Tarique George

Class:
Junior
Major:
Engineering
Hometown:
Kingston, Jamaica
High School:
Calabar
Event:
Throws
Prev School:
Wyoming

2022 NCAA West Regional Preliminaries qualifier – Men’s Discus Throw
Two-time Mountain West All-Conference Team – Men’s Discus Throw (2022, 2023)
2022 (Mountain West) – Third Place, Men’s Discus Throw (54.73m)
2023 (Mountain West) – Third Place, Men’s Discus Throw (55.27m)
2024 (SEC) – Seventh Place, Men’s Discus Throw (54.74m)
No. 10 Men’s Discus Throw (56.84m) at Beach Invitational (April 13, 2024)

Missouri (2022-25)

2024: Outdoor – Threw a personal-best 56.12m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational’s discus throw to take second place (March 16)

2023: Outdoor – Mountain West Discus Throw Bronze Medalist…Opened his outdoor campaign with a third-place finish in the discus throw at the CSU Pueblo Spank Blasing Invitational (March 24)...Placed third in the discus throw with a 52.76m mark at the Jack Christiansen Invite (March 31)...Notched his third consecutive bronze medal in the discus throw at the Tom Benich Invite, throwign 52.07m (April 8)...Threw 53.95m in the discus throw at the Pacific Coast Invitational (April 13)...Posted a 53.52m mark in the discus throw at the Beach Invitational (April 14)...Finished seventh in the discus throw at the Fum McGraw Power Meet, hitting a mark of 48.25m (April 23)...Rounded out his regular season with a 52.96m in the discus throw at the Doug Max Invitational to earn a third-place finish…Set a personal-best 55.27m discus throw at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships to take home a bronze medal (May 11)

Indoor – Competed in one indoor competition, placing sixth in the shot put with a 13.55m throw at the Wyoming Power Meet (Dec. 9)

2022: Outdoor – Had a standout season in the discus highlighted by qualifying for the NCAA West Prelims for the first time in his Cowboy career…Posted a mark of 158-0 at the NCAA West Prelims to finish in 45th…Earned a podium finish in the discus at the Mountain West Championships finishing third with a season best toss of 179-6…Also competed in the shot put during the season posting a season best mark of 44-5.25 at the CU Invitational earning an 11th-place finish

Indoor – Competed in the shot put twice during the season…Finished 10th at the Potts Invitational with a season best toss of 46-6…Placed 11th at the Invite at the Peak with a mark of 44-8

High School: Attended Calabar High School in Kingston, Jamaica…Placed third at the 2019 Jamaica Junior/U20 National Championships in the Discus…High school coach at Calabar was Julian Robinson

Personal: Born April 6, 2001 in Kingston, Jamaica…Son of Floyd George and Henrietta White…Majoring in engineering