Tamira Gitonga

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Marist School

Personal Records

400 – 55.97 • 400H - 1:03.43

2016-17: Competed in the 400H and once with the 4x400 during the oudoor season • Did not compete during the indoor season.

Prep: Competed in track and field for four years in the 400, relays and 300-hurdles • Helped her team win three 4A State Championships in Georgia • 2016 Individual State Champion in the 300-hurdles • Finished fifth at states in the 4x400m in 2013 and fourth in 2016 • Played soccer for one year and won the state championship in 2014 • Volunteered with Habitat For Humanity • 2-Time NCWIT National Runner Up.

Personal: Tamira Gitonga is the daughter of Lucy and Isaac Gitonga • Born August 29 in Nairobi, Kenya.