth in the 1500m (3:58.66) and 11th in the 800m at the 2016 PSAC Outdoor Championships (5/14)...Finished third in the 1500m run at the Paul Kaiser Classic with a career-best and existing PSAC time of 3:57.98, 10th-fastest time in KU history. Was a part of KU's winning 4x800m relay team with a time of 8:01.51 (4/30)...Won the 1500m run (4:04.15) at the All-American Meet (4/23)...Tallied a season-best in the 1500m at the Outdoor Bison Classic (4/16)...Recorded a first place finish in the 800m at the Bloomsburg tri-meet (4/02)...Finished first in the 800m with a PSAC-qualifying time of 1:56.79 at the West Chester Open (3/26).
2015-16: (INDOOR) Earned all-PSAC honors for his performance on the 4x800 relay (3rd) and was the anchor on the DMR at the PSAC Championships (2/27-28)...Recorded a career-best in the 800m (1:57.70) and the 3000m (8:42.44) which was good for 4th all-time in KU history at the Valentine Invitational (2/13)...Tallied a career-best in the mile (4:23.46) which was good for seventh all-time in KU history at the Deschriver Invitational (2/6)...Posted a career-best in the 3000m (8:58.42) at the Bison Opener (12/5).
2015: (OUTDOOR) Finished ninth in the 1500m run at the PSAC Championships in a career-best 3:59.56, and second as part of the 4x800m relay team that broke the school-record at 7:46.13 (5/2)…Recorded a career-best in the 800m (1:56.76) at the Greyhound Invitational (4/19)...Finished in 24th place in the 1500m run with a then-career-best time of 3:59.64 at the Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11)...Was the second leg for the 4x800 that broke the school record at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/28).
2014-15: (INDOOR) Recorded a career-best in the mile (4:23.63) which was good for seventh all-time in KU history at the PSAC Championships (3/1)...Posted a fourth-place finish in the 3000m with a time of 9:24.24 at the Bucknell University Bison Opener (12/6).
2014: (OUTDOOR) Placed eighth in the 800m dash with a season-best time of 1:58.27 at the Rider Invitational (4/12)...Finished the 800m run with a time of 1:59.58 at the Shamrock Invitational (3/21).
2013: (OUTDOOR) Finished 12th in the 1500m run with a season-best time of 4:03.93 at the Paul Kaiser Invitational (4/27).
TFRRS Performance List
| Personal Bests |
| Event |
Indoor |
Outdoor |
| 800m |
1:57.70 |
1:56.76 |
| 1000m |
2:38.24 |
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| 1500m |
-- |
3:57.98 |
| Mile |
4:23.46 |
-- |
| 3000m |
8:42.44 |
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The Mengisteab File
Favorite post-victory meal: Pizza
Favorite sports movie: Without Limit
Best dancer on team: Devonte King
Best place to get pizza in Kutztown: TommyBoy's
Teammate most likely to get yelled at by Coach: Sam Wolde
Nike, Adidas, or under Armour: Nike
I spent my summer…: Working
Goal for 2015-16: Graduate
