Takele TFRRS
Personal Records
1500 meters- 3:55.85 (2015 WKU Hilltopper Relays 04/11/15)
3000 meters- 8:18.94 (Samford Multi and Invitational 02/14/15)
5000 meters- 14:19.68 (Florida Relays 04/04/15)
10,000 meters- 29:50.54 minutes (Mt. SAC Relays 04/18/15)
2016-17 (Senior) - (CC): Third Team All-Conference USA...After missing the opening meet of his junior campaign, Takele led the Hilltoppers in all three of the meets he competed in...Tallied a 12th place reading at the Commodore Invitational 8K to open the year, posting a 25:05.1 time...Registered his best finish of the season at the Greater Louisville Classic 8K, taking third place with a 24:54.40 reading...Posted another All-Conference showing at the Conference USA Championships 8K with a 20th place showing and a time of 25:28.1.
2015-16 (Junior) - (CC): Second Team All-Conference USA...Kicked off his sophomore season by winning the Belmont 5K with a time of 15:15.50...Missed the next two races before returning to compete at the Pre-Nationals 8K and placing 30th with a time of 24.46.3...Led WKU at the Conference USA Championships with an All-Conference caliber showing with a 25.19.6 in the 8K for 13th place...Closed the year with a 54th place finish at the NCAA Southeast Regional 10K. (Indoor): Second-Team All-Conference after second place finish in the 3,000-meter run at the C-USA Championships (8:17.92)...Second-Team All-Conference with second place finish in the 5,000-meter run for second-consecutive season (14.22.96)...Posted the Hilltoppers' top marks on the season in the mile, 3,000-meter run and 5,000-meter run. (Outdoor): Recorded WKU's best marks in the 3,000-meter run, 5,000-meter runner and 10,000-meter run...C-USA First-Team All-Conference after winning the 10,000-meter run at the Conference USA Championships with a time of 31:00.58).
2014-15 (Sophomore) – (CC): Ran in three races for the Hilltoppers during his first year of cross country competition...First meet was the Pre-Nationals 8K where he clocked a 26:40.4 reading...Clocked his best 8K time of the year at the Conference USA Championship 8K with a 25:36.9 showing to finish 32nd individually...Closed the year by running in the NCAA Southeast Regionals 10K, where he clocked a 33:05.4 mark. (Indoor): Takele finished second in the 5,000-meter run at the C-USA Indoor Championships to score crucial points in the Hilltoppers’ run to the league title. He clocked in at 14:29.15 to garner All-Conference USA honors and chipped in more points with a seventh-place showing in the 3,000-meter run. (Outdoor): Takele was the 10,000-meter champion and 5,000-meter runner-up at the C-USA Outdoor Championships as he secured two more All-Conference USA accolades. He won the 10K with a time of 32:36.12 and finished runner-up to UTEP All-American Anthony Rotich in the 5,000 with a 14:50.02 clocking…Takele was a NCAA East Preliminary Championship qualifier in the 10,000-meter run…He ran seven distances races overall in 2015 and placed Top 10 in every one of them.
2013-14 (Freshman) - (CC): Did not run cross country. (Indoor): Takele won the first two races of his career at the UAB Blazer Invitational, capturing top honors in the 3,000 and 5,000-meter runs in his collegiate debut. His 5,000-meter time of 14:49.42 stood as his season best while his 3K time dropped to 8:27.93 at the Kentucky Invitational, where he finished runner up...He placed 15th in the 3,000-meter run at the SBC Indoor Championships with a time of 9:02.54. (Outdoor): Takele only raced five times during the outdoor season but made the most of his limited time on the track, placing third or better in four of the five races...He won the Sun Belt Conference 5,000-meter run title at the SBC Outdoor Championships with a clocking of 15:06.08 and nabbed all-league honors in the 10K as well, placing third at 31:25.52.
