Tara Cripe
Tara Cripe

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Jacksonville, FL

High School:
Duncan U. Fletcher HS

Height:
5-6

Event:
XC/Distance


04/15/2013

Track Holds Two First-Place Finishes for the Conference after Hurricane Alumni Invitational

The women's 4x400 relay team finished in first place at the invitational and putting them in the lead for the conference

02/26/2013

Siekmann and Dixon's 2nd-Place Finishes Highlight Sun Belt Indoor Championships

Siekmann and Dixon's 2nd-Place Finishes Highlight Sun Belt Indoor Championships

Freshman: Made her debut at the indoor Jimmy Carnes Invitational, finishing seventh in the 5,000 meters (19:36.30)...in the 3,000 meters at the Gator Invitational, ran a 11:07.80...competed in the 5,000 meters at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships, running a 21:05.03...ran in both in the 1,500 meters (5:26.78) and 5,000 meters (20:17.03) at the UM Hurricane Invitational...ran her first 800 meter race at the UNF Invitational (2:34.73)...also participated in her first 10,000 meter event there (42:10.97)...lowered her 1,500 meter time at the UM Alumni Invite, placing 12th in 5:14.45...also was entered in the 3,000 meters there (11:30.28)...at the Sun Belt Outdoors, ran a 20:03.70 in the 5,000 meters and a 42:58.73 in the 10,000 meters.

High School: Named All-Conference in track and field twice...qualified for state as only the third female in 12 years...also qualified for region twice and district three times...earned the Fletcher High School scholar-athlete award...third team all-First Coast selection in 2010...was also regional and district qualifer for cross country for three years.

Personal: Psychology major ... daughter of Tracy and Theresa Cripe ... hobbies include going to the beach, reading a good mystery novel, riding bikes and running.

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