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2016-17 Men's Track & Field Roster

Chernet Sisay

  • Class Senior
  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-6
  • Weight 125
  • Hometown Brookline, Mass.
  • High School Brookline (Cushing Academy)

Biography

16460Cross Country Bio | TFRRS Profile

2016-17: Indoor, opened up his senior tour with a strong time in the 3000m clocking in at 9:11.53...Ran a solid time in the 5000m at the Big South Championships running a time of 15:41.50...Millis Scholar-Athlete.

2014-15: Indoor, ran a season best of 15:26.73 in the 5,000-meter run at the Big South Indoor Championships ... Outdoor, ran a collegiate-best of 4:04.01 in the 1,500-meter run at the Duke Twilight ... Set a collegiate-best of 8:42.60 in the 3,000-meter run at the Bill Carson Invitational.

Prep: Graduated from Brookline High School in Brookline, Mass. … Member of  two-time Massachusetts All-State cross country championship team … 10-time conference All-Star in cross country and track & field … Two-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic … Three-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic … Three-time cross country All-State selection.

Personal: Intends to major in Sociology … Son of Vincent Connelly and Hope Ricciotti … Has two brothers, Joe and Leo Connelly, and one sister, Bethlehem Sisay … Brother Joe plays basketball for Wesleyan University … Born Dec. 14, 1993.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Freshman

    Distance
    5'6" 125 lbs
  • 2014-15Sophomore

    Distance
    5'6" 125 lbs
  • 2015-16Junior

    Distance
    5'6" 125 lbs
  • 2016-17Senior

    Distance
    5'6" 125 lbs