2010-11 Track & Field - W Roster

Tierra Chavis

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bishop Loughlin/St. Francis, N.Y.
  • Hometown Brooklyn, N.Y.

Biography

Transferred to UAlbany from St. Francis, N.Y. ... Earned one letter with the Terriers ...

2009-10: Outdoors, placed 16th in the 400-meter dash in 59.12 seconds at the America East Conference Championship ... Ran season-best times of 26.09 in the 200 and 58.29 in the 400 at the Capital District Classic ... Indoors, ran on the 4x400-meter relay team which placed 12th in 3:50.03 at the ECAC Championship ... Finished seventh in the 400-meters in 57.83 after running a personal-best time of 57.61 in the prelims at the America East championship ... Also competed on the second-place 4x400-meter relay which finished in 3:49.01.

2008-09: Outdoors, ran on the second-place 4x400-meter relay (3:49.55) at the America East championship ... Also finished ninth in the 400 with a season-best mark of 58.31 ... Ran a leg for the 4x200-meter relay which broke the school record (1:39.44) at the time and also competed on the 4x400-meter relay team (3:55.40) at Penn Relays ... Indoors, placed sixth in the 400 in a season-best time of 58.67 at the America East championship.

At St. Francis, N.Y. (2007-08): Outdoors, finished ninth in the 200 (25.94) at the 2008 Northeast Conference Championship ... Indoors, placed sixth in the 400 (1:00.35) and 13th in the 200 (26.75) at the 2008 Northeast Conference Championship.

High School: Earned four letters in track and field at Bishop Loughlin ... All-American in the 4x400-meter relay and the sprint medley relay ... Won the 200 and 400-meter dash events, and was also a member of the first-place 4x400-meter and 4x200-meter relay teams at the city championships ... 4x400-meter relay set a state record ... Member of the school band ... Student Ambassador.

Personal: Majoring in sociology with a minor in psychology ... Born Nov. 20, 1989 ... Daughter of Michael and Tierra Chavis ... Has one brother, Michael, and two sisters, LaToya and Cheryl.

Historical Player Information

  • 2008-09Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'5"
  • 2009-10Junior

    Sprints
    5'5"
  • 2010-11Senior

    Sprints
    5'5"