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2019 Women's Cross Country Roster

Karina Tavares

  • Position Distance
  • Eligibility Sr.
  • Hometown Bristol, R.I.
  • High School La Salle Academy

Biography

Indoor Mark Date
1000m 3:00.94 H.S.
Mile 5:02 H.S.
Two Mile 10:54.73 H.S.
Outdoor Mark Date
800m 2:16 H.S.
1,500m 4:38.07 H.S.
3,000m 10:02.40 H.S.
5,000m 17:29.51 5/6/17

2019-20
Cross Country: Did not compete ... CAA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0 in the fall semester.
Indoor: Ran three times, once each in the 800m, 1,000m, and the mile ... Took third in the mile at the CNU last chance meet.
Outdoor: Season cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19
Cross Country: Ran 30th overall at the CAA Championships, finishing fifth for W&M as the Tribe reclaimed the conference title ... Also ran at the Southeast Regional, finishing seventh on the team in 177th overall ... Fourth on the team at Pre-Nationals ... Fifth on the team at Paul Short.
Indoor: Ran once ... Timed 3:06.83 in the 1,000m at Navy in early February.
Outdoor: Best time in the 1,500m was 4:50.11 at Colonial Relays ... Ran the 5,000m at George Mason ... Ran on the 4x1,500m relay at the Colonial Relays ... CAA Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0.

2017-18
Cross Country: Raced at the CAA Championships, finishing 34th overall ... Ran every meet except for the regional ... Finished fourth overall at the Tribe Open ... Opened the year in 14th at the Spider Alumni Open ... Finished 21st at the W&M Invitational ... Also ran as part of the varsity at both UVA and Penn State.
Indoor: Anchored W&M's DMR to an ECAC-qualifying time at Liberty in February ... Also ran the best time of the year in the 4x800m at the first Liberty meet ... Opened the year with a 3:03.90 in the 1,000m at VMI ... Ran the mile twice at Liberty, with a best of 5:04 ... Ran the 4x400m twice, once each at VMI and Liberty.
Outdoor: Finished ninth in the 1,500m at the CAA Championships ... Ran a season-fast 4:44.35 at the Mason Spring Invitational.

2016-17
Cross Country: Made the conference squad as a freshman ... Finished 31st overall at the CAA Championships ... Third overall at the CNU Invitational ... Finished 75th overall at the Panorama Farms Invitational ... Finished 12th unattached at the W&M Invitational ... Opened the year 34th unattached at the Richmond two-mile.
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: All-ECAC after anchoring W&M's third-place 4x800m at the ECAC Championships ... Also ran on the qualifying relay at Richmond ... Individually, finished sixth in the CAA at 1,500m, running 4:39 in both prelims and finals ... Also took ninth in the 5,000m at the conference meet, in 17:29.51 ... Runner-up in the 3,000m at CNU in 10:04.35 ... Opened the year with a 5:01.73 mile at the Tribe Invitational ... Ran the 4x400m at Richmond as well ... Ran on the Tribe's third-place 4x1,500m at the Colonial Relays.

Prep
Helped La Salle qualify for Nike Cross Nationals each of the last two years ... Finished eighth in 2014 and 18th in 2015 ... Won four-straight Rhode Island state cross country titles as a team ... Five-time all-state in cross country ... Three-times named All-New England in cross country as well ... Indoors, won the state title at 3,000m as a senior ... Won the 2-mile at the Dartmouth Relays in 2016 as well ... Helped La Salle to New Balance Nationals championships in the 4xMile in 2015 and 2016 ... Won three-straight state titles as a team ... Outdoors, finished second in the state 3,000m in 2016 ... Won the state title in the 4x800m and 2014 and again as a senior ... New Balance Nationals champion in the 4xMile as a junior, before finishing second as a senior ... Member of the National Honors Society ... President's Outstanding Educational Award ... Member of the Ukelele Club.

Personal
Daughter of Kathi and Paul Tavares ... Uncle, John Flynn, wrestled at Harvard ... Enjoys hiking, swimming, reading, and biking.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017Sophomore

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  • 2018Junior

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  • 2019Senior

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