Stephen Tankersley

Stephen Tankersley, 2015-16 Men's Track and Field

Photo by: Nikki Boertman

Stephen Tankersley, 2014-15 Cross Country

Photo by: Joe Murphy

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Boerne, Texas
Prev School:
Boerne Samuel V. Champion HS

Academic Honors

Earned Dean’s List distinction for the Fall 2013 and Spring 2015 semesters … Named to the Tiger 3.0 Club for the Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, and Fall 2015 semesters.

Cross Country

2014 (Junior): Ran in five meets ... Scored team points in four meets (among top-five team finishers) ... Recorded two top-25 finishes at the Rhodes College Invitational (11th; 26:17.9; 8k) and season-opening Brooks Twilight Classic (22nd; 21:09.33; 4 mile) ... Ran a season-best 26:15.9 at the Commodore Classic (8k) ... Clocked a 27:03 (47th) at the American Athletic Conference Championships (8k) and a 26:57.8 at the Pre-NCAA Championships (8k) ... 2013 (Sophomore): Competed in five meets … Placed 36th with a personal-best 25:07.20 at the American Athletic Conference Championships (8k) … At the Rhodes College Invitational, placed 19th with an 8k time of 26:58.00 … Clocked a 26: 37.60 at the Pre-NCAA Championships (8k) … Crossed the line at 26:39.80 at Vanderbilt’s Commodore Classic (8k) … Finished 23rd in a time of 22:31.30 at the Brooks Twilight Classic (4 mile) … 2012 (Freshman): Competed in five meets … Ran a 22:19.17 at the four-mile Brooks Twilight Classic … Notched a season-best 26:37.00 at the Conference USA Championships (8k) … Posted a 35:05.40 at the NCAA South Regional (10k).

Indoor

2014-15 (Junior): Redshirted ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Competed in 3000m and 5000 in three meets … Recorded a personal-best 8:56.09 (23rd) in the 3000m at the American Athletic Conference Championships … Placed 15th with a personal-best 15:33.56 in the 5000m at the Vanderbilt Invitational … 2012-13 (Freshman): Appeared in three meets … Placed 13th and ran a season-best 9:07.12 in the 3000m at Kentucky’s McCravy Invitational … Recorded a season-best 15:48.65 (16th) in the 5000m at the Samford Multi and Invite.

Outdoor

2014-15 (Junior): Redshirted ... 2013-14 (Sophomore): Competed in the 3000m, 5000m and 10,000m in four meets … Placed fifth in the 3000m (9:07.08) at the Memphis Invitational … Ran a season-best 15:45.18 and placed 10th in the 5000m at Auburn’s War Eagle Invitational … At the American Athletic Conference Championship, recorded a personal-best 33:09.86 (11th) in the 10,000m … 2012-13 (Freshman): Competed in four meets … Ran a personal-best 9:07.01 and placed third in the 3000m at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invitational … Recorded a personal-best 15:44.43 and finished third in the 5000m at Arkansas State’s Red Wolf Open … Also scored a top-10 performance in the 5000m (10th; 16:58.39) at the Louisiana Classics.

Prior To Memphis

Three-year letterwinner in both cross country and track and field at Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School … Member of the 2012 Texas University Interscholastic League (UIL) 4-A state champion cross country team.

Personal

Son of Michael and Jessie Tankersley … Birthday is June 18 ... Father is a former Memphis football player that played for the Tigers in the late 1980s-early 1990s ... A mechanical engineering major.