Daemen University Athletics

BEFORE DAEMEN
Four-year varsity indoor and outdoor track athlete for the Lancaster Legends and coach Emilio Mancino... personal records in 200m (23.1) and 400m (52.9)... placed in top five of Section VI Indoor 4x200 event as a senior... Section VI champion and ECIC Division I in 4x400 event as a junior... placed in top five of Section VI outdoor 4x400 event as a sophomore... placed top three in Section VI indoor and outdoor 4x400 events... won ECIC Division I championship and Section VI Large Team championship with the Legends... most memorable moment of high school was "hitting a 52.9 (time) my junior year was a big accomplishment for me."... member of school's National Honor Society... member of National Student Council (NATSTUCO).... member of Lancaster Leadership in action and Lancaster Leadership Academy groups... four-year member of Lancaster Student Union.

PERSONAL
Born Tyrell Marjon Whitaker on June 4, 2001 in Buffalo, NY... son of Jerika Whitaker... has one sibling - Jania Daughtry... hobbies include running and cleaning... bucket list includes traveling across the United States and meeting at least 10 celebrities in the next 10 years... favorite TV shows are The Office and Grey's Anatomy... favorite movie is The Blind Side... favorite holiday is Christmas... favorite vacation location is Hawaii... dream job is becoming a registered nurse... chose to attend Daemen because "Daemen has one of the best nursing programs in the country. Even though the track team is small, I'd love to help build this team and make some really great family members. Daemen has such a great student community as well."... belonged to New Generation Ministries summer camp for six years... majoring in nursing.

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