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Tesa  Roberts - Women's Track & Field - University of Iowa Athletics

Tesa Roberts

Position Sprints
Class Jr.
Hometown Chicago, Ill.
High School Brooks College Prep

Iowa Items — First-team All-American as part of indoor 4×400-meter relay (2022)… set school records as part of indoor 4×400-meter relay (3:32.38) and indoor distance medley relay (11:15.07).

2024 — Indoor – ran season bests in 400 meters at Tyson Invite (55.15) and 600 meters at New Mexico Collegiate Classic (1:37.36)… Outdoor – did not compete… letterwinner.

2023 — Indoor – anchored 4×400-meter relay to a team-leading 3:33.00 at Tyson Invite… that time ranks third all-time at Iowa… ran second leg on school record-setting distance medley relay that placed fifth in 11:15.07 and ran a season-best 54.28 in 400 meters at B1G Championships… Outdoor – ran third leg on team-leading 4×400-meter relay that placed 10th in 3:33.16 at NCAA West Preliminary… that time ranks third all-time at Iowa… ran collegiate bests in 200 meters at Florida Relays (24.15) and 400 meters (52.86) at B1G Championships… the 400-meter time ranks eighth all-time at Iowa… ran second leg on 4×400-meter relay that placed fourth at Florida Relays (3:35.17)…and anchored 4×400-meter relay that placed fourth at B1G Championships in 3:35.60… those time rank seventh and ninth, respectively, all-time at Iowa… letterwinner.

2022 — Indoor – first team All-American as part of 4×400-meter relay, placing eighth in 3:35.03 at NCAA Championships… ran second leg on school record-setting 4×400-meter relay (3:32.38) at Tyson Invite… placed seventh in 400 meters with a season-best 53.91 at B1G Championships… that time ranks ninth all-time at Iowa… anchored 4×400-meter relay that placed third at B1G Championships (3:35.73), which ranks 10th all-time at Iowa… ran season bests in 200 meters at Razorback Invite (24.76) and 300 meters at Jimmy Grant Invite (39.46)… Outdoor – anchored team-leading 4×400-meter relay that placed second at B1G Championships in 3:33.18, which ranks fourth all-time at Iowa… placed ninth in 400 meters with a season-best 53.95 at B1G Championships… ran third leg on team-leading distance medley relay that placed ninth at Drake Relays in 11:40.18… that time ranks seventh all-time at Iowa… ran a season-best 200 meters at Musco Twilight (24.71)… letterwinner.

 

2021 — Indoor – placed sixth in 400 meters at B1G Championships (54.78), running a season-best 54.72 in prelims… anchored team-leading 4×400-meter relay to second-place finish at B1G Championships (3:37.92)… ran season-best 24.99 in 200 meters at Husker Triangular… Outdoor – ran second leg on team-leading 400-meter relay (45.92)… ran season-best 400 meters at B1G Husker Invite (55.28)… letterwinner. .

High School — won state and regional 400-meter titles for club track team… four time state track meet qualifier… placed fifth in 400 meters at state meet junior year (56.75)… ran on 1,600-meter relay that placed third at 2019 USTAF Hershey Junior Olympics, third at 2019 Great Southwest Classic, fifth at 2018 USATF Junior Olympics and sixth at 2018 state meet… set school records in 400 (56.46) and 800 meters (2:20.34)… also competed in triple jump (34-2)… coached by Delin Hall and Homer Thomas.

Personal — born November 2, 2002… daughter of Maurice and Ericka Roberts… her sister’s name is Mia… her father ran track and the University of Illinois… pre-physical therapy and psychology major.

Tesa Roberts’ All-Time Results via TFRRS.org