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02/07/2013
Illini Split Up for Spire Invite/Husky Classic
Orange and Blue send six to Husky; rest of team to Spire
01/30/2013
Illini Squad Head to Meyo Invite/Armory
Orange and Blue will compete against toughest competition yet
01/25/2013
Morris Breaks School Mile Record at IU Relays
Senior breaks 22-year old mile record
01/24/2013
Illinois Travels to Indiana Relays
Orange and Blue sends full squad to Bloomington
01/19/2013
Team Effort Shown at Illini Classic
Illini take home 10 of 16 first place finishes
AT ILLINOIS
2012 Track and Field
Outdoor: Competed in the triple jump at the Big Ten Championships, setting a season-best mark of 48-3 1/4 (14.71m) ... Notched a career-best long jump mark of 21-2 (6.45m) at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge ... Placed second in the triple jump at the EIU Big Blue Classic (14.71m) and third at the Tom Botts Invitational (14.62m) ... Competed at the USA Junior World Championship in the triple jump.
Indoor: Competed in the long jump and high jump ... Placed first in the triple jump in the Illini Open and Illini Classic with jumps of 45-8 (13.94m) and 48-5 1/2 (14.77m), respectively ... Jumped 47-07 1/4 (14.51m) at the Mark Colligan Open in the triple jump to take second ... Placed third in the long jump at the Illini Open with a jump of 20-1 (6.14m) ... Participated in five meets.
High School
Earned All-State honors as a junior and senior... Took first place in triple jump at the Midwest All-Star meet... Jumped 50 feet in triple jump as a senior, taking second place in the state... Earned First Team All-Conference honors as a junior... Named to the Third Team All-Conference a a sophomore... Earned four varsity letters in track and field and one in cross country.
Personal
Parents are Banlay and Marti Tanthavong... Has two younger siblings, Nathan and Jessica... Major is undecided.
Tanthavong's Personal Bests
Outdoor
Long Jump: 21-2 (6.45m) - SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23/12)
Triple Jump: 48-3 1/4 (14.71m) - Big Ten Championships (5/13/12)
Indoor
Long Jump: 21-1 1/2 (6.44m) - Illini Classic (1/21/12)
Triple Jump: 48-5 1/2 (14.77m) - Illini Classic (1/21/12)
Updated July 2012
