Tiarra J. Pittman
High School Honors
4 Track & Field letters. On State Championship Team as a Freshman; anchored 4x100 Championship Relay team. 300m hurdles PIL and State champion as Junior (school record and 6th fastest in Oregon history at 43.51). Team Captain four years; MVP, OSAA Academic All-State, National Honor Society. 16-time state qualifier and medalist. 6-time school record holder in indoor 60m, 400m, outdoor 300m and 400m hurdles, 4x100 relay and 4x200 relay.
Post-High School Career
4 Letters in Track & Field at University of California at Berkeley as a hurdler and sprint relays. Earned Pac-12 All-Academic honors as a Sophomore. BA in Legal Studies, 2014. Portland State University, BS in Biology, 2018. Concordia University (St. Paul, MN) BS in Nursing, 2023.Sprint and hurdles coach at Lincoln for 3 years; coached 2023 team to State Championship.
Commentary
My achievements in athletics can be attributed to the support and love of my parents and the comradery and inspiration of my teammates and coaches throughout my career. I am a culmination of the tenacity and resilience of my mom and my dad’s unwillingness to give in or let up. I am now, off the track, a reflection of who I was on the track; prepared to compete, running my own race, and relentlessly chasing the finish line. I am grateful for the heart and focus I have given this sport, but more than that, I am grateful for what it has given me. To my love, Track & Field: My partner in rain, shine, tears, laughter, defeat, and now, sweet sweet victory. I am so humbly thankful that we have earned the right to celebrate one another. Thank you, always.
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