2024-2025 Men's Track & Field Roster

Tariq Dacres

  • Event Sprints
  • Height 5-9
  • Indoor/Outdoor R-Fr./R-Fr.
  • Hometown Belmont, Jamaica
  • Prev School University of the West Indies
  • Major Communications & Media Technologies

Biography

2024: Did not compete.

Previous Experience: Dacres previously competed in track & field at University of the West Indies in Jamaica ... holds outdoor bests of 21.95 in the 200m and 47.77 in the 400m ... earned a silver medal in the 4x400m relay as well as a bronze medal in the mixed 4x400m at the 2023 Pan American U20 Championships ... 2021 Boys' ISSA Championships winner ... two-sport student-athlete (track & field and soccer) at Jamaica College ... 4x400m gold medalist and 400m bronze medalist in the 2019 Carifta Games ... U14 Soccer Champion in 2017.

Personal: Tariq Dacres' parents are Nadia Boyden and Ewart Dacres ... hopes to become a professional athlete and project manager ... favorite movie is 2 Fast 2 Furious ... favorite food is baked macaroni ... favorite music is rap & blues ... favorite sport moment was medaling U20 ... favorite professional teams are Manchester United and Atlético de Madrid ... enjoys reading and researching ... Communications & Media Technologies major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-2024Freshman

    Sprints
    5'9"
  • 2024-2025Redshirt Freshman

    Sprints
    5'9"