Oklahoma State University Athletics
Derek Tate
April 10, 2003 | Cowboy Cross Country & Track
2001: Ran cross country in the fall ... Was the Cowboy’s top finisher at the NCAA cross country championships with a time of 31:26 ... Placed 13th at the District V Championships ... Named Academic All-Big 12.
2000: In track recorded a time of 8:30.42 in the 3,000m run and an eighth-place finish at the Missouri Invitational ... Finished 11th in the 5,000m at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 14:49.39 ... Finished the 10,000m run at the Stanford Invitational in 30:35.36 ... Recorded a time of 14:48 in the Big 12 track and field championships.
1999: Finished fourth at the Wichita Gold Classic … Completed the four-mile race in 20:17.00 … Named Academic All-Big 12 first team … Member of the 1999 Cross Country Academic All-American.
High School: Was a multiple time league and regional champion in cross country … Ran the 5k in 15:41 his senior year … Took first in the state in the 3,200m his junior season … Placed second in both the 1,600m and 3,200m his senior campaign … Came in third in the state in both the 1,600m and 3,200m his sophomore year and in the 1,600m his junior year … Four-time league champion in the 3,200m … Won regional title in the same event twice … Two-time league champion in the 1,600m … Also won regional in the 1,600m twice … Ran the 3,200m in 9:19 and the 1,600m in 4:20 his senior year.
Personal: Born November 2, 1979 … Son of Larry and Terry Tate … Has two sisters Melissa, (26), and Lindsey, (21) … Also played basketball and soccer in high school … Recruited by Northern Arizona, Minnesota, Navy, Wake Forest, and Tulsa … Favorite team is the Kansas City Chiefs … Business Management major.
