AWARDS AND HONORS: Earned All-Sun Belt honors in two events at the 2013 Sun Belt Championships...As senior in 2014, earned All-Sun Belt status in three events...Finished third in the 400m, second with the 4x100 relay and third with the 4x400 relay...In 2014 Indoor Sun Belt Championships was All-Sun Belt performer in 400m (second in 55.55) and third with 4x400 relay team.
Outdoor Track and Field 2014: Set personal-best and had third-fastest 400m time in school history in 54.43 in winning the event at Furman's 17th annual Blue Shoes Invitational...Earned All-Sun Belt Conference status in that event by finishing third in 55.13...Ran first leg on 4x100m relay team that was second at Sun Belt Championships (45.24) to earn all-conference with the third-best time in school history...Repeated as all-conference in 4x400m relay with third-place finish as she ran anchor leg...Was named Sun Belt Athlete of the Week on March 19 after three first-place finishes (100, 200 and 4x100) at the JSU Quad Meet...Scored 9.5 points at the Sun Belt Championship to help GSU to a second-place finish.
Indoor Track and Field 2014: Competed in the 60, 200 and 400m events...Won the 60m dash at Emory in a personal-best 7.69...Earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors in the 400m race by finishing second in 55.55...Ran first leg of 4x400 relay that was third at the Sun Belt Championships.
Outdoor Track and Field 2013: Earned All-Sun Belt honors in two events at the Sun Belt Championship...Member of the conference champion 4x100m relay team and the runner-up 4x400m relay team...Added a fifth-place finish in the 200m and finished sixth in the 400m to contribute 25 points to the team total...Finished with the team’s best mark in the 400m during the year.
Indoor Track and Field 2012: Competed primarily in the 60m, 400m and 4x400m relay for the Panthers...Ran the opening-leg of the 4x400m relay that finished sixth at the Sun Belt Championships in a time of 3:54.11...Also recorded a personal-best time of 41.23 in the 300m at the Orange and Purple Winter Classic.
Outdoor Track and Field 2012: Finished second in the long jump (5.58m) and fourth in the 400m (58.64) at the Southern Invitational...Competed in the 200m (25.30), long jump (5.48m) and ran a leg of the first place 4x400m relay (3:46.73) at the Georgia Intercollegiate...Placed sixth in the long jump with a personal best leap of 5.77m (18-11.25).
Indoor Track and Field 2012: Ran a 7.77 60m and a 26.33 200m at the UAB Blazer Invite...Participated in the 60m (7.91) and the 400m (59.06) at the Birmingham Invitational...Competed in the 60m (7.95), 200m (25.73) and long jump (5.39m) at the Vulcan Invite.
Outdoor Track and Field 2011: Did not compete during the outdoor season.
Indoor Track and Field 2011: Participated in four meets for Georgia State...Best result came in the long jump at the Orange and Purple Classic where she finished seventh with a leap of 5.28m...Performed same event in the Clemson Invitational and the Penn State National Invite...Ran the 60m at the Clemson Invitational and the Orange and Purple Classic...Saw action in the 200m and 400m at the New Balance Collegiate Invite and ran in the 400m at the Penn State National Invite...Helped form a 4x200m and 4x400m relay team at the New Balance Collegiate Invite.
Prep: Graduated from Wakeland High School in Frisco, Texas in the spring of 2010...Lettered four years in track and also lettered in basketball...Won the MVP award for her track team twice, as well as best sprinter and most improved awards throughout her career...Competed in the 100, 200, and 400 meter events as well as the long jump.
Personal: Tatiana Colbert was born April 8, 1992...Parents are Anthony and Barbara Colbert..Has an older brother, Brandon Johnson, and a twin sister Talia, who also runs track for GSU...Enjoys listening to music, and watching movies...Majoring in sociology...Chose GSU because she enjoyed the campus environment and the ability to major in her desired career.
