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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Athletics

2018 Women's Cross Country Roster

Tavana Mercado
Tapatt Tanaboriboon
Florida Southern College

Alex Orr

  • Height 5-3
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Chambersburg, Pa.
  • High School Chambersburg Area Senior
  • Major Aeronautical Science

Biography

Career Bests
3K - 11:04.7 - Holloway Park Preseason Festival (9/2/17)
5K - 18:29.81 - Sand Shark Invitational (10/22/16)
6K - 22:29.6 - NCAA II South Region Championship (11/4/17)

2018-19: CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all eight meets as a senior...fastest 5K time of the year came at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 20) in 19:11.6...named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2017-18: Eagles of Excellence Scholarship winner…SSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll awardee...Peach Belt All-Academic Team member. CROSS COUNTRY: All-Region with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA South Region Championship (Nov. 4) in a time of 22:29.60…first team All-SSC runner after a fourth-place finish at the SSC Championship (Oct. 21) in 22:43.90…ran a season-best 5k time of 18:38.2 at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 23)…top Eagle finisher at the ASICS ERAU Classic (Sept. 16) in 19:17.0. INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-Region performer in the 5,000m...competed in six meets for the Blue and Gold...member of the first-place DMR team at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (Dec. 1) in 12:21.62...won both the 3,000m (10:51.58) and 5,000m (19:35.18) at the Dunamis Super Meet (Feb. 11). OUTDOOR: Helped the Eagles to the Peach Belt Conference title with a second-place finish in the 10,000m (39:25.96) at the PBC Championship (April 21)...placed second in both the 800m (2:20.90) and 1,500m (5:06.20) at the Embry-Riddle/West Virginia Wesleyan Dual (March 5).

2016-17: Redshirted...named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll

2015-16: Awarded the Steve & Vicky Ridder Scholarship, the ERAU Athletic Department’s highest honor, as well as an Eagles of Excellence Scholarship. CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in all six meets…top Eagle finisher in three meets, including a fifth-place showing of 18:57.20 at the Florida State Invitational (Oct. 2)…won the ASICS Embry-Riddle Classic with a time of 19:09.00, leading the Eagles to a team victory (Oct. 10)…recorded a personal-best time of 18:35.65 at the Sand Shark Invitational (Oct. 24). INDOOR: Ran in four meets, posting three personal-best times, including a 5:18.72 in the Mile at the KMS Invitational (Jan. 31), a 10:34.07 in the 3000m at the same meet and an 18:16.37 in the 5000m at the Embry-Riddle Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 23). OUTDOOR: Finished second in the 5000m in 18:29.57 at the Florida DII Intercollegiate Invitational as an unattached athlete.

2014-15: CROSS COUNTRY: ERAU’s top finisher at six of the seven meets in which she competed…had four top-20 finishes…second team All-Conference performer after finishing 12th overall at The Sun Conference Championships (Nov. 8) with a time of 19:46.37…best finish of the year came at the ERAU ASICS Classic (Sept. 27) where she placed fifth overall…finished 18th at the South Florida Invitational (Sept. 5), her first collegiate race…placed 15th at the FSU Invitational (Oct. 10)…set a personal best at the Mountain Dew Invitational (Sept. 20), posting a time of 18:42.54. INDOOR: Participant at the NAIA Indoor National Championships (March 7) in the 4x800m relay…finished first in the 5000m in 19:56.24 at the Embry-Riddle Indoor/Outdoor Challenge (Jan. 17)…competed in the Mile at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational (Jan. 23), finishing in 5:44.49. OUTDOOR: All-Sun Conference performer in the 10,000m and 5000m at The Sun Conference Championships (April 19), finishing second (42:43.55) and third (20:40.86), respectively…ran a season-best 2:28.77 in the 800m at the UNF East Region Preview (May 8)…finished ninth overall in the 5,000m at the North Florida Twilight (April 10), running an 18:45.47.

PREP: 2014 graduate of Chambersburg Area Senior High School…ran for Coach Chris Monheim…2013 inductee into the Chambersburg Cross Country Hall of Fame…district individual medalist and Pennsylvania State Cross Country Championship qualifier three times…claimed the 2012 Enos Yeager Invitational title, finishing first out of 105 runners…led her team to the 2010 and 2013 Midpenn Championships, as well as the 2013 district crown while finishing as runner-up in 2011…named a Mid-Penn Conference Scholar-Athlete awardee…helped her track & field team to the Midpenn Championship in 2011 and a fourth-place finish at the Pennsylvania State Track & Field Championship in 2012…district medalist in the 4x800m relay in 2011 and a individual district qualifier in the 3200m in 2013.
 
PERSONAL: Born in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania…daughter of James and Cynthia Orr…completed her undergraduate degree in Aeronautical Science with a minor in business, and earned a Masters in Aeronautics with a specialization in Safety…volunteered her time with several charities, including Kicks for Charity, the Menno Haven Nursing Home and went on a mission trip to Belize.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2015Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2016Junior

    5'3"
  • 2017Junior

    5'3"
  • 2018Senior

    5'3"