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2007 Women's Track and Field

Tairisha Sawyer

  • Year Senior
  • Highschool Queen of Peace HS
  • Hometown Chicago, Ill.
  • Position Sprints

Biography

2007: Earned All-American status with 1,600-meter relay team ... Placed 12th at 200 meters at NCAA Outdoor Championships ... GLVC Indoor and Outdoor champion at 200 meters and runner-up at 100 meters outdoors and 55 meters indoors. 2006: Earned All-American honors twice during the outdoor season and once during the indoor ... She was a member of the 4 x 400 team that ran a 3:43.07 in the NCAA outdoor competition and a 3:45.90 in the NCAA indoor competition ... Also for the second time Sawyer earned All-American status in the 200 meter dash ... GLVC indoor Champion in the 55 and the 200-meter dash ... Also GLVC champion in the outdoor 100 and 200 meter dash ... She was also runner-up in the long jump with a distance of 18 feet and 1.75 inches (5.53 meters). 2005:Gained All-American status finishing seventh in the 200-meter dash and placing sixth with the 4x400 relay team ... Great Lakes Valley Conference Women's Athlete of the Year during the indoor season ... Broke school records in the 55-meter dash (7.11), 60-meter dash (7.76), and the 200 meters (24.63) ... NCAA Indoor Qualifier in the 60-meter dash ... GLVC Indoor Champion in the 55-meter dash and the 200 meters ... Set season highs during the outdoor season in the 100 meters (12.11) on May 14 and in the 200 meters (24.55) on May 7 ... GLVC Outdoor Champion in the 200 meters ... Finished third in the long jump and fifth in the 100 meter dash. 2004: GLVC Women's Athlete of the year and GLVC Women's Freshman of the year ... Set school records in 100 meters (11.96) and 200 meters (24.42) ... NCAA Qualifier in 100 (22nd place) and 200 meters (13th place) ... Finished first in both 100 (11.96) and 200 meters (24.55) at the GLVC Outdoor Championships ... NCAA Indoor qualifier in the 60 meter dash placing 15th (7.72) ... Finished second (7.19) in the 55 meter dash and second (25.97) in the 200 meter dash at the GLVC Indoor Championships. High School: Two-time track and field Most Valuable Player at Queen of Peace High School ... Named conference Player of the Year her senior season ... Named Most Improved as a sophomore ... Qualified for the Junior Olympic nationals in Miami, Fla. ... Runs for Chicagoland Zephyrs ... Born: March 12, 1985 ... Projected Major: Business Management. Personal Bests Outdoor 100 - 11.80 (5/6/06), 200 - 24.11 (5/26/06), 400 - 54.40 (5/24/07), Long Jump - 18-3.25 (5.57m) Indoor 55 - 7.11 (2/26/05), 60 - 7.76 (3/12/05), 200 - 24.63 (3/12/05), 200 (banked) - 24.88 (2/17/06), 400 - 58.22 (4/10/04), Long Jump - 17-2.00 (5.23) (2/10/07)

Historical Player Information

  • 2004Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2005Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2006Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2007Senior

    Sprints