UNCP Athletics

ALSO RUNS CROSS COUNTRY FOR THE BRAVES

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
All-PBC in the 5000m run … USTFCCCA All-Region in the 10,000m run … PBC All-Academic Team … PBC Presidential Honor Roll … DII ADA Academic Achievement Award … Clinched the school record in the 10,000m run with a time of 38:50.52 for a fifth place finish at the PBC Championships, while also nabbing another school record in the 5000m run with a time of 18:16.76 for a second place finish to score points for the Braves … Grabbed the indoor 5000m school record at the Hilton Garden Invitational with a time of 19:00.21 for a 15th place finish … Crossed the finish line in fourth at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational with a time of 18:31.52 in the 5000m run and posted a 13th place finish at the VertKlasse Meeting in the 5000m run (18:43.31) … Notched a personal best time in the indoor 3000m run at the UCS Invitational to place 18th overall with a time of 10:55.50.

AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
A member of the PBC Presidential Honor Roll ... Ran a personal best time in the 3000m run at the USC Gamecock Invitational for a third place finish with a time of 11:28.17 … Also ran the 3000m run (13th, 11:33.78) at the Tar Heel Open.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Felix Varela Senior High School under coach Denny Aguas … A three-year letterman in track and field and two-year letterman in cross country … Named to the first-team All-Dade County cross country team as a senior and honorable mention All-Dade county as a junior in track … As a senior, she ran a 19:51 time at the state cross country meet … Was the district runner-up with a time of 20:19 ... Became the district champion in the 1600m and 3200m runs … During her junior campaign, she helped the Vipers to become cross country state qualifiers … Also was a district champion in the 3200m run with a time of 11:58 and regional runner-up in the 3200m run (11:42).

PERSONAL
The daughter of Sara and Richard Tardanico … Has one older brother, Joseph … Ranked in the top 20 percent of her over 500-member senior class with a 4.18 grade point average … A member of the Honor Roll and First Priority Club … Undecided in her course of study at UNCP.