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Senior
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| Hometown:
Austin, Texas
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| High School:
McCallum
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| Event:
Sprints
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| Birthdate:
09/01/1980
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| Experience:
3L
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*All-American*
General
* Tiffany Starts looks to wrap up her collegiate career in style.
* Competes in the short sprints and on the 4x100 relay unit... ran a leg on the Frogs' 4x1 relay unit that placed eighth at the national championships in 2002, earning an All-America certificate.
2002
* Short sprinter who competed at 60 and 200 meters during the indoor season and in the 100 and 200 meters during the outdoor season... also ran a leg on TCU's 4x100 meter relay team that earned national distinction.
* Ran a career-best 7.56 60-meter dash in the prelims of the Southwest Indoor Invitational in Houston on February 9... also turned in her personal best in the 200 meter dash (25.01) at the same meet.
* Placed eighth at the C-USA Indoor meet in the 60 with a time of 7.73.
* Set career bests in the 100 (11.80) and 200 (24.19) meters during the outdoor season.
* Placed eighth at the Conference USA Outdoor Championships in the 100 meters with a time of 12.06.
* Ran the third leg on TCU's 4x100 meter relay unit... the quartet won the Conference USA title with a season-best time of 44.25 and won the College Division at the Penn Relays with a time of 45.34.
* Earned All-America honors after running the third leg on the 4x100 meter relay unit that placed eighth at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships with a time of 44.77.
2001
* Competed in the WAC Championships at both 55 meters and 200 meters during the indoor season, but did not reach the finals.
* Ran the 100 and 200 meters during the outdoor season... again did not reach the conference finals in either event.
2000
* Was a conference finalist in the 60-meter indoor and ran an leg on TCU's conference champion outdoor 4x100-meter relay team... that quartet turned in a time of 44.69.
* Best outdoor time in the 100 was turned in at the TCU Invitational when she ran a wind-aided 11.85.
* Top performance in the 200 meters was a 24.63 time in the prelims of the WAC Outdoor Championships.
High School
* A consistent performer for McCallum High in Austin in the 100m and 200m... best mark was 11.68 in the 100... coached by Josie Rodriguez.
* Placed fourth in the 100-meter dash at the 1998 Texas 4A meet.
Personal
* Tiffany DeShea Starts was born September 1, 1980.
* Pursuing a psychology degree at TCU... would like to become a hospital therapist following graduation.
