Malcum Tatum

Position:
Sprints
Height:
6-1
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School/Previous School:
Providence HS / N.C. Central

2018 Outdoor Second-Team All-American (400m Hurdles)

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Placed third in the 600m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) … Also placed third in the 4x400 Relay in Birmingham … Placed fifth in the 4x400m Relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … Also ran in the 800m at Vanderbilt … Placed eighth in the 400m at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) … Also placed third in the 4x400m relay at the meet.

2019 Outdoor Season

Opened the season by running his first career 800m at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) where he placed second in 1:52.94 … Also ran on the fourth-place 4x400m relay team the following day and finished third in the 400m hurdles, running 51.98 … Ran 52.37 in the 400m hurdle prelims at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/28) … Also ran the 4x400m relay at Texas where his team placed third … Competed in the 400m hurdles at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12) and SEC Championships (5/9) … Finished in a season-best 50.95 in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA East Prelims (5/24), finishing 16^th.

2019 Indoor Season

Placed third in the 600m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11), running 1:19.70 … Ran 1:55.19 in the 800m at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/19) … Finished 16^th in the 400m at the Razorback Invitational (1/25-26), where he also ran the 200m … Ran 48.33 in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/8) … Ran 48.76 in the 400m prelims at the SEC Championships (2/22).

2018 Outdoor Season

Opened the season with a personal-best 48.18 in the open 400m at the Bulldog Relays (3/23) where he placed fifth … Also took third in the 400m hurdles with a time of 51.36 … Placed fourth at the Florida Relays (3/30) with a time of 51.81 in the 400m hurdles … Took 11^th-place in the open 400m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) where he was also part of the second-place 4x400m relay team … Finished fourth in the 400m hurdles at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) … Ran the 400m hurdles and one leg of the distance medley relay at the Penn Relays (4/27) … Scored in the 400m hurdles with a seventh-place finish at the SEC Championships (5/13) … Ran a personal-best 50.62 in the 400m hurdles to advance to Oregon as the 10^th-place qualifier from the NCAA East Prelims (5/25) … Was the Bulldogs’ top finisher in the 400m hurdles at the NCAA Championships (6/6), placing 15^th in 52.01.

2018 Indoor Season

Posted a 35.37 in the 300m and ran on the 4x400m relay at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12) … Ran the 200m, 400m and 4x400m relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) … Placed ninth in the 400m with a personal-best of 48.13 at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (2/3) where he also ran on the 4x400m relay … Competed in the 400m and on the 4x400m relay team at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/10) … Ran the 400m at the SEC Championships (2/24) in 48.39.

2017 Outdoor Season (At N.C. Central)

Opened the season with a third-place finish in the 4x400m relay at the Dennis Craddock Carolina Relays (3/17) … Competed in the 400m at the Raleigh Relays (3/24) … VertKlasse Meeting (3/31) along with competing on the 4x400m relay … Ran the 200m for the first time in his collegiate career at the High Point … Placed fourth in the 200m and sixth in the 400m at the Campbell Open (4/7) where his 4x400m relay team finished second … A member of the 4x400m relay team that finished fifth at the Aggie Invitational (4/14) while also running the 400m hurdles … Took 14^th in the 400m hurdles at the Duke Invitational (4/21) … Ran a then-personal-best time of 52.75 in hurdle prelims … Also ran on the 4x400m relay … Placed sixth at the MEAC Championships (5/4) in the 400m hurdles … Posted a time of 53.43 in the 400m at the Aggie Last Chance (5/14).

2017 Indoor Season (At N.C. Central)

Competed in one meet, winning the 400m in 49.68 at the UNCG Early Bird Duals (12/4) … Also ran on the 4x400m relay that finished fourth.

Before the Bulldogs

Competed for one year at N.C. Central University in Durham, N.C. … Ran track and played basketball at Providence High School … Named to the 2016 Indoor All-Charlotte Observer First-Team for his 400m performance which was the fastest that season at 48.33 … Also earned a second-team nod for his 300m hurdles time … Finished as the state runner-up in the 300m hurdles as a senior … Also competed in the 4x400m relay, DMR and triple jump in 2015.

Personal

Born Malcum Rashad Tatum on Nov. 4, 1997 to Angela and Troy Tatum … Father played basketball at Florida A&M … Has two brothers, Mattew and Malique, and a sister, Brittney … Majoring in business administration.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

200m - 22.33 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/20/2018)
300m - 35.37 (UAB Blazer Invitational - 1/12/2018)
400m - 48.13 (Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational - 2/3/2018)
600m - 1:19.70 (Blazer Invitational - 1/11/2019)
800m - 1:54.92 (Vanderbilt Invitational - 1/18/2020)

Outdoor

200m - 22.69^ (Campbell Open - 4/7/2017)
400m - 48.18 (Bulldog Relays - 3/23/2018)
400m Hurdles - 50.62 (NCAA East Prelims - 5/25/2018)
800m - 1:52.94 (Bulldog Relays - 3/22/2019)

^set at prior school

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