2008
Indoor: Set a season best in the pole vault at the C-USA Indoor Championships after clearing 4.41m (14-05.50) to finish in fifth place. Outdoor: Posted a mark of 4.30m (14-01.25) in the pole vault at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational...set a season best mark at the Houston Invitational with a clearance of 4.60m (15-01.00).
High School
Two-time district champion in the pole vault... regional qualifier... also a member of the football and powerlifting teams... regional qualifier in powerlifting... National Honor Society vice-president.
Personal
Born Feb. 8, 1988 in Houston, Texas... son of Janis Harper and James Tatum... chose Houston for its campus and track program... hobbies include running... majoring in mechanical engineering.