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Three-Time NCAA East Regional Qualifier
13-Time ECAC Qualifier
CAA Champion
CAA Rookie of the Year
PRs: 100 (12.60); 200 (in - 24.75, out - 24.09); 300 (in - 40.20); 400 (in - 54.97, out - 54.60); 500 (in - 1:15.93); 800 (in - 2:25.62)
2009 Outdoor: NCAA East regional qualifier in the 400-meter dash, where she finished 17th in the event (55.23) ... Season-best time in the event came at the Patriot Open Invitational (54.70), where she also ran a season-best 24.54 in the 200-meters (May 3) ... Finished third in the 400 (55.18) and was a member of Mason's second-place, ECAC-qualifying 4x400-meter relay (3:46.83) at CAA Championships ... Also placed sixth in the 200 (24.65) at CAAs.
2008 Outdoor: Competed in two events at the NCAA East Regional Championships, finishing the 400-meter dash in 55.67 and the 4x100-meter relay in 45.88 ... Set a personal-best time of 54.60 at the Patriot Open Invitational to earn a spot in the NCAA East Regionals ... Finished the 400-meter dash in 54.94, a fourth-place showing at the ECAC Championships ... Also was a part of the fourth-place 4x100-meter relay which finished in 46.08 ... Also competed in the 200-meter dash (24.59) and as a member of the 4x400-meter relay (3:49.75) at the ECAC Championships ... Earned second-place in the 400-meter dash at the CAA Championships, crossing the line in 55.80 ... Was a member of Mason's second-place 4x100-meter (46.14) and third-place 4x400-meter relay (3:44.16) squads at the CAA Championships, where she also finished 10th in the 200-meter dash (24.75) ... Ran her fastest time of her season in the 200-meter dash at the Colonial Relays, where she placed second after a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash (55.38).
2008 Indoor: Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 200-, 400- and 500-meter dash... Finished in third place in the 400-meter dash at the ECAC Championships with a time of 55.09 seconds... Ran the team's top times of the season in the 400-meter dash (54.97) and the 500-meter dash (1:15.93)... Recorded the team's second-fastest time of the season in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.75 seconds at the Tyson Invitational... Finished with the team's third-fastest time of the season in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:25.62 at the Mason Last Chance... Was the runner-up in the 400-meter dash (56.86) at the Patriot Games and also ran on the first-place 4x400-meter relay team... Finished in third place in the 400-meter dash at the Virginia Tech Challenge with a time of 55.01 seconds... Also ran on the first-place 4x400-meter relay team at the Virginia Tech Challenge... Ran on the team's fastest 4x400-meter relay team of the season, teaming with Murielle Ahoure, Marie Fields and Latasha Rivers to top the ECAC-qualifying standard with a time of 3:41.42 at the Tyson Invitational... Was a member of the 4x200-meter relay team along with Marie Fields, Ryann Hendricks and Tiara Swindell that finished third at the Virginia Tech Invitational with a time of 1:38.97.
2007 Outdoor: Named the CAA Rookie of the Year... All-CAA performer in the 200-meter dash, 400-meter dash and 4x100-meter relay... Only member of the team to compete in the 400-meter dash during the season, with her top time coming at the CAA Championships, where she finished in 55.11 seconds to capture the conference title in the event, which earned her a spot in the NCAA East Regional Championships... Qualified for the ECAC Championships in the 200-meter dash, running her best time of the season in the preliminary heats at the CAA Championships, where she finished in 24.09 seconds... Finished third in the 200-meter dash at the CAA Championships with a time of 24.21 in the finals... Ran on the 4x100-meter relay team with Ryann Hendricks, Marie Fields and Murielle Ahoure that finished as the runners-up at the CAA Championships with a time of 46.00 seconds... Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team with Murielle Ahoure, Amy Yocum and Ryann Hendricks that placed seventh at the CAA Championships with a time of 3:55.34... Was a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that placed fifth at the ECAC Championships with a time of 46.56 seconds... Competed in the 4x200-meter relay with Ryann Hendricks, Marie Fields and Murielle Ahoure at the Penn Relays, finishing in 1:38.25... Ran on two sprint medley relay teams during the season, at the Pepsi Florida Relays and the LSU Tiger Relays.
2007 Indoor: Ran the team's top-six times in the 400-meter dash, twice topping the ECAC-qualifying standard, finishing with her best time of the season at the ECAC Championships, where she finished in 56.57 seconds... Topped the ECAC-qualifying standard twice in the 200-meter dash, with her best time coming at the St. Valentine's Invitational, where she finished the race in 25.09 seconds... Finished second in both the 200- and 400-meter dash at the Patriot Games... Ran the team's second-fastest time in the 300-meter dash, finishing in 40.20 seconds at the Virginia Tech Challenge... Ran on the 4x200-meter relay team with Murielle Ahoure, Ryann Hendricks and Marie Fields at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational, finishing in 1:38.74 to place second... Was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team with Murielle Ahoure, Marie Fields and Ryann Hendricks that placed second at the Patriot Games with a time of 3:54.28... Teamed with Murielle Ahoure, Ryann Hendricks and Marie Fields to finish second in the 4x400-meter relay at the Father Diamond Invitational with a time of 3:55.50.
Prep: Compted in track and field for three years and cross country for one year at Kecoughtan High School... Was the Virginia State Champion in the 400-meter dash... Finished second in the 200-meter dash at the Virginia State Championships... Member of the Latin Honor Society.
Personal: Full name is Tiara Renee Swindell... Born Aug. 21, 1988... Parent is Barri Swindell... Has a sister, Ebony, 28... Uncle Charles competed in track and field for four years at UNC Pembroke... Enjoys playing the piano and singing... 2006 graduate of Kecoughtan High School... Majoring in biology.
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