Tatiana Desender - Women's Track & Field - University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

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2020 Women's Track & Field Roster

Tatiana Desender

Tatiana Desender

Position:

Sprints/Hurdles
Height:

5-9
Class:

Senior
Hometown:

London, Ontario, Canada
High School:

Saunders Secondary

Summary
Media
Historical

Hawaii

2020:

Did not compete.
Earned UH Scholar-Athlete Award.

2019:

Did not compete.

2018:

Ran in seven outdoor meets as a sophomore.
Crossed the finish line in 1:04.26 in the 400m hurdles for 15th place at the Steve Scott Invitational. Also helped the 4x400m relay team finish sixth in 3:57.40.
At the Big West Championships, member of UH’s 4x400m relay team that placed ninth in 3:53.35.
Took 12th in the 400m hurdles at the Big West Championships in 1:04.81.
Earned Big West All-Academic honors (3.0+ Cumulative GPA).
Competed in five indoor meets.
Had a season-best 200m time of 26.12 at the Husky Classic.
Clocked in at 58.34 in the 400m at the UW Open.
Ran a 27.18 in the 200m at the MPSF Indoor Championships.

2017:

Competed in seven meets during her inaugural Outdoor season with the Rainbow Wahine
Recorded a season-best 1:06.91in the 400m hurdles at the Leah Bennett Invitational
Finished 15th at her first Big West Outdoor Championships in the 400m hurdles coming in at 1:07.05
Reached 1:07.01 in the 400m hurdles at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, finishing 12th in the event, also coming in 12th with a season-best unaided 33-6 (10.21m) in the triple jump
Registered a wind-aided 34-1.25 (10.39m) triple jump at the Bryan Clay Invitational
Part of the 4x400m relay that placed second at the Rainbow Relays with a team-leading time of 4:09.68
A part of squad that holds the best time for the 4x4 on the UH team
Competed in five meets during her first Indoor season at UH
Earned a season-best 200m time of 27.91 in her first perfomance at the UW Invitational
Reached her top 400m time of 1:01.04 on the year at the MPSF Indoor Championships, finishing 48th
At the MPSF Championships, part of the 12th-place Distance Medley Relay, recording a season-leading time of 12:24.66
Part of the 4x400m relay squad that finished 13th at the UW Husky Invitational, coming in with a season-leading 3:59.88 - ranking 10th on the UH Indoor all-time top performances list

Prep:

A 2016 graduate of Saunders Secondary School in London, Ontario, Canada
Lettered four years in track and field, four years in cross country, three years in swimming and one year in volleyball
Placed third at the 2013 Ontario Federation of School Athletic Associations (OFSAA) in 300m hurdles with a personal best of 44.07
Finished sixth at the 2013 OFSAA Championships in 80m hurdles with a mark of 12.68
Top times in the 200m (25.75), 60m hurdles (9.65) and 400m (57.75)
A three-time Saunders Athlete of the Year from 2013-15
An Honor Roll student
Competed for the London Legion Track and Field Alliance for nine years

Personal:

Intended major is Biology (Pre-Med)
Has one younger sister
Parents are Diana and Paul Desender of London, Ontario

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2017Freshman

Sprints/Hurdles

5'9"
2018Sophomore

Sprints/Hurdles

5'9"
2019Junior

Sprints/Hurdles

5'9"
2020Senior

Sprints/Hurdles

5'9"