Tommy Tate

Class: Senior Hometown: Galesburg, IL High School: Galesburg

Event: Distance

2008 -- Indoor - redshirted... Outdoor - placed second in 10,000 meters (33:13.33) at Central Invite and ninth in 3,000 meters (8:57.97) at Hawkeye Invite...Cross Country - ran collegiate-best 8,000 meters (23:46) at Auburn Invite... that time ranks fifth in school history... also competed at Iowa Invite (19:43), Roy Griak Invite (26:15), NCAA Pre-Nationals (25:19), at Big Ten Championships (26:16) and NCAA Midwest Regional (32:55)... letterwinner.

2007 -- Indoor - placed 14th in 3,000 meters (8:31.28) at Big Ten Championships... ran collegiate-best mile (4:21.14) at Iowa Invite... Outdoor - led team in 3,000 meters (8:31.67)... placed 10th in 10,000 meters (31:05.23) at Big Ten meet ... letterwinner... Cross Country - ran season-best 8,000 meters (25:04) at NCAA Pre-Nationals and collegiate-best 10,000 meters (32:08) at NCAA Midwest Regional... placed third (25:51) at Early Bird Invite, fifth (25:33) at Hawkeye Open, 18th (25:25) at Loyola Lakefront Invite and 50th (25:09) at Big Ten Championships... team earned USTFCCCA academic all-America honors... letterwinner.

2006 -- Indoor - won 3,000 meters (8:53.86) at Panther Invite... ran season-best 3,000 meters (8:47.05) at Iowa State Classic... Outdoor - redshirted. Cross Country - won Early Bird Invite with collegiate-best 18:41 in 6,000 meters... that time ranks fifth on Iowa's all-time best performers list... placed 65th at NCAA Midwest Regional (32:47)... placed 75th at Big Ten Championships (27:02)... placed 11th (19:12) at Hawkeye Open, 175th (27:14) at Roy Griak Invite, 193rd (25:42) at NCAA Pre-Nationals and 238th (34:44) at NCAA Championships... letterwinner.

2005 -- Cross Country - redshirted.

High School -- two-time conference track champion... regional cross country champion and all-state honoree senior year... trained in karate for nine years, earning a gold medal in weapons... coaches were Jerry Albright and Craig Hiller.

Personal -- born April 7, 1987... son of Thomas and Jean Tate... attended same high school as Hawkeye teammate Cody Mixon.

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