University of South Carolina Aiken Athletics

2016: Started all 17 matches … Finished with five goals and two assists for 12 points … PBC all-academic team selection … Had a shot in the win over Mount Olive … Tallied a pair of shots against Carson-Newman … Registered a shot against Shorter … Notched a goal against West Alabama … Dished out an assist against Erskine … Recorded four shots, including two on goal, in the win at Georgia Southwestern … Scored a goal at Francis Marion … Registered a goal at Clayton State … Garnered a goal and an assist in the victory over UNC Pembroke.                

2015: Saw action in 16 matches, earning 12 starts … PBC all-academic team selection … Accounted for six goals and three assists for 15 points … Tallied a pair of game-winning scores … Recorded a pair of shots on goal against Anderson … Dished out an assist on the game-tying goal at Carson-Newman … Registered a goal and an assist in the victory over Shorter … Found the back of the net at Lander … Scored the game-winning goal against Flagler … Posted three shots on goal at Montevallo … Tallied a goal at Francis Marion … Scored the game-winning goal in the victory over Clayton State … Assisted on the game-winning goal against UNC Pembroke … Found the back of the net in the win over North Georgia.      

2014: Played in 19 matches, earning five starts … Totaled seven points on three goals and an assist … Netted a goal in the win over King … Tallied the game-winning goal in the win at Lenoir-Rhyne … Registered a goal in the tie with Mount Olive … Posted two shots, including one on goal, in the win over Queens … Assisted on the game-winning goal at Georgia Southwestern … Had a shot in the win over UNC Pembroke.

Previous School: Attended Central Florida.

High School: Attended Lake Nona H.S. … Tallied 12 goals and 10 assists as a senior … Played at Hatfield Christian School in South Africa as a sophomore and junior, scoring 37 goals.

Personal: Son of Shewaye and Bekele Shanko … Has three siblings, Elim, Philip and Nessy … Majoring in mathematics and computer science.