Futsum Zeinasellassie: Making it in America

North Central (Indianapolis, Ind.) junior Futsum Zeinasellassie arrived in Indiana from Africa in seventh grade; A few years later, he’s a three-time state champ with Olympic aspirations

09/02/10 - Futsum Zeinasellassie is already one of the best distance runners in the country, so imagine how good he’s going to be when he finally gets the hang of it.

Though Zeinasellassie won the IHSAA cross country championship last year and the outdoor track 3,200 title as a freshman and sophomore, he’s a relative newcomer to the sport. Now a junior at North Central, he’s been running for only three years.