Tara Rohatinsky Northcutt Athlete Profile - WCC

Tara Rohatinsky Northcutt

Class

Senior

Hometown

Provo,

Utah

Roster Years

1997-2001

Set the mile record at the Simplot Indoor Games in Pocatello, Idaho
Her 4x800m team, which included fellow BYU harrier Sarah Gardiner, set the meet record at Simplot Games
Two-mile winner (10:35) at the Golden West Meet in Sacramento, Calif
Captured the Utah state title in two-mile two years in a row
Won the two mile at the Arcadia Invitational in Arcadia, Calif
Led sprint medley team to state title
Team captain for her last two years
Army Scholar-Athlete of the Year

BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 1998

Third American finisher in the 1998 Jr. World Cross Country Championships in Morocco
Started the season with a sixth-place finish at the Mountain West Classic
Ran a season-best 17:08 to finish 10th at the Stanford Invitational
Raced to a fifth-place finish at the BYU Autumn Classic and a 10th- place finish at the WAC Championships
Wrapped up the season by taking 12th place at the NCAA District meet

Sophmore Year 1999

Selected to the All-MWC first team after a third-place finish at the MWC Championships
Finished fifth at the Mountain Regional meet in a season-best 17:07
Earned All-America honors with a 17th-place finish at the NCAA finals

Junior Year 2000

Ran first race of the season at the Pre-National Invitational, covering the 6K course in 22:46
Selected to the All-MWC first team after a third-place finish at the MWC Championships with a season-best 21:12 on the 6K course
Named to Academic All-MWC team
Finished 13th at the Mountain Regional in 21:41
Earned All-America honors with an 18th-place finish at the NCAA Championships

Senior Year 2001

Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 1997

Medical Redshirt Year 1997