Tommy Fyffe
Tommy Fyffe
Year: So.
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
High School: Anderson
Position: Distance
Major: Undeclared
Parents: Dave & Greta

Freshman (2006-07):

Recorded the top-Emory time of the season in the 3,000-meter run (8:41.44) at the Hoosier Hills Invitational, the best time in school history for the event...Finished third in the mile run (4:32.21) at the Sewanee Tiger Invitational, a top-twenty Emory time for the season...Finished fifth in the 3,000-meter run at the University Athletic Association Indoor Track and Field Championship.

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

8:40.11 3000m Run 3/6/2009 UAA Championship
14:43.32 5000m Run 3/6/2009 UAA Championship
4:23.46 1 Mile Run 2/21/2009 Clemson Tiger Invitational

Honors (Indoor):

2009 UAA Champion 5,000-meter run
All-UAA 3,000-meter run
5,000-meter run

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

14:40.37 5000m Run 5/7/2009 Dr. Keeler Invitational 
9:17.50 3000m Stpl Chase 5/14/2009 Gregory Invitational

Honors (Outdoor):

2007 All-UAA 3000-meter Steeple Chase
2008 All-UAA 3000-meter Steeple Chase
2009 All-UAA 5000-meter Run

Honors (Academic):

2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team 
USTFCCCA Division III All-Academic 

At Emory:

Member of the 2006 Emory cross country team and qualified as an at-large entry to the NCAA Championships ... Emory's top runner at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional (Nov. 11), posting a fourth-place finish out of 152 runners with a time of 26:11.2 over the 8K course ... Was the Eagles' top finisher at the UAA Championships, placing 25th in the 78-runner field with an 8K mark of 26:32.16 ... Was named as UAA Rookie of the Year.

Prior to Emory:

Earned three varsity letters in track and field at Anderson High School where Andy Wolf was his coach ... Best 1600-meters time was 4:25 and his best mark in the 5K was 16:08 ... Also competed in the 3000 steeplechase where his best effort was a 10:11 ... Was selected as the MVP of the track team his senior season ... MVP of the cross team in 2005 ... Also played on the soccer team.

Personal:

Born Sept. 13, 1987