Tigers Track And Field Senior Salute: Stephen Tankersley

Over these two weeks (started May 6), University of Memphis Tigers men's and women's track and field will celebrate the program's 13 seniors with a salute to each.

Today's senior salute is Stephen Tankersley:

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Events: Distance/Cross Country
Hometown: Boerne, Texas

Career Highlights

Battled injuries throughout his career
Ran all four cross country seasons (2012-15)
Recorded a personal-best 8k time of 25:07.20 at the 2013 American Athletic Conference Championships
Member of three Tigers cross country squads that placed in the top-five at league championships meets (2012-14), including a third-place finish at the inaugural The American Championships in 2013
Competed in the 2012-13 and 2013-14 indoor and outdoor campaigns, but injuries forced him to missed the entire 2014-15 season and the 2015-16 indoor
Posted personal-bests of 8:56.09 in the 3000 meters, 15:33.56 in the 5000 meters and 33:09.86 in the 10,000 meters
Top outdoor performances were fifth in the 3000 meters at the 2014 Memphis Invitational, third in the 5000 meters at the 2013 Red Wolves Open and 11^th in the 10,000 meters at the 2014 American Athletic Conference Championships
Two-time American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team selection in 2014 and 2015
Earned a Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Medal in 2013
A Dean's List student and Tiger 3.0 Club member at Memphis
A Mechanical Engineering major

Head coach Kevin Robinson on Tankersley:
"'Tank' is one of the most awesome individuals I've been around. He has an absolutely phenomenal personality and a tremendous attitude. He oozes positivity and servant leadership. I can't say enough great things about Stephen. I wish I had an entire team of individuals like him."

University of Memphis Athletics

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