2012 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Tavaris Tate
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Starkville, Miss.
- High School/Previous School:
- Starkville HS
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Member of 2010 4x200 m relay team who ran 1:21.09 at TX Relays to set school record
ranks 2nd in MSU All-time superlatives for 400 m dash
Holds MSU freshman 400 m dash record44.86
All SEC
All American
OTHER COMPETITION:
A high school all-American ... Held a number one ranking in the U.S. Junior 400-meter dash ... 2009 Nike Indoor National 400-meter champion ... Won USATF Junior National
400-meter title ... 2009 Pan-Am gold (4x400-meter relay) and silver (400-meter dash) medalist.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Ran for Cleveland Hudson at Starkville High School ... Mississippi State Champion in the 100-, 200-, and 400-meter dashes ... Recorded personal-best 20.89 seconds in the 200 and 45.45 seconds in the 400.
PERSONAL:
Born Tavaris Jamal Tate on December 21 in Germany ... Son of Tiffany and Russell Tate.
