Oscar Tellez
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- Birth Date:
- Nov. 16
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- Height:
- 5'9
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- Weight:
- 145
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- Year:
- So.
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- Hometown:
- New Britain, Conn.
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- High School:
- New Britain
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- Position:
- Mid Distance
Bio
AS A SOPHOMORE...
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- 600m RUN
- Finished 29th (1:37.53) at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- Finished 12th (1:38.46) at the Smith College Beynon Invitational
- Finished 22nd (1:39.84) at the Wesleyan Invitational
- 800m RUN
- Finished 23rd (2:17.80) at the Norteastern Carisella Invitational
BEFORE EMMANUEL...
- Tavares was a four-year soccer player and three-year wrestler at NBHS
- Named a team captain for the New Britain HS Wrestling team
- Joined the Outdoor Track & Field team as a senior.
PLAYER PROFILE
- Major: English Writing & Literature
- Career Aspirations: T.V. script writer
- Favorite Movie: Interstellar
- Favorite Books: Calvin and Hobbes series
- Favorite Pre-meet Meal: Chicken & pasta
- Favorite Late Night Snack: PB & J
- Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: Quad
- Most Exciting Athletic Experience: Getting bumped up two weight classes during HS wrestling and winning the match in double-overtime
- Most Respected Professional Athlete: Rajon Rondo