Rasheed Tatham

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Rasheed Tatham and Stephan James SEC Indoor Championships

Photo by: Blake Williams/MSU Athletics

Position:
Sprints
Height:
6-0
Class (Indoor):
Sr.
Class (Outdoor):
Sr.
Hometown:
Pembroke Pines, Fla.
High School/Previous School:
St. Thomas Aquinas

2016 Indoor First-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2016 Outdoor First-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2017 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2018 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)

2019 Outdoor Season

USA: Finished 16^th at the USATF Championships (7/25), running 51.47 in the 400m hurdles.

Mississippi State: Advanced to the NCAA Championships (6/5) where he placed 20^th in the 400m hurdles … competed at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) as a member of MSU’s 4x400m relay that clocked the team’s fastest run of the year in 3:07.31, missing advancing to the Championships by five milliseconds … as an individual, finished 11^th in the 400m hurdles, running 50.50 … clocked the fourth-fastest 400m hurdles time in school history with a 50.13 run in the prelims of the SEC Championships (5/9) then collected a bronze medal with a 50.35 run in the final also scored on the 4x400m relay that placed sixth in 3:08.31 … ran a then-season-best 51.40 in the 400m hurdles to place fifth at the National Relays (4/26) where he also was part of State’s ninth-place 4x400m relay … placed fifth in the 400m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/20) and ran on the 4x400m relay … finished second in the 400m hurdles at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) with a time of 51.78 … ran 53.53 to place eighth in the 400m hurdles at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/29) after clocking 51.96 in the prelims the day prior … finished eighth in the open 400m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) and was second in the 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 51.52 … also ran on the winning 4x400m relay team that finished in 3:10.88.

2019 Indoor Season

Ran 48.68 in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8) … competed in the 200m and 400m at the Razorback Invitational (1/25-26) … finished 14^th in the 400m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19), running 48.70.

2018 Outdoor Season

Competed in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships (6/6) and ran on the Bulldogs’ 12^th-place 4x400m relay team … ran a personal-best 50.72 in the 400m hurdles to advance to Oregon at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) with a 10^th-place finish … also ran on the 4x400m relay that advanced in sixth place … scored at the SEC Championships (5/13) with a fourth-place finish in the 400m hurdles, crossing the line in 51.05 … also scored with the 4x400m relay that finished sixth … helped post the Bulldogs’ fastest 4x400m relay of the year at the Penn Relays, finishing in 3:04.61 … also ran the 400m hurdles at Penn … won the 4x400m relay at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) where he also took second in the 400m hurdles … placed second in the 400m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) with a time of 47.29 … posted a personal best in the 400m at the Bulldog Relays (3/23), finishing third in 47.19 … also won the 400m hurdles in 51.25 and was part of the second-place 4x400m relay.

2018 Indoor Season

Competed in the 400m and 4x400m relay at the SEC Championships (2/24) … the 4x400m relay scored with a sixth-place finish … a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed second at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/17) and turned in the fifth-fastest time in MSU indoor history … ran the 400m and 4x400m relay at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/10) … placed fourth in the 400m with a season-best time of 47.46 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) where he also ran on the 4x400m relay … a member of the 4x400m relay team that placed third at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) where he also ran the 200m and the 400m … opened the season at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12), placing fourth in the 500m and third in the 4x400m relay.

2017 Outdoor Season

Ran on the 4x400m relay at the NCAA Championships (6/7) where he earned second-team All-American honors … finished 13^th in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) where he also helped the 4x400m relay advance to nationals … placed fifth at the SEC Championships (5/11) in the 400m hurdles after running a personal-best 51.04 in the prelims … also competed on the 4x400m relay that finished eighth … picked up two bronze medals at the SEC Relays (4/28), running on the 4x200m and 4x800m relays … finished fifth in the 400m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/22) and fourth in the same event at the Crimson Tide Relays (4/7) … grabbed two Top 10 finishes at the Florida Relays (3/30) placing seventh in the 400m hurdles and running on the 4x400m relay that finished sixth … opened the season with first-place finishes in the 4x400m and 1600m sprint medley relays at the Bulldog Relays (3/17) where he also ran the 400m hurdles.

2017 Indoor Season

Was a member of the 4x400 team that grabbed three points and a sixth-place finish at the SEC Championships (2/24) … ran on the 4x400 team that posted the second-best time in indoor school history at the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/18) at 3:06.07 … won the 400m dash at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) with a personal-best 47.39 … also placed second with the 4x400m relay in Boston … competed in the 4x400m relay at the Razorback Invitational (1/27) … placed eighth in the 400m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) and ran on the 4x400m relay … took a sixth-place finish at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/14), running the 400m in 48.46 … made his season debut in the 500m at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13), running 1:03.88 at the top collegiate finisher.

2016 Outdoor Season

Advanced to the NCAA Championships (6/8) with the 4x400m relay ... competed in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims (5/26) where he also placed seventh in the 4x400m relay … his 4x400m relay team grabbed fifth at SEC Championships (5/12), posting a time of 3:05.38, while he also ran the 400m hurdles … won the 4x400m relay at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30) with a time of 3:07.18 while finishing second in the 400m hurdles ... won the 400m hurdles at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23) in 52.00 … posted a personal-best 22.03 in the 200m at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (4/9) where his 4x400m relay placed fourth ... his 4x200m relay team grabbed second at the Florida Relays (3/31) with a time of 1:22.57 and second in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:04.99 … also won the 400m with a personal-best time of 47.40 in Gainesville ... his 4x400m relay team captured first at the Florida State Relays (3/25) with a time of 3:10.00 and took third in the 400m with a time of 47.72 … finished second in the 4x400m relay at the Alabama Relays (3/17) with a time of 3:09.38 to open the season.

2016 Indoor Season

Finished sixth at the NCAA Championships (3/11) in the 4x400m relay, posting a time of 3:06.30 … his 4x400m relay team won the Alex Wilson Invitational (2/20) ... placed ninth in the 200m at the Music City Challenge (2/12) with a time of 22.06 … won the 4x200m relay at the Armory Track Invite with a time of 1:25.20 and the 4x400m relay at the same meet with a time of 3:09.41 … also placed third at the Armory in the 500m … a member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/29) with a time of 3:09.21 and laid down a personal-best 22.02 in the 200m … was a member of the 4x400m and distance medley relay teams that both finished fourth at the Conference Clash/Power 5 Invitational (1/22) where he also placed 12^th in the 400m ... placed seventh in the 400m dash at the Commodore Invitational (1/15) with a time of 48.34 ... opened his MSU career with an eighth-place finish in the 600m at the LSU Purple Tiger (1/8) with a time of 1:22.64.

Before the Bulldogs

Attended St. Thomas Aquinas … served as captain of his high school team where he lettered all four years in track and field ... team won state championships in 2012 and 2014 … claimed the 400m state championship in 2014 … won the coaches’ award his junior and senior years.

Personal

Born Rasheed Justin Tatham on Oct. 11, 1996 to Marvil and Mazel Tatham ... has two brothers, Jeremy and Kyvon … Jeremy ran track at Abilene Christian University … majoring in communications with a concentration in broadcasting.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

200m - 22.02 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/29/2016)
400m - 47.39 (Scarlet and White Invitational - 2/3/2017)
500m - 1:02.95 (UAB Blazer Invitational - 1/12/2018)

Outdoor

200m - 22.03 (LSU Battle of the Bayou - 4/9/2016)
400m - 47.19 (Bulldog Relays - 3/23/2018)
400m Hurdles - 50.13 (SEC Championships - 5/9/2019)

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Wednesday, September 09

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Tuesday, August 04

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Saturday, July 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2019 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Marco Arop

Katherine Badham

Jaylah Bailey

Blake Beavers

Sarah Blake

Logan Boss

Charles Brockman III

Shayla Broughton

Vince Castillo

Charlotte Cayton-Smith

Francesca Chambers

Terryon Conwell

Benjamin Craw

Lawrence Crawford

Cameron Crump

Giacomo DeLuca

Dejon Devroe

Reese Dunne

McKenzie Ethridge

Brian Evans

Shannon Fair

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Tiffany Flynn

Caden Foos

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

Freddie Jackson III

Tiffaney Johnson

Gralyn Jones

Stephen Jones

Olivia Knox

Karson Kowalchuk

Madelyn Lee

Alon Lewis

JT Mackay

Katie Martin

Mia Meydrich

Peyton Mickelson

Lester Miller

Reggie Miller

Okheme Moore

Monica Mosley

Daniel Nixon

Anderson Peters

Stephanie Peterson

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Maya Reaves

Quintin Reiser

Slater Richardson

John Dalton Rohr

Sylvia Russell

Blaise Seale

Justice Sims

Kenya Small

Lake Spradling

Caroline Standley

Alyssa Staubach

Sydney Steely

Ava Strenge

Rasheed Tatham

Malcum Tatum

Carly Terp

Kristy Terp

Curtis Thompson

Zaria Tillman

Chardae Tryon

Emma Tucker

2016 Indoor First-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2016 Outdoor First-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2017 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2018 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (4x400m Relay)