Thomas Tallo
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- Birth Date:
- January 5th
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- Height:
- 6'2
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Lincoln, R.I.
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- High School:
- Lincoln
Bio
AS A JUNIOR
- Competed in six meets for Emmanuel
- Started the season with a 17:57 time at the Fens Classic
- Ran a season best time of 30:01 at the Codfish Bowl 8K on Sept. 27
- Ran the 8K at the GNAC Championship meet in 31:12
- Finished the NCAA Regionals 8K in 33:20
- Was named to the GNAC Academic All-Conference team
- Won the Coach's Appreciation Award at the 2015 Emmanuel Athletics Banquet.
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.
PLAYER PROFILE
- 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