Tara Upshaw

Position:
Player
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Southlake Carroll
Hometown:
Southlake, Texas

Career Bests: Mile - 5:04.14; 3,000 - 10:00.49

2011 (SOPHOMORE): Season was limited to one race indoors, where she ran 5:04.23 for sixth place in the mile at LSU Dual meet.

2010 (FRESHMAN): Indoors, ran a best of 10:00.49 in the 3,000 at the Big 12 Championship to place 30th ... Also ran 10:03.14 for ninth place at New Balance Collegiate ... Finished sixth in Texas Dual meet, running 17:24.91 in the 5,000 ... Placed 11th in mile at Texas A&M Challenge with a 5:04.14.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2009 graduate of Southlake Carroll High School ... Lettered four years in track and cross country ... Coached by Justin Leonard ... Member of FCA and National Honor Society ... Team won three consecutive State 5A cross country championships from 2005-2007 and placed third in 2008 ... Upshaw placed 14th (11:30.6) in 2008 State meet after finishing third in Region I-5A ... As a junior finished 11th (11:43.8) at 2007 State after runner-up performance at regional ... Led her team to a 2006 State title with a third-place finish in 11:04.40 after winning the region title in 11:17.27 ... Her freshman season had her placing third (11:30.50) at 2005 State meet with sister Brooke winning the individual title ... Placed ninth at Region I-5A meet in 2005 ... On the track, State 5A runner-up in 3,200 (10:37.85) as a senior ... Also placed second in Region I-5A meet (10:51.00) ... Raced 10:44.68 for fifth place at Texas Relays and anchored distance medley to third place (12:17.97) ... Finished sixth in two events as a junior in 2008 State 5A meet, running 5:09.27 in the 1,600 and 11:17.50 in the 3,200 ... Placed second in both events at regional, running 5:09.39 and 11:04.19.

PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Gail Upshaw, born in Irving, Texas, on March 15, 1991 ... Has an older sister, Brooke, and younger sister, Haley ... Brooke competed for Arkansas and transferred to Texas A&M ... Father was a wrestler at North Carolina ... Started competing in seventh grade ... Majoring in Education.