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ALIEF TAYLOR HIGH SCHOOL Tara Prier competed in both track and cross country at Alief Taylor High School in Houston, Texas ... was an All-State performer in both the long jump and triple jump as a senior in 2007 ... also earned All-State honors in the 4x200 relay in 2006 ... the Lions were 4x100 and 4x200 state champions in 2006 ... graduated in 2007 with a 3.97 grade point average. PERSONAL Born March 5, 1990 in Houston, Texas ... parents are Ingrid Kilpatrick and Tony Prier ... is one of 12 kids ... has six brothers, Tony, Chris, Nick, Quincy, Richard and Eric and five sisters, Ashley, Valerie, Brooke, Lace and Alyssa ... Tony attends the University of Houston ... also recruited by TCU, Houston and Kansas State ... and one younger sister, Nicole ... favorites include the Los Angeles Lakers, U.S. Olympic sprinter Allyson Felix, the TV show "America's Top Model" and the movie "Stomp the Yard" ... chose Cal State Northridge because "it was away from home" ... says the toughest thing about being an athlete is "injuries" ... major is Biology. |
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