Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

Zander Tallman '14 left an extraordinary Washington and Lee men's track and field legacy marked by school records, championship performances, and national acclaim. A four-year letterwinner and team captain as a junior, Tallman graduated holding five individual school records—three indoor and two outdoor—and was part of three record-setting relay teams, totaling eight program-best marks. 

Tallman was a force in the ODAC, earning 21 All-ODAC honors (15 First Team) and capturing 15 ODAC titles. He swept the 400 meters at the ODAC Outdoor Championships all four years, and in 2014 was named ODAC Athlete of the Meet after winning the 400 meters (in a meet-record 47.66), the 800 meters, and anchoring winning 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams. His dominance extended to the national stage, becoming a five-time NCAA Championship qualifier. In 2014, he made history by winning the NCAA National Championship in the 400 meters with a school-record time of 47.19—W&L's first men's track & field national champion and first All-American in the sport since 1969. That same year, he also earned First Team All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a third-place finish in the 400 meters. 

Tallman received USTFCCCA South/Southeast Regional Athlete of the Year honors both indoors and outdoors during his career and was recognized with the 2011 W&L Outstanding First-Year Athlete Award and the 2014 Pres Brown Most Valuable Senior Male Athlete Award.