Studying biochemistry at Notre Dame...set the NCAA 1500m record on May 13 in Raleigh, North Carolina...Nuguse is using his platform to raise awareness of a crisis in his family’s country of origin in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which is in the middle of a civil war...Nuguse, who has family members that still live in the area, has participated in several protests in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky; made donations to help those in the Tigray region; and shared resources through Instagram to inform and call for action.