Tamara Surtees
Tamara Surtees
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Chagrin Falls, OH
High School: Kenston
Major: Anthropology/Human Biology

Senior (2014)
Recorded a memorable campaign, earning the program's Most Outstanding Performer for the second straight year ... Capped off her career with a 34th-place finish at the NCAA D-III Championships,  enabling her to become the Eagles' first All-American since 2006 ...  Competed in all eight events and ranked as the team's top runner in the final seven races of the year ... First Team All-University Athletic Association after posting a fifth-place finish at the conference championships with a personal-best 6K mark of 22:02 that tied the program's fourth-best all-time outing ... Raced to all-region acclaim for the fourth straight year, crossing the finish line in the No. 4 position out of 205 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships with a time of 22:14 ... Named UAA Runner of the Week after finishing first out of 152 entries in the Division II, III and NAIA portion of the Furman Classic, blazing the 6K course in a time of 22:20 ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

Junior (2013):
Solid campaign that saw her rank as the Eagles' No. 1 runner in all seven of her competitions ... Tabbed as the program's Most Valuable runner ... Captured Second Team All-UAA acclaim ... USTFCCCA All-Academic Team ... Garnered all-region honors after crossing the finish line in the No. 6 spot out of a 193 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships (22:37) ... Guided Emory to a first-place finish out of 18 teams at the Furman Classic, posting a personal-best 6K time of 22:07 that placed second overall out of 137 runners ... Clocked a 22:28 that represented her second-best 6K effort at the Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble, good for a 25th-place finish out of 284 entries ... Led Emory to a first-place performance at the season-opening Sewanee Invitational, pacing the 84-runner field with a 6K time of 24:25 ... First Eagle to finish at the NCAA D-III Championships. 

Sophomore (2012):
Consistent performer who finished among the team's top-five runners in all seven of her competitions ... Posted the Eagles' top effort at the UAA Championships with a season-best 6K mark of 22:40 that slotted her in ninth place overall ... Second Team All-UAA honoree ... Crossed the finish line in 33rd place out of 184 entries, landing all-region acclaim, at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships ... Second Emory representative to finish and recorded a 50th-place effort out of 326 runners at the Gibson Family Pre-Nationals (23:33) ... Scored for the Eagles at the NCAA D-III Championships as the team's No. 3 finisher. 

Freshman (2011):
Shared the team's Rookie of the Year Award with Stephanie Crane after competing in six events ... Was Emory's No. 3 performer at the NCAA D-III Championships with a season-best 6K time of 22:37 ... Earned all-region honors after recording a 23rd-place finish out of 197 runners at the NCAA South/Southeast Championships (24:06) ... The Eagles' top finisher and fifth overall out of 126 runners at the Berry College Invitational with a 5K time of 19:13 ... 25th out of 133 contestants at the Sewanee Invitational (24:25) ... Member of the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.

High School:
Four-year member of the track and field program at Chagrin Falls High School ... Jeanette Dibrinardo served as her cross country and outdoor track coach while Christopher Ickes was her indoor track coach ... Served as a captain of the cross country squad her junior and senior seasons ... Best 5K time in cross country her senior year was a 19:51 ... During the outdoor track season, she clocked a 11:45 in the 3200 meters and a 5:20 in the 1600.

Personal:
Daughter of Antony and Leslie Surtees ... Was the recipient of the Army Reserve Scholar Athlete Award as a senior in high school .