2010 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
Tara Leaman returns for her final season as a thrower with the Lady Jacket track team.....won the weight throw at the Cedarville Collegiate Indoor Invitational with a toss of 44-feet 9.5-inches.....placed fourth in the 55 meter hurdles at the same event with a 9.37 effort.....finished 10th in the shot put at the NCCAA Indoor Championship with a toss of 35-2.5.....totalled 19 individual points during the 2009 indoor season.....earned the hammer title and All-America honors with a career-best 153-11 performance and placed second in the javelin (132-6) to earn All-America recognition at the NCCAA Outdoor Championship....American Mideast Conference hammer throw champion with a 150-10 effort.....All-AMC Second Team in the javelin with a heave of 127-11.....season-best 130-7 discus toss notched a fourth place spot at the AMC Championship.....produced a team-high 103 individual outdoor points.
2008 - Participated in the 55 meter and 60 meter hurdles, shot put and weight throw during the indoor season.....produced 33 individual indoor points.....finished first in the weight throw at the Cedarville Indoor Invitational with a 43-11.75 effort.....garnered NCCAA Indoor All-America honors by placing third in the weight throw at the NCCAA Indoor Championship with a season-best 44-11.75 effort.....her 83 individual outdoor points were third-best on the squad.....won both the discus (136-2) and the javelin (134-1) at the AMC Championships to earn All-AMC First Team honors.....recorded titles in the discus (122-7) at the Emory Invitational and the javelin (132-6) at the Cedarville Invitational.....runner-up in the javelin with a 131-2 effort to earn NCCAA All-American honors.
2007 - Registered 104 individual points.....earned NCCAA All-America honors by winning the title with a 133-3 effort.....named to the American Mideast Conference Second Team for her school-record javelin toss of 135-2.....also captured javelin titles at the Yellow Jacket Outdoor Open and the Cedarville Outdoor Open.....won the discus (118-11) and hammer (136-5) events at the Yellow Jacket Outdoor Open.....also ran in the 55 meter, 60 meter and 100 meter hurdle events.
High School - Participated in three sports at Tacoma Baptist High School..... earned four letters in track.....team captured Washington Class B state titles in 2005 and 2006......named to all-league first team both junior and senior seasons.....holds school records in 100 meter high hurdles, javelin and discus.....also member of school record-setting 4 x 100 meter relay squad.....placed in four events in the state meet as a senior – 2nd in the discus, 4th in the hurdles, 4th in the javelin and 4th in the 4 x 100 meter relay.....three-year letter winner in basketball.....played in East-West All-Star game during junior campaign.....earned two letters in soccer at Tacoma Baptist and one letter at Puyallup High School.....National Honor Society student.....served as student body president....voted homecoming queen.....earned Blue/Gold Award as best all-around senior athlete.
Personal - Criminal justice major at Cedarville University....born 2/25/88 in Puyallup, WA.....daughter of Tim and Darcy Leaman.....older brother, Beau, played four seasons of football at Azusa Pacific University.....also has a younger brother and sister.
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