| Alex Tatu |
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PR-800m: 1:49.92; 1000m: 2:28; 1500m: 3:46.15; 3200m: 9:06
ALL-ACC: Indoor Mile, Outdoor 1500m, Outdoor 800m, Cross Country '05
School Record Holder * NCAA Qualifier
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AT VIRGINIA:2006-07-(XC): Crossed the line as the sixth Cavalier finisher at Nationals, where UVa placed 14th overall and upset 14 ranked squads ... Was the fifth Cavalier across the line at NCAA Southeast Regionals, where UVa placed fourth as a team and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Championships ... Crossed the line 39th overall at the ACC Championships, where UVa placed third as a team ... 2005-06-Track(Out): Was a member of the sixth place 4Xmile team at Penn Relays where UVa finished in sixth place in 16:28.03 ... Finished fourth in the ACC finals of the 800 meter run, just behind teammate Kevin McHale, in 1:51.88 ... Qualified for the finals of both the 800 meter and 1500 meter runs at the ACC Championship meet ... Finished second at the Lou Onesty Invitational in the 1500 meters, crossing the line in 3:48.58 ... Barely missed qualifying for the NCAA Regional meet in the 1500 meters at the Stanford Invitational, finishing in 3:48.52. -(In): Led off the distance medley relay team, comprised of Tatu and teammates Jordan Orr, Kellen Blassingame and Kevin McHale, at the Alex Wilson Invitational to a national qualifying time of 9:41.73, the second fastest time in school history ... Earned All-ACC honors by crossing the line as the runner-up in the mile, directly in front of teammates Kevin McHale and Andrew Jesien, in 4:09.00 ... Placed eighth in the ACC 800 meter run, in 1:55.09 ... Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Virginia Tech Challenge, running 1:52.17. -(XC): Ran all six meets, scoring at the Great American XC Festival where he was the Cavaliers fifth man in 24:51.90 ... earned All-ACC honors by virtue of his 13th place finish in 24:21.5. 2004-05- (Out) ACC runner-up in both the 800 and 1500 to Florida State All-American Tom Lancashire ... qualifed for NCAA regionals in both the 800m and 1500m ... led Virginia in the 1500 with a 3:46.15. (In) Ran 4:01 anchor leg to help set school record in the DMR as team qualified for the NCAA meet ... led Virginia in the mile with a 4:06.24. (XC) Ran in all five meets, finishing second for the team at the Great American XC Festival and the Pre-Nationals meet. 2003-04-(XC): Lone first-year to crack UVa's top seven ... Third Cavalier across line at NCAA meet ... scored at Great American XC Festival and at NCAA Pre-Nationals. (Out): Qualifed for the NCAA Regionals in the 1500m (3:46.63), a mark that ranks him as the #8 performer all-time at UVa...ran a personal best 1:51.13 at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
High School- Eight-time Virginia state champion...2001 and 2002 AAA State Cross Country champion...2002 indoor and outdoor AAA State Champion in the 1600m...2002 runner-up in the Millrose Mile...Gatorade Track & Field Male Athlete of the Year, 2003. Personal- Born Dec. 13, 1984...son of Susan and Bill Tatu...one sister, Elisabeth.
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