Mike Tait
Senior
Middle Distance
Wilmington, Del.
Concord HS
At Delaware:
Indoor Track & Field - 2007-08 Season: Member of 4x800 meter relay team that finished in 8:05.24 at the NYU Fastrack Invitational • ran the 800 meters in 1:58.76 at the Gotham Cup, the third fastest time by a Blue Hen on the season • ran the 1000 meters in 2:40.49 at the Thomson Invitational and the mile in 4:32.45 at the Princeton Invitational. 2008-09 Season: Member of the distance medley relay team that finished second at the New Balance Invitational in 10:31.41 and finished the IC4A Championships in 10:24.29 • member of 4x800 meter relay team that won the John Covert Classic in 8:04.76 and finished 15th ah the IC4A Championships in 7:42.87 • ran the 500 meters in 1:08.25 at the John Covert Classic and the 800 meters in 1:56.22 at the Penn State Open • finished the 1000 meters in 2:35.52 at the Pyrah Invitational and the mile in 4:32.54 at the Delaware Invitational.
Outdoor Track & Field - Three-year letterwinner for the Blue Hens. 2008 Season: Member of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished in 8:05.22 at the Rider Invitational • ran the 400 meters in 52.55 at the Delaware Open • ran the 800 meters in 1:57.56 at the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet and the 1500 meters in 4:24.88 at the Towson Invitational. 2009 Season: Member of the 4x800 meter relay team that finished ninth at the IC4A Championships in a school-record time of 7:32.89 • 4x800 meter relay team also finished the Penn Relays in 7:39.25 • ran the 800 meters in 1:55.63 at the Swarthmore Invitational and the 1500 meters in 4:07.62 at the Towson Invitational.
High School: Member of track, cross country, wrestling and basketball teams at Concord High School • county runner-up in the 800 meters • finished in third place in the state championships in the 800 meters • member of 4x800 meter relay team that twice won the state championship • led Concord to two state titles • captain of math league.
Personal: Michael A. Tait • son of Eric Schmutz and I-Hwa Lee • has a sister, Jessica • mathematics and economics major at Delaware with a minor in philosophy • conducted undergraduate research in mathematics over the summer • ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee.
