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Tam Gavenas

NE Regional
  • Regional Finish:

    4

  • Time:

    15:07

  • National Finish:

    3

  • Time:

    15:16.6

  • Hometown:

    Andover, MA

  • High School:

    Phillips Academy Andover

  • 800m:

    1:59.46 outdoor

  • 1500m:

    3:55.47 outdoor

  • 1600m:

    4:14.19 indoor"

  • 1 mile:

    04:15.7

  • 3200m:

    09:02.2

  • 2 mile:

    9:05.41 outdoor

  • 5K:

    never ran this

Personal Bests
  • 800m:

    1:59.46 outdoor

  • 1500m:

    3:55.47 outdoor

  • 1600m:

    4:14.19 indoor"

  • 1 mile:

    04:15.7

  • 3200m:

    09:02.2

  • 2 mile:

    9:05.41 outdoor

  • 5K:

    never ran this

Cross Country Highlights
In 2023, bested Ben True's 20-year-old course record at the Manchester Invitational by 5 seconds (5:12) 
In 2022, youngest male qualifier (and one of only. three 10th graders) for Foot Locker Nationals in San Diego 
In 2021, won Foot Locker NE regional Freshman/sophomore race in Van Cortlandt as a freshman
Track Highlights
2023: At 15, finished 2022/2023 indoor season as top sophomore nationwide in 1600, 3000, 3200, and two-mile; second nationwide in the 1500 and mile: https://lnkd.in/eAxfisFs 
2022: At 14, New Balance Nationals Outdoor Champion in Freshman 2-mile (also placed third in Freshman 1-mile) 
2023, 10th grade, 8:26.51 3000 meters indoor 
Eight USATF Youth National Indoor Championships; practicing only twice a week, I won gold medals in 800, 1500, 3000, anchoring 4x400, competing 2015?2017, 2019. Five with meet records that remain unbroken. https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/usatf-national-yo
Cross Country Bests
15:06 5K, Loomis Chaffee, Windsor CT / NEPSTA Division I XC Championship 2023  15:07 5K, Franklin Field, Boston MA / Foot Locker NE Regionals 2023 
15:12.5 5K, Manchester Invitational, Manchester NH 2023 
Hobbies: Chess. Old movies. New documentaries. Trying almost any sport (white water rafting was my latest but not my greatest). Poetry (reading good stuff, writing bad stuff)

Person would most like to meet: Gabby Thomas

Hero: Coach Mike Barnow

Superstition: My mom's pasta the night before a race

Most influential person: Coach Patrick Rielly

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