Height: | 5-2 |
Year: | Senior |
Hometown: | Cleveland, Tenn. |
High School: | Cleveland |
Major: | Elementary Education |
An all-OVC distance runner and one of the best in the
conference, Tiffany has posted three solid seasons on the Tech
squad...stands to make a further impact on the team and the league
in her final campaign...will be among the team leaders during the
cross country season...will compete in the longer distances during
the track seasons...a solid student...a seven-time selection of the
Athletic Director's Honor Roll to recognize her for strong academic
achievement...also named all-OVC in 2009.
AT TECH - (In 2009-10): Tiffany was a stellar and
consistent competitor throughout the cross country season...ran in
all six meets, and placed first for the squad in each...clocked in
her best time of the season of 19:27.14 at Evansville...earned
first-team all-OVC honors at the OVC Championships.
(In 2008-09): A consistent runner throughout
the fall cross-country season, Tiffany finished in third place on
the squad in every cross country meet she competed in...best time
of the season was a 19:12.94 finish at Evansville, which also
stands as a personal career-best...competed in a stellar spring
track season, competing in four events during the indoor season and
setting career-best marks in two of those and contributing to a new
school record in another...set a distance in the mile run of
5:42.86 at Sewanee...set a career-best time in the 3000m of
10:58.72 at the OVC Championships...also set a career-best time in
the 5000m of 19:11.21, also at the OVC meet...competed on the
distance medley relay team that set the new school-record time of
12:21.09 at the OVC meet with teammates Keri Light, Stephanie Place
and Emily Weinzetl...also competed in five meets during the outdoor
season, setting career-bests in four of those...set a career-best
time in the 800m of 2:32.34 at the Austin Peay meet...set a time in
the 1500m of 4:56.66 at the Tennessee State meet, another
career-best...her new career-best time in the 5000m was set at the
Murray State meet, where she clocked in at 18:16.15...a career-best
time in the 10000m of 38:24.84 was clocked in at the OVC
Championships where she placed second to earn a spot on the awards
podium...her best time of the season in the 3000m was 11:04.7 at
TSU.
(In 2007-08): Tiffany ran in every cross country
meet as a sophomore and finished third on the team in all but one
race...season-best time was 19:52.73 during the WKU Old-Timer's
Meet in Bowling Green...flirted with a 19-minute mark in two other
races, finishing in 20:02 at the TTU Invitational and 20:06 at
Furman...competed in three indoor events during the spring track
season (mile run, 3000m, 5000m)...best personal time of the season
in the mile run was 5:54.47 at Sewanee...posted a time of 11:02.75
in the 3000m at the OVC Championships...she was also clocked in at
20:49.87 in the 5000m at TSU...competed in two outdoor track
events...in the 800m, she placed the team's second-best seasonal
time with a 2:35.04 performance at Austin Peay...in the 1500m
event, she clocked in a time of 5:17.74 at Mississippi State, which
is another second-best seasonal time for the squad.
(In 2006-07): Tiffany proved to be a huge asset to the
lineup during the 2006 cross country season, finished second on the
squad in every meet in which she competed...ran in six meets but
missed the NCAA Regionals...established a career-high of 21:17.25
in the Sewanee Invitational, a time which she surpassed with a time
of 21:14 at the Tennessee Tech Invitational to finish in fourth
place overall...lowered that even more at University of Evansville
meet with a time of 20:19.91...impressive time of 20:36 at the OVC
Championship to place 38th overall...during the track season, she
ran the mile and 3K indoors, then competed in the 1,500m, 3K and 5K
outdoors...posted career-best times in every event as a
sophomore...ran a 5:03.19 in the 1,500m at Vanderbilt...her 3K best
was 10:59.37, also at Vanderbilt...ran a 19:18.39 at 5,000m at the
APSU Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Tiffany earned four letters in both cross
country and track & field at Cleveland High School...during her
years with the track team, Tiffany competed in 800m, 1600m, and
3200m...received the Coach's Award and was named the team's
MVP...two-time all-region pick and was named all-state in
2005...listed on the Best of Preps list all four years.
PERSONAL: Tiffany is the daughter of Scott and
Shari Palmer...born ...full name is Tiffany Palmer...majoring in
elementary education.