Eastern Michigan Athletics
2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster
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Costa, Solomon
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Solomon Costa
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Gahanna, Ohio
- High School:
- Gahanna Lincoln
Bio
EMU: 2021-22: Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Eagles…Finished fourth in the mile (4:12.08) and second in the distance medley relay (9:54.00), Feb. 25-26…Recorded a personal-best mile time of 4:09.85, Feb. 5…Finished fifth with a time of 14:43.88 in the 5000 at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 3…2020-21: Outdoor: Competed in two meets where he participated in distance events…Recorded a fourth-place finish at the Golden Grizzlies Invite in the 1500m with a time of 3:57.09…Indoor: Earned Academic All-MAC Honors…Named a First Team All-MAC selection…Competed in four meets where he participated in distance events…Named First Team All-MAC...Helped lead EMU's 4000m distance medley relay team to a first-place victory in a 10:00.10 time at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships, Feb. 26-27...Finished ninth in the 3000m run with a time of 8:27.58 at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 12...Placed fifth in the mile in a personal-best 4:15.91 mark at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown, Feb. 5-6...Ran a 4:17.66 mile for seventh at the GVSU Mike Lints Alumni Open, Jan. 23...2019-20: Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic...Indoor: Named Academic All-MAC for the second straight season...Competed in four meets for the Eagles...Finished seventh in the 3000m run at the conference meet with a time of 8:31.85...Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes at the Meyo Invitational, Feb. 7-8...At the Meyo Invitational, he placed 10th in the 3000m run with a personal-best time of 8:23.48, and helped the distance medley relay team finish sixth with a time of 10:09.11...Made his season debut at the Can-Am International, Jan. 25, finishing second in the mile run with a personal-best time of 4:16.31...2018-19: Outdoor: Named Academic All-MAC...Raced in six meets for the Eagles, running the 3000m steeplechase and 800m…Finished seventh in the 3000m steeplechase at the Mid-American Conference Championships, May 9-11…Earned his top finish of the season at the Len Paddock Open, May 3, placing third in the 800m…Marked his top steeplechase finish at the Tennessee Relays, April 11, finishing fifth with a time of 9:47.18…Opened his season with a third-place finish in the 2000m steeplechase at the Yellow Jacket Invitational, March 15-16, running to a career-best time of 6:04.07…Indoor: Recognized for his work in the classroom with Academic All-MAC honors…Competed in seven meets for EMU, including the Mid-American Conference Championships, where he earned First-Team All-MAC honors for his efforts in the Eagles’ first-place distance medley relay…At the same meet, finished sixth overall in the mile with a time of 4:17.64…Marked his career-best 800m performance at the SVSU “Doug Hansen” Open, finishing fourth with a time of 1:56.99…Registered his top collegiate 1000m effort at the GVSU Holiday Open, Dec. 7, earning fifth place with a mark of 2:32.94…Collected his top 3000m run at the GVSU Big Meet, Feb. 8, finishing the distance in 8:34.84 for 36th overall…2017-18: Outdoor: Did not compete...Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Eagles...Set his career-best mile time at the SVSU “Jet’s Pizza” Invitational, Jan. 26-27, running to a time of 4:23.93...At the SVSU “Doug Hansen” Open, Jan. 19, he set his 800m record with a time of 1:57.71...HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Gahanna Lincoln High School…Set the school record in the 1600m with a time of 4:19…Earned both second team and honorable mention awards in his cross country season…PERSONAL: Full Name: Solomon Belay Costa…Son of Belay Pissatlis and Gezachin Beyene…Has one brother, Gabrieal, and two sisters, Miraf and Blen…Major: Political science.
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