Bio

AS A SOPHOMORE …  Ran in five meets for the Saints … Clocked a time of 32:47 during the Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship meet, helping Emmanuel capture the program’s first-ever male Championship …  On Nov. 11, ran a personal best on a 8K course, finishing the ECAC Championship race in 29:49 … Earned GNAC Men’s Cross Country All-Conference Honors. 

AS A FRESHMAN ... Tallo ran in five of six meets for Emmanuel during his rookie season ... finished in the Saints' top-five in the opening race of this collegiate career, when he clocked his top 5k time of 17:44 in the 2012 Fens Classic ... ran his PR 8k time (30:03) in Gordon College's Pop Crowell Invitational on September 29th ... raced to a 29:55 time in the GNAC Championship Meet at Rivier University on October 27th ... competed in mid-distance and distance events on the Saints Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Teams during the winter and spring seasons ... was a part of Emmanuel's record-setting 4x800m relay team, which ran 8:00.29 at the ECAC Championship on March 3rd ... received All-ECAC honors with the team's 7th place finish at New York City's Armory ... set Emmanuel's outdoor program-record in the Mile with his time of 4:44.91 at the Brown University Invitational on April 13th.

BEFORE EMMANUEL ... Tallo was a three-sport varsity athlete at Lincoln High School (Lincoln, R.I.) ... ran cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field all four years ... owns three Lincoln High School records, including the indoor 4x800m, the outdoor 4x800m and the outdoor 1500m ... won multiple Division and Class Championships for indoor and outdoor track incuding: 4x800m relay, 1000m, 1500m, 800m ... qualified for the New England Championships three times for the 4x800m relay ... competed in eight state championship meets .... named Academic All-State in Cross Country.

Major: Biology with a concentration in Health Sciences

Career Aspirations: invasive cardiology

Favorite Book: Zeitoun

Favorite Pre-Race Meal: assorted vegetables and chicken

Favorite Late-Night Snack: cold water

Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: MRGE research lab

Best Class at Emmanuel: Genetics

Most Exciting Athletic Experience: winning the GNAC Cross Country Championship in 2013

Most Respected Professional Athlete: Leo Manzano