▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁meters ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 0 0 ▁meters ▁at ▁the ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁He ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁North ▁Carolina ▁at ▁Gre ens bor o , ▁taking ▁ 2 nd ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁NCAA ▁Championships ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁meters ▁and ▁repeated ▁the ▁place ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Ch el imo ▁found ▁his ▁path ▁to ▁citizens hip ▁by ▁joining ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁through ▁the ▁Military ▁access ions ▁vital ▁to ▁national ▁interest ▁( MA V NI ) ▁program ▁as ▁a ▁water ▁treatment ▁special ist , ▁then ▁entering ▁their ▁World ▁Class ▁Athlet ic ▁Program ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁represented ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 0 0 0 ▁meters ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁I A AF ▁World ▁Ind oor ▁Championships ▁held ▁in ▁Port land , ▁Oregon . ▁ ▁He ▁qualified ▁to ▁the ▁World ▁Championships ▁by ▁taking ▁second ▁place ▁at ▁the ▁USA ▁Ind oor ▁Track ▁and ▁Field ▁Championships ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁track ▁a ▁week ▁earlier , ▁setting ▁a ▁personal ▁record ▁of ▁ 7 : 3 9 . 0 0 . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁he ▁finished ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 0 0 0 ▁meters ▁at ▁the ▁Olympic ▁Tri als . ▁Running ▁ag gress ively , ▁Ch el imo ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁cover ▁an ▁early ▁break away , ▁which ▁was ▁eventually ▁sw allowed ▁by ▁another ▁break away ▁by ▁previous ▁tri als ▁winner