Biography
SPU: Three-year letterwinner. ... GNAC Indoor Freshman of the Year (2012). ... All-GNAC indoor in 60-meter dash (2012), long jump (2013), 200 meters (2014) and 4x400 relay (2014). ... All-GNAC outdoor in the long jump (2012), 4x100 relay (2013) and 4x400 relay (2014). ... USTFCCCA indoor All-West Region in 200 and 4x400 relay (2014). ... USTFCCCA outdoor All-West Region in 4x100 relay (2013) and 4x400 relay (2014).
Junior (2014): INDOOR – Competed in every meet, including four events at GNAC Championships. ... Ran second leg on the victorious 4x400 relay team at GNAC, as the Falcons won in 3:51.94. .Also placed 2nd in 200 (a PR time of 25.16), 4th in the 60-meter dash (7.963) and 5th in the long jump (17-10 1/4). ... Set a personal-best of 59.76 in the 400 meters at the UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 18. ... Ran second leg on 4x400 relay that clocked 3:48.30 at the SPU Final Qualifier on March 1, which wound up being the 13th-best time nationally, but ultimately fell one place short of making the NCAA meet. OUTDOOR – Competed in nine meets, including five events at the GNAC Championships and one at the NCAA Division II Championsihps. .... Ran third leg on the 4x400 relay at NCAAs, combining with Kishia Mitchell, Jasmine Johnson, and BryAnne Wochnick to place 12th. ... Ran on victorious 4x400 relay at GNAC. Also ran on 2nd-place 4x100 team and placed 7th in the 100 (12.64), 8th in the long jump (16-10 1/2) and 11th in the 200 (26.63) at GNAC. ... Set a PR of 58.79 in the 400 meters at Oregon State Invitational on March 8.
Sophomore (2013): INDOOR – Placed 3rd in the long jump at GNAC with a personal-best and NCAA provisional-qualifying leap of 18-5 1/4, her first time of hitting the 18-foot mark. Also took 6th in the 60-meter dash and 6th in the 200 meters. ... Her GNAC 200 time of 25.63 seconds was a personal best. ... Tied her 60-meter PR of 7.92 seconds at the UW Indoor Open and again in the GNAC preliminaries. OUTDOOR – Ran third leg on winning 4x100 relay team at GNAC, joining with BryAnne Wochnick, Ali Worthen and Kishia Mitchell for a meet record, GNAC overall record, and school-record time of 46.77 seconds. That same foursome initially tied the old school record of 47.00 on April 20 at the Beach Invitational in Norwalk, Calif., then broke it on May 4 at the Shannon-Foreman Invitational, clocking 46.91 to win the race on the new University of Washington track. ... Also placed 4th in the 200 at GNAC (25.42), 5th in the long jump (17-7), and had the 10th-best time in the 100 (12.55). ... Broke the 25-second mark in the 200 for the first time on April 19 with a 24.99 at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif. ... Set a 100-meter PR of 12.31 at the Beach Invitational on April 20. ... Won the 400 at UPS Outdoor Preview on March 2 and the JD Shotwell Invitational on April 6; the 200 at the Shotwell; and the 100 at the War VI Northwest Scoring Clash in Spokane on April 13.
Freshman (2012): INDOOR – 3rd in 60-meter dash (7.92), 4th in 200 meters (25.82) at GNAC Championships, both of which were career-best times. Tied for 5th in long jump at GNAC at 17-11 3/4, a career best by 11 inches. ... In her SPU debut at UW Indoor Preview on Jan. 14, got onto GNAC provisional qualifying list in 60, 200 and long jump. OUTDOOR – Placed 3rd in the long jump, 5th in the 100, and 6th in the 200 at GNAC Championships. ... Set a PR of 18-2 1/2 in the GNAC long jump finals, and a PR of 12.34 in the 100 in the GNAC preliminaries, both on May 11.
Foss High School: Won the Class 3A Narrows League championships in the 100, 200 and long jump as a senior in 2011. Placed second at West Central District in all three events, then ran fifth in the 100 and third in the 200 at state, also placing 11th in the long jump. ... Won the Narrows League 200 as a junior in 2010 and was 10th at state that year. ... Also ran cross country for three years. ... Foss' Track Athletic Citizen of the Year in 2011.
Personal: Tasia Jerriah Baldwin. ... Born April 14, 1993. ... Biology major.
Fun facts: Also plays basketball. ... Would like to try the hurdles in track. ... The race she remembers most was the 200 meters at state during her junior year when athletes battled rain and hail, saying, "I was drained, gave it my best, and found out mentally what I was made of." ... Dumbest movies she ever saw were "Hot Tube Time Machine" and "Green Lantern." ... Favorite junk foods are sour gummi worms, and ice cream. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be George Benson "because I'm a big fan of jazz music," and would serve New Orleans-style food. ... In 10 years, wants to be a doctor.
INDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
60: 7.92 (3x, 2012, 2013)
200: 25.16 (2014)
400: 59.76 (2014)
Long jump: 18-5 1/4 / 5.62m (2013)
OUTDOOR PERSONAL BESTS
100: 12.31 (2013)
200: 24.99 (2013)
400: 58.79 (2014)
Long jump: 18-2 1/2 / 5.55m (2012)
Triple jump: 32-4 1/4 / 9.86m (2013)
