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Tarleton State University Athletics

2014 Track & Field Roster

Peyton Best

  • Class Sophomore
  • Position Multi
  • Major Business
  • Hometown Salado, TX

Biography

Freshman (2013):
    Competed in five track meets for the Texans as a true freshman… Represented Tarleton in four events – 400m, 200m, long jump, javelin…Set a season best time in the 400m with a fourth place finish at the McMurry Tri Meet 50.61… Competed at the LSC Championships finishing 25th in the 200m 22.92, and 12th in the javelin 45.51m (149’ 4”)… Will become a decathlete in 2014.
 
Salado High School:
    Was a four-year letterman in track and field, a three-year letterman in football and a one-year letterman in basketball... Team captain for track and football... District and Regional champion in track and field as a senior... In football, first-team all-district wide receiver, first-team all-district cornerback, all-area, team MVP... In track and field, named the team's Most Valuable Sprinter as a senior and junior... Region and District champs in 4x100m relay... Finished fourth at state in 4x100m relay... Holds the school record in Long Jump, 4x100m relay and 4x200m relay... One-act play state champion as the leading male role... All-Star cast member... Academic all-district in basketball.
 
Personal:
    Is a 2012 graduate of Salado High School... Son of Terri and Sam Best... Has a sister, Reagan... Father, Sam, played football for Howard Payne University... Majoring in Business... Born Jan. 8, 1994.