2023 Track & Field Roster
Tatter, John

John Tatter
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Winston-Salem, N.C.
- High School:
- R.J. Reynolds
Bio
2023 T&F: Indoor Season: Ran the 5,000 meters in a personal-best time of 13:54.00 at the BYU Valentine Invitational, moving him into sixth place on the schools indoor top performers list in the event ... Also competed in the 3,000 meters ... Outdoor Season: Earned second-team All-ACC accolades in both the 5,000m and the 10,000m ... Finished sixth in the 5K at the 2023 ACC Outdoor Championships in a season-best 13:54.32 ... Finished fifth in the 10K in 30:21.67 ... Earned an invitation to the NCAA East First Round in the 5K ... Finished 20th in the 5K in 14:07.24.
2022 XC: Earned All-ACC and All-NCAA Southeast Regional honors ... Finished 16th at the ACC Championship in 23:21.4 ... Was 15th at NCAA regionals, finishing the 10K in 30:06.5 ... Was 72nd at the NCAA Championships in 29:58.2 ... Finished fourth at the 5K Charlotte Opener in 15:01.6.
2020-21: During the indoor season, won the 5,000 meters at the Virginia Beach Invitational ... Placed fourth in the 3000 at the Hokie Invitational ... At ACC Outdoor Championships, placed 17th in the 5000m and 14th in 10,000m ... NCAA First Round qualifier in the men’s 5,000 meters (29th) and 10,000 meters (34th)
2020 XC: Qualified for NCAA Championships as an individual and placed 194th in 32:43.0 for the men’s 10K course ... Led UNC at the ACC Championships, placing 28th overall in 23:51.0 (8K) ... Placed fifth among Tar Heels and 14th overall in 24:47.2 at the season-opening Virginia Invite on Sept. 25 ... Third on the team and 19th overall in 24:37.9 at the Wolfpack Invite on Oct. 7 ... Third on the team and fifth overall vs. Wake Forest and NC State on Oct. 16, covering the 8K course in 24:50.81
2019-20: Finished 32nd in the 3,000 meters (8:37.28) at the ACC Indoor Championships ... Also competed in the 3,000 meters (8:27.76) at the Valentine Invitational • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 XC: Placed 95th at the NCAA Southeast Regional, clocking 32:05.5 in the men’s 10K ... Scored at the ACC Cross Country Championships as Carolina’s fourth finisher and placed 80th with an 8K time of 26:04.0 ... Also contributed to the men’s team score at the Elon Opener with a personal-best 6K time of 18:55.4 and at the Cavalier Classic ... Competed at the Joe Piane ND Invitational and Pre-National Invitational.
2018-19 at Michigan: In outdoors, ran 14:46.12 in the 5,000 meters for 21st at the Stanford Invitational ... Ran a career-best 8:31.51 in the 3,000 meters for second at the Black and Gold Invitational ... In indoors, ran 8:17.62 in the 3,000 for 17th at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 26) ... Ran 4:18.62 in the mile for 11th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
2018 XC at Michigan: Finished 79th in the 10K (30:28.13) at the NCAA Championships, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner ... Earned All-Region honors by running 31:34.6 in the 10K (6.21 miles) to finish 20th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner ... Placed 28th in the 8K (24:25.8) at the Big Ten Championships, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner ... Finished 79th in the 8K (24:52.14) at the Pre-National Invitational, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner in the seeded Cardinal Race ... Finished 101st in the 8K (24:27.1) at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational ... Opened his collegiate career with a seventh-place finish in the 8K (25:21.4) at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner ... Competed unattached in the 5K (15:42.1) to finish 8th at the Michigan Open
Prep: Graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School ... In track, NCHSAA State Champion in the 3,200m and runner-up in the 1,600m ... Placed sixth in the 2017 state championships 3,200-meter final ... 2017 indoor state championships 3,200-meter runner-up ... Among all high schoolers nationwide, ranked No. 40 at 3,200 meters ... Ranked No. 2 among North Carolina high schoolers over 3,200 meters outdoors and No. 12 at 1,600 meters ... In cross country, finished fourth at 2017 Foot Locker Nationals after winning the Foot Locker South Regional and the state championships title ,,, Four-time qualifier for the NCHSAA State Championships, finishing first in 2017, third in 2016, 10th in 2015 and 54th in 2014
Personal: Son of Kathleen Ghiorsi and Stephen Tatter ... Born September 6 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
TFRRS Results
2022 XC: Earned All-ACC and All-NCAA Southeast Regional honors ... Finished 16th at the ACC Championship in 23:21.4 ... Was 15th at NCAA regionals, finishing the 10K in 30:06.5 ... Was 72nd at the NCAA Championships in 29:58.2 ... Finished fourth at the 5K Charlotte Opener in 15:01.6.
2020-21: During the indoor season, won the 5,000 meters at the Virginia Beach Invitational ... Placed fourth in the 3000 at the Hokie Invitational ... At ACC Outdoor Championships, placed 17th in the 5000m and 14th in 10,000m ... NCAA First Round qualifier in the men’s 5,000 meters (29th) and 10,000 meters (34th)
2020 XC: Qualified for NCAA Championships as an individual and placed 194th in 32:43.0 for the men’s 10K course ... Led UNC at the ACC Championships, placing 28th overall in 23:51.0 (8K) ... Placed fifth among Tar Heels and 14th overall in 24:47.2 at the season-opening Virginia Invite on Sept. 25 ... Third on the team and 19th overall in 24:37.9 at the Wolfpack Invite on Oct. 7 ... Third on the team and fifth overall vs. Wake Forest and NC State on Oct. 16, covering the 8K course in 24:50.81
2019-20: Finished 32nd in the 3,000 meters (8:37.28) at the ACC Indoor Championships ... Also competed in the 3,000 meters (8:27.76) at the Valentine Invitational • Outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 XC: Placed 95th at the NCAA Southeast Regional, clocking 32:05.5 in the men’s 10K ... Scored at the ACC Cross Country Championships as Carolina’s fourth finisher and placed 80th with an 8K time of 26:04.0 ... Also contributed to the men’s team score at the Elon Opener with a personal-best 6K time of 18:55.4 and at the Cavalier Classic ... Competed at the Joe Piane ND Invitational and Pre-National Invitational.
2018-19 at Michigan: In outdoors, ran 14:46.12 in the 5,000 meters for 21st at the Stanford Invitational ... Ran a career-best 8:31.51 in the 3,000 meters for second at the Black and Gold Invitational ... In indoors, ran 8:17.62 in the 3,000 for 17th at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 26) ... Ran 4:18.62 in the mile for 11th at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
2018 XC at Michigan: Finished 79th in the 10K (30:28.13) at the NCAA Championships, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 2 runner ... Earned All-Region honors by running 31:34.6 in the 10K (6.21 miles) to finish 20th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 3 runner ... Placed 28th in the 8K (24:25.8) at the Big Ten Championships, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner ... Finished 79th in the 8K (24:52.14) at the Pre-National Invitational, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 5 runner in the seeded Cardinal Race ... Finished 101st in the 8K (24:27.1) at the Wisconsin Nuttycombe Invitational ... Opened his collegiate career with a seventh-place finish in the 8K (25:21.4) at the Michigan State Spartan Invitational, scoring for the team as the Wolverines' No. 1 runner ... Competed unattached in the 5K (15:42.1) to finish 8th at the Michigan Open
Prep: Graduate of R.J. Reynolds High School ... In track, NCHSAA State Champion in the 3,200m and runner-up in the 1,600m ... Placed sixth in the 2017 state championships 3,200-meter final ... 2017 indoor state championships 3,200-meter runner-up ... Among all high schoolers nationwide, ranked No. 40 at 3,200 meters ... Ranked No. 2 among North Carolina high schoolers over 3,200 meters outdoors and No. 12 at 1,600 meters ... In cross country, finished fourth at 2017 Foot Locker Nationals after winning the Foot Locker South Regional and the state championships title ,,, Four-time qualifier for the NCHSAA State Championships, finishing first in 2017, third in 2016, 10th in 2015 and 54th in 2014
Personal: Son of Kathleen Ghiorsi and Stephen Tatter ... Born September 6 in Winston-Salem, N.C.
TFRRS Results
UNC Men's Soccer: Tar Heels Secures Hard-Earned Draw at #5 NC State
Saturday, September 06
UNC Volleyball: Tar Heels Take Home Opener in 4 Sets vs Bucknell
Saturday, September 06
Carolina Insider - Olympic Sports Preview (Full Segment) - September 5, 2025
Friday, September 05
Carolina Insider - Football vs. TCU Recap (Full Segment) - September 5, 2025
Friday, September 05