Zaria Tillman

Position:
Multiple
Height:
5-10
Class (Indoor):
Sr.
Class (Outdoor):
Sr.
Hometown:
Hattiesburg, Miss.
High School/Previous School:
Hattiesburg HS

School Record Holder (Outdoor Shuttle Hurdle Relay) - 53.82

2019 Outdoor Season

Finished sixth and scored in the heptathlon at the SEC Championships (5/9) with a personal-best 5,209 points … posted season bests in the 100m hurdles, 800m and javelin along with a career-best 11.73m in the shot put at the conference meet … placed fifth in the 100m hurdles at the Southern Miss Open (4/27) … collected 4,985 points in the heptathlon at the Bryan Clay Invitational (4/18) … finished as high as fifth in the 200m with a wind-aided 25.14 … placed sixth in the 100m hurdles at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/12), running 13.94 … also crossed the line in a season-best 25.04 in the 200m … placed 10^th in the 100m hurdles at the Bobcat Invitational (3/30) and threw the javelin 30.48m … ran the 100m hurdles in a season-best wind-aided 13.91 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (3/29) … finished fifth in the 100m hurdles in a wind-aided 14.13 at the Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays (3/22) and took fifth in the long jump with a wind-aided leap of 5.82m … also ran on the 4x400m relay and competed in the high jump and shot put.

2019 Indoor Season

Posted a personal-best score in the pentathlon at the SEC Championships (2/22), placing fifth with 3,847 points after setting personal bests in the 60m hurdles, high jump and shot put … finished fifth in the 60m hurdles at the Music City Challenge (2/9), running 8.86 … scored 3,053 points in the pentathlon at the Razorback Invitational (1/25) … competed in the high jump at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/18) … ran 9.16 in the 60m hurdles at the Vulcan Invitational (1/12) … recorded a long jump of 5.62m and a high jump of 1.59m at the Blazer Invitational (1/11).

2018 Outdoor Season

Finished sixth in the heptathlon and scored at the SEC Championships (5/12) with a score of 5,043 points … competed in the long jump at the Penn Relays (4/26), leaping a season-best 5.76m … placed fifth in the heptathlon with 4,913 points at the Tennessee Relays (4/13) while winning the 200m portion of the event in a wind-aided personal-best 24.74 … competed in the 100m hurdles, 200m and long jump at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) … ran the 100m hurdles and was part of the fourth-place shuttle hurdle relay at the Florida Relays (3/30) … opened the season with the 100m hurdles, 800m and high jump at the Bulldog Relays (3/23).

2018 Indoor Season

Placed 13^th in the pentathlon at the SEC Championships (2/24) while running a personal-best 2:24.54 in the 800m … competed in the 60m hurdles, high jump and shot put at the Music City Challenge (2/9) … ran a leg of the 4x400m relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/20) … finished ninth in the pentathlon at the Samford Multi (1/18) with a total of 2,828 points … ran the 60m hurdles and competed in the high jump at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13) … ran on the 4x400m relay and competed in the long jump and shot put to open the season at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/12).

2017 Outdoor Season

Placed 11^th in the heptathlon with a career-high score of 5,153 points at the SEC Championships (5/11) … that mark ranks fifth in school history and included a personal-best 2:23.28 in the 800m … set personal bests in the 100m hurdles (13.75), long jump (5.86m) and javelin (32.96m) at the SEC Relays (4/28) where she also ran on the fourth-fastest shuttle hurdle relay in school history that won the event … placed eighth in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/22) where she also ran the 200m and competed in the high jump … finished third in the heptathlon at the South Alabama Invitational (4/15) while winning the 200m in 25.27 and launching the shot put a personal-best 11.55m … took third in the high jump, clearing 1.65m, at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/7) … also competed in the long jump and javelin … ran the anchor leg of the school-record-setting shuttle hurdle relay that won the Florida Relays (3/30) in 53.82 … also ran the 100m hurdles in 13.85 … opened the year with the fifth-fastest shuttle hurdle relay in school history, winning the Bulldog Relays (3/17) in 55.51 … also took third in the high jump, fourth in the 100m hurdles and 10^th in the javelin.

2017 Indoor Season

Scored a personal-best 3,763 points in the pentathlon at the SEC Championships (2/24) while jumping a career-best 5.71m in the long jump … ran the 60m hurdles and competed in the high and long jumps at the Music City Challenge (2/10) … threw the shot 10.73m and ran the 60m hurdles at the Scarlet and White Invitational (2/4) … set personal-bests in the 60m hurdles (8.64) and the high jump (1.60m) at the Crimson Elite (2/3) … posted the second-highest pentathlon score of her career to finish third with 3,714 points at the Samford Multi (1/18) … won the 60m hurdles at Samford in 8.77, took second in the long jump at 5.64m and threw a personal-best 11.34m in the shot put … competed in the 60m hurdles and long jump at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/14) … opened the year with the 60m hurdles and high jump at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/13).

2016 Outdoor Season

Took 12th in the heptathlon at SEC Championships (5/12) with 4,583 points and ran the 100m hurdles … ran the 100m hurdles and the 200m while throwing the javelin at the Jace LaCoste Invitational (4/30) … ran the 100m hurdles and the 200m at the LSU Alumni Gold (4/23) … placed 11^th in the heptathlon at the South Alabama Invitational (4/14) with 3,532 points ... finished 10th in the shot put at the Battle on the Bayou (4/9) with a toss of 10.06m ... placed seventh in the shot put at the Florida State Relays (3/25) with a toss of 10.40m while also running the 100m hurdles and competing in the high jump ... ran on the distance medley relay team took second at the Alabama Relays (3/17) with a time of 11:39.04.

2016 Indoor Season

Finished 24th in the 60m hurdles with a time of 9.18 at the SEC Championships (2/26) ... also competed in her first pentathlon at the Championships and finished 13th with a total of 2,663 points … competed in the 60m, 60m hurdles and 200m at the Music City Challenge (2/12) … ran the 60m hurdles at the Armory Track Invitational (2/5) ... placed 23^rd with a time of 8.99 in the 60m hurdles at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/29) … also ran on the 4x400m relay and competed in the 60m and 200m ... ran on the 4x400m relay team at the Conference Clash/Power 5 Invite (1/22) that finished 13^th with a time of 3:47.45 and competed in the 60m and 60m hurdles ran the 60m hurdles in 9.41 at the Commodore Invitational (1/15) … made her debut with a time of 9.16 in the 60m hurdles to finish 19^th at the LSU Purple Tiger (1/8) ... also clocked in at 1:47.50 for 15^th place in the 600m.

Before the Bulldogs

Ran track at Hattiesburg High School where she broke the school record in the 300m hurdles her sophomore season and was named the Gatorade Mississippi Athlete of the Year … broke the school triple jump record as a junior … graduated with the state record in the 300m hurdles ... served as team captain ... advanced to the semifinals of the Junior Olympics with her club team the Hattiesburg Flyers … named a Mississippi Scholar-Athlete … also played basketball and volleyball.

Personal

Born Zaria Denise Tillman on Oct. 29, 1996 to Darryl and Yette Tillman … father played football at the University of Southern Mississippi … mother also attended the University of Southern Mississippi where she was a Dixie Darling … has a sister, Sydney … majoring in marketing.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m – 8.02 (Vanderbilt Invitational – 1/29/2016)
60m Hurdles – 8.63 (SEC Championships – 2/22/2019)
200m – 25.60 (Music City Challenge – 2/12/2016)
800m – 2:24.54 (SEC Championships – 2/24/2018)
High Jump – 1.61m (SEC Championships – 2/22/2019)
Long Jump – 5.71m (SEC Championships – 2/24/2017)
Shot Put – 12.28m ((SEC Championships – 2/22/2019)
Pentathlon – 3,847 points ((SEC Championships – 2/22/2019)

Outdoor

100m Hurdles – 13.75 (SEC Relays – 4/28/2017)
200m – 24.74^w (Tennessee Relays – 4/12/2018)
800m – 2:23.28 (SEC Championships – 5/11/2017)
High Jump – 1.65m (Crimson Tide Invitational – 4/7/2017)
Long Jump – 5.86m (SEC Relays – 4/28/2017)
Shot Put – 11.73m (SEC Championships – 5/10/2019)
Javelin – 32.96m (SEC Relays – 4/28/2017)
Heptathlon – 5,209 points (SEC Championships – 5/10/2019)

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Caroline Standley

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Sydney Steely

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