Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Sentayehu mere asọmpi mba ụwa mbụ ya na 2001 World Youth Championships na Athletics ma were ọla nchara na 1500 mita. N'oge na-adịghị anya, ọ gbanwere uche ya gaa n'ebe dị anya ma soro asọmpi na 2002 IAAF Golden League circuit, na-edekọ oge kachasị mma nke 3000 mita nke 8:48.30 nkeji na Weltklasse Zurich mgbe ọ dị afọ iri na asaa. O nwetara ebe na 2002 IAAF Grand Prix Final wee bụrụ onye nke asaa na ihe omume ahụ. Nchịkọta nke isii n'ọsọ ndị ntorobịa n'asọmpi
2003 IAAF World Cross Country Championships nyeere ụmụ nwanyị Etiopia aka inweta aha otu, ebe onye Etiopia ibe ya bụ Tirunesh Dibaba meriri n'ọsọ ahụ. O mere ka ọ dị mma na 3000 m track kachasị mma na 8:46.51 n'afọ ahụ mana ọ pụtara na 2003 IAAF World Athletics Final rụpụtara na nke asaa ọzọ.