| Rory Tunningley |
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Freshman
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| Hometown:
Honolulu, Hawaii
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| High School:
Lockhart
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| Height / Weight:
5-8 / 126
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| Event:
Distance
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CAREER BESTS
• Indoor 3000m- 8:26.57 at Arkansas Dual (1/13/12)
• Indoor 5000m- 14:25.85 at Razorback Invitational (1/27/12)
• Outdoor 1,500m- 3:54.41 at Longhorn Invitational (4/21/12)
• Outdoor 3,000m- 8:36.21 at UT/Ark/UCLA (3/25/11)
• Outdoor 5,000m- 14:47.29 at Big 12 Outdoors (5/11/12)
• Outdoor 10,000m- 29:33.66 at Stanford Invitational (4/6/12)
AT A GLANCE
Named to Big 12 Commissioner's Honor roll during four semesters.
2011-12
Outdoor: Clocked a 31:52.33 in the 10,000m in the NCAA West Regional prelims ... ran a 5000m personal-best time of 14:47.29 and a 10,000m time of 31:19.42 at the Big 12 Championships ... finished the 10,000m in 29:33.66 at the Stanford Invitational ... placed 10th in the 1500m at the Longhorn Invitational with a time of 3:54.41.
Indoor: Ran a personal-best 5000m time of 14:18.28 at the Big 12 Championships ... won the 5000m run at the Razorback Invitational with a time of 14:25.85 ... took fourth in the 3000m at the Arkansas Dual with a personal best time of 8:26.57.
Cross Country: Completed the NCAA Championship in 30:48.6, placing 104th overall ... finished the NCAA South Central Regional in 30:57.3 and ninth place ... placed 23rd overall at the Big 12 Championship, finishing in 24:23.2 ... claimed 87th overall at the Wisconsin adidas Invitational, crossing the finish line in 24:44.5 ... posted a 20th-place finish at the Grass Routes Grand Prix with a time of 23:01.2.
2010-11
Outdoor: Finished 16th in the 10K at the Big 12 Championships in a time of 31:29.43 ... ran a then personal-best time of 30:01.09 in the 10,000 meters at the Mt. SAC Relays ... clocked 3:57.72 to finish fourth in section 'B' of the 1,500 meters at the Texas Relays .. finished sixth in the 3,000 meters, clocking 8:36.21 at the UT/Arkansas/UCLA tri meet.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2009-10
Outdoor: Redshirted.
Indoor: Finished fourth in the 5,000 meters at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet in a time of 14:44.31
Cross Country: Placed ninth at the South Central Region Championships in a time of 31:12.10 (10K), earning All Region honors ... clocked a 25:33.21 8K time at the Big 12 Championships to a team-best 16th-place finish ... took ninth place at the Princeton Invitational in a time of 25:18.00 (8K) ... was UT's top finisher at the four-mile Hurricane Invitational, placing 16th in a time of 21:08.00.
2008-09
Outdoor: Finished 19th in the 10,000 meters at the Big 12 Championships in a personal-best 33:29.47 ... ran a personal best in the 5,000 meters, clocking a 15:17.06 to finish 13th at the Texas Relays.
Indoor: Clocked a personal-best 14:26.38 to finish fifth in the championship 5,000 meters at the New Balance College Invitational ... ran a personal-best mile time of 4:16.18 to finish ninth at the UT vs. Texas A&M Dual Meet.
Cross Country: Was UT's sixth finisher at the NCAA South Central Region Championships in 32:48.9 (10K) ... finished fourth for UT and 47th overall at the Big 12 Championships in 25:39.1 (8K) ... won his first ever cross country meet, the Texas State Invitational, in 25:46.0 (five miles).
HIGH SCHOOL
Helped lead his team to four consecutive top five finishes at the state cross country championships ... two-time state champion and six-time all-state ... claimed the state title in the 3,200 meters (9:13.29) as a senior ... finished eighth in the 1,600 meters (4:37.28) at the state meet ... won the 3,200 meters (9:12.37) at the region 4-4A meet ... claimed the district 26-4A 3,200 meter title in 9:22.74 ... also was the state champion in cross country and earned All-America honors as a senior ... finished 19th in the 5,000 meters (15:45.0) at the Foot Locker Nationals ... placed sixth in the 5,000 meters (15:08.0) at the Foot Locker South Regional ... earned a second-place finish in the 3,200 meters (9:18.24) at the state meet as a junior.
PERSONAL
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii ... son of Kirk and Paige Tunningley ... has one sibing, Noah ... was president of the German Glub ... participated in highway cleanup projects ... interested in studying kinesiology.
