Francisco Tavares
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- Birth Date:
- February 17th
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- Height:
- 5'8
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Hometown:
- Boston, Mass.
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- High School:
- Boston College High
Bio
AS A SOPHOMORE...
- Ran in three races for the Saints in 2016
- Tavares ran a personal best 32:54 on October 29 in the GNAC Championship
- Maintained an average 8k time 33:54 on the season
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- Won the team's Most Improved Performer award
- 60m DASH
- Finished 37th (7.45s) at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- Finished 21st (7.36s) at the Northeastern Carisella Invitational
- Finished 29th (7.49s) at the Tufts Invitational
- Finished 16th (7.47s) at the Smith College Beynon Invitational
- Finished 13th (7.49s) at the Wesleyan Invitational
- 200m DASH
- Finished 17th (23.57s) at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- Finished 25th (23.70s) at the Northeastern Carisella Invitational
- Finished first (23.86s) at the Southern Maine Invitational
- Finished 133rd (23.14s) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine's Invitational
- 400m DASH
- Finished fourth (52.91s) at the Smith College Beynon Invitational
- Finished first (52.63s) at the Southern Maine Invitational
- Finished third (52.45s) at the Wesleyan Invitational
- Finished 121st (51.11s) at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine's Invitational
- LONG JUMP
- Finished 25th (5.83m, 19'1.5") at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- 4x400m RELAY
- Ran the first leg for the seventh-place relay team (3:49.17) at the Tufts Invitational
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- 100m DASH
- Placed 14th (11.80s) at the Wesleyan Invitational (PERSONAL BEST)
- 200m DASH
- Placed 10th (23.75s) at the Wesleyan Invitational (PERSONAL BEST)
- Finished 20th (23.20s) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- 400m DASH
- Finished fifth (52.74s) at the Tufts Snowflake Classic
- Finished 13th (52.15s) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
AS A FRESHMAN...
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- 55m DASH
- Finished ninth (6.89s) at the Southern Maine Invitational
- 60m DASH
- Finished 31st (7.40s) in his Emmanuel debut at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- Finished 13th (7.39s) at the Roxbury Community College Relays
- Finished 26th (7.51s) at the Tufts Winter Invitational
- Finished ninth (7.45s) at the MIT Gordon Kelly Invitational
- 200m DASH
- Finished 18th (23.55s) at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- Finished sixth (23.47s) at the Roxbury Community College Relays
- Finished third (23.71s) at the Southern Maine Invitational
- Finished 35th (23.15s) at the Boston University Scarlet & White Invite
- 4x200m RELAY
- Ran the first leg for the sixth-place relay team (1:39.53) at the Tufts Winter Invitational
- 4x400m RELAY
- Ran the first leg for the fifth-place relay team (3:35.42) at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- Ran the first leg for the fourth-place relay team (3:42.30) at the Roxbury Community College Relays
- Ran the first leg for the 16th-place relay team (3:35.09) at the Boston University Scarlet & White Invite
- Ran the first leg for the first-place relay team (3:29.75) at MIT Gordon Kelly Invitational
- Ran the first leg for the ninth-place relay team (3:29.43) at the New England DIII Championships
- LONG JUMP
- Finished 12th (6.09m, 19'11.75") at the UMass Boston Indoor Open
- Finished fourth (6.15m, 20'2.25") at the Roxbury Community College Relays
OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
- 100m DASH
- Finished 22nd (12.28s) in his Emmanuel debut at the Fitchburg State Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational
- 200m DASH
- Finished ninth (23.59s) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Finished 18th (23.49s) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- Finished 11th (23.77s) at the Regis Pride Classic
- 400m DASH
- Finished 16th (53.92s) at the Fitchburg State Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational
- Finished fifth (50.98s) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational
- Finished fourth (51.09s) at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational
- Finished second (50.64s) at the Regis Pride Classic
- Finished 20th (50.68s) at the New England DIII Championships
- 4x400m RELAY
- Ran the first leg for the 19th-place relay team (3:32.64) at the New England DIII Championships
PLAYER PROFILE
- Major: Business
- Favorite Movie: Glory Road
- Favorite Books: The Great Gatsby, The Ousiders
- Favorite Pre-meet Meal: pasta
- Favorite Spot on the EC Campus: 2nd floor Loretto
- Most Exciting Athletic Experience: 2014 New Balance Nationals for indoor track
- Most Respected Professional Athlete: Allyson Feliz