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2027 Triton Track & Field Roster

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Tate Meaux

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fishers, Ind.
  • High School Fishers HS
  • Major Communication
  • College Roosevelt

Biography

MEDIA
More Than a Triton: Running Toward a Greater Purpose

AS A JUNIOR IN 2026
President of the Triton Athletes' Council. ... Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (with Honors) ... Competed in 7 meets as a distance runner, racing the 1,500m (3), 5,000m (1) and 3,000m steeplechase (4)… Recorded 1 top-5 finish, highlighted by a 4th-place 3,000m steeplechase… Posted fastest times of 4:00.53 in the 1,500m, 15:14.10 in the 5,000m and 9:30.44 in the 3,000m steeplechase… Placed 10th in the 1,500m (4:05.03) at the 2026 RCC invitational on Mar. 6, 2026… Took 6th in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:31.22) at Bob Larson & Jim Bush Legends on Mar. 28, 2026… Finished 4th in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:30.44) and ran 4:00.53 in the 1,500m at the 2026 UCSD Triton Invitational on Apr. 4, 2026… Placed 16th in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:37.54) at the Big West Championships on May. 16, 2026.

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2025
Big West Commissioner's Honor Roll (With Honors) ... Big West Spring Academic All-Conference Team ... Competed in eight meets ... Qualified for The Big West Championships in the 3,000m steeplechase ... Finished with season bests of 3:59.58 in the 1,500m, 8:39.67 in the 3,000m, 9:18.79 in the steeplechase and 15:27.56 in the 5,000m.

HIGH SCHOOL
A 2023 graduate of Fishers High School in Fishers, Ind. ... Tiger Leadership Award, Cross Country ... 4X Varsity Letterman, Track and Field ... 2X Regional Qualifier, Track and Field ... 1X State Qualifier, Track and Field ... 1600/3200m Top 10 List, Track and Field ... Distance High Point Award, Track and Field ... 4X Varsity Letterman, Cross Country ... 4X State Qualifier, Cross Country ... 4X All Regional, Cross Country ... 2x All Semi-State, Cross Country ... 1x All State Honors, Cross Country ... IMCU Student Athlete of the Month Tiger Sportsmanship Award, Track and Field ... 3X team regional champions ... Team 5th @IHSAA State Meet (2019) ... Team 4th @IHSAA State Meet (2021).

PERSONAL
Born: November 30 in Fishers, Ind.
Parents: Erin and Jeff Meaux
Major: Communication
Minor: Management & Education Studies
College: Roosevelt
Future plans: Become an athletic director and build a vacation home along the shores of Boomer Lake in Oklahoma
Favorite running memory: Running around Boomer Lake before the Cowboy Jamboree at Oklahoma State
Top UC San Diego moment: Seeing Boomer Lake for the first time at a race at Oklahoma State
Roots for: Indiana Pacers, Denver Broncos
Favorite athlete: Shane Badcock and Nate Griffin-Yeh
Hobbies: Kayaking, specifically on Boomer Lake
Favorite movie: The Dark Knight
Listens to: Country music
Favorite food: Expensive steak
Fun fact: Has been to Boomer Lake in Oklahoma

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Distance
  • 2025Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2026Junior

    Distance
    5'9"
  • 2027Senior

    Distance
    5'9"

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