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Tamara Clark

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HIGH POINT CENTRAL HS
HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-4
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Peak Performance

11.72

100-meter dash

23.59

200-meter dash
“Tamara has always worked very hard to be better. She's been a team leader, and she always came to compete.”
Wayne Jones
Head Coach at High Point
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-4 senior won two individual state championships and anchored the winning 4x100-meter relay quartet at the Class 4A state meet this past season. Clark won the 100-meter dash in 11.72 seconds and captured the 200 dash in 23.59, which ranked as the nation's No. 18 performance among prep competitors in 2017 at the time of her selection.

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Academic Achievement

Clark has maintained a 3.39 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete on an athletic scholarship at the University of Alabama this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Clark has volunteered locally on behalf of youth running programs and has delivered motivational speeches at area middle schools. "Tamara has always worked very hard to be better," said High Point coach Wayne Jones. "She's been a team leader, and she always came to compete."