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2025 Track and Field

Essaie Mezmur

Essaie Mezmur

  • Year:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
  • High School:
    Future Talent Academy
  • Major:
    Statistical and Data Sciences
  • Events:
    Jumps/Sprints

Summary

Biography

2025: Placed fifth in high jump at the NCAC Championships (May 2-3) with a season-best height of 6 feet, 2.75 inches … Had back-to-back fourth-place finishes in high jump with matching marks of 6 feet, 0.75 inches at the Denison Invitational (April 25) and Duane Gomez Invitational (April 19) … Went 11.91 in the 100 at Duane Gomez, 24.58 in the 200 at home Wooster Invitational (April 4-5) and 56.18 in the 400 at Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (March 20-22). 

2025 Indoor: Finished 12th in high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 10.75 inches at NCAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1) … Cleared an indoor-best 6 feet, 0.75 inches to win high jump during dual meet with Denison (Jan. 30). 

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 … Statistical and data sciences major. 

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