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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- High School:
- Future Talent Academy
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- Major:
- Computer Science
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- Events:
- Jumps/Sprints
Bio
2024 Outdoor: Made seven starts … Narrowly missed out on scoring at NCAC Championships (May 3-4), placing ninth in high jump with a height of 6 feet, 0.75 inches … 2024 outdoor best of 6 feet, 2.25 inches came at home Wooster Invitational (Apr. 6) …
2024 Indoor: Made seven starts … Placed seventh in high jump with a mark of 6 feet, 0.75 inches at NCAC Championships (Feb. 23-24) … Finished seventh at All-Ohio Championships (Feb. 10), clearing 6 feet, 2.25 inches … Indoor season best of 6 feet, 2.75 inches came at home during Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 20) … Won the high jump during dual meet with Denison (Jan. 25) with a mark of 6 feet, 1.5 inches … Also competed in long jump against Denison with a jump of 16 feet, 6.5 inches …
2023 Outdoor: Competed in five meets … Posted top times of 11.85 in the 100 and 23.59 in the 200 in the Oberlin dual meet (April 8) … Placed seventh in high jump (5 feet, 10 inches) at All-Ohio Championships (April 15) … Took third in high jump against Denison (April 12) with a height of 5 feet, 10.75 inches …
2023 Indoor: Competed in seven meets … Narrowly missed out on All-Ohio honors with a fourth-place finish in high jump (6 feet, 3.25 inches; collegiate best) at All-Ohio Championships (Feb. 11) … Top showing came in dual meet against Denison (Jan. 26) with collegiate bests in long jump (19 feet, 5.5 inches; 2nd place) and the 400 (54.47; 4th place) … Had additional collegiate bests at home Fighting Scots Invitational (Jan. 21) in the 60 (7.47) and the 800 (2:21.22) … Competed in both high jump and long jump at NCAC Championships (Feb. 24-25) …
Prior to Wooster: Played on the basketball and volleyball teams at Future Talent Academy …
Personal: Parents are Seblemariam Kebede and Dawit Mezmur … Sister, Alegnta, attended the College … Computer science major … Member of the African Students Union.
News mentions

Wooster Hosts First Outdoor Meet at Renovated Carl Munson Track
Scots win three events
April 6, 2024

Scots Win Five Events at Oberlin Invite
Track and field gets work in during non-scoring meet
March 30, 2024

Two Win Major NCAC Awards as Teams Place Fourth at Championships
Jeju named NCAC Newcomer and Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, while Callender collects second Distance Runner of the Year award
February 24, 2024

Jeju Leads Wooster's Stars at All-Ohio
First-year wins three events, breaks three records
February 10, 2024

Men’s Track & Field Climbs Into National Rankings
Jeju, Garretson within top-six nationally
January 31, 2024

Scots Storm Back, Tie Up Series of Dual Meets with Denison
Wooster wins 20 events, including all eight jumps
January 25, 2024

32 Year Old Record Broken in First Indoor Meet of Season
First-year Jeju sets new school record in the long jump
January 13, 2024