Taryn Heath
Taryn Heath
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Truxton, N.Y.
  • High School:
    Homer Central

Bio

AWARDS: NEAC Player of the Year (2014-15)...Team Rookie of the Year (2012-13)...NEAC Scholar-Athlete (2012-13, 2013-14)...NEAC First Team All-Conference (No. 1 singles, 2014-15)...NEAC Second Team All-Conference (No. 5 singles, 2012-13; No. 2 doubles, 2012-13)...Team's Express Award winner (2014-15).

2014-15: Concluded her career with the No. 1 singles championship at the NEAC Tournament to become the first-ever Women's Tennis Player of the Year from Wells...Rattled off an 8-2 record in 10 singles matches at the team's top position...Was 9-1 at No. 1 doubles for the Express...Won three-straight No. 1 doubles matches with Brooke Benedetto before the tandem's first loss against Penn St.-Berks on Apr. 11...Concluded year with six-straight wins that culminated in an 8-0 win at the NEAC Tournament final, defeating their opponent from Penn College...Upset the No. 1-ranked singles player from Penn College to claim the NEAC Individual Championship at No. 1 singles, winning 6-4, 6-4.

2013-14: Was 3-6 overall between No. 2 and No. 3 singles...Was 5-6 at No. 1 singles for the Express...Posted wins at No. 1 doubles in three of her first four matches with partner Brittany Vanno...Posted back-to-back wins at No. 1 doubles against St. Elizabeth (4/18) and Penn St.-Abington (4/19).

2012-13: Posted a 5-6 overall record at No. 5 singles while partnering with Brittany Vanno at No. 2 doubles to compile a 7-5 overall record...Collected first collegiate singles victory on Apr. 6 against Lancaster Bible...Posted three singles victories in four matches from Apr. 19 to Apr. 27...Claimed first collegiate doubles victory against Lancaster Bible on Apr. 6...Won five of her last seven doubles matches from Apr. 19 to Apr. 28...Earned NEAC Second Team All-Conference honors at No. 4 singles.

PRIOR TO WELLS: 2012 graduate of Homer HS...Played volleyball, softball and tennis...Played volleyball for the Trojans for Head Coach Brian Fox...Earned first and second team honors in OHSL Freedom and Liberty leagues...An All-Section III team member...Earned All-CNY Team recognition...A Section III Scholar-Athlete award recipient...Collected a Homer Athletic Booster Club award...A member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Martin and Catherine Heath...Sister of Ian...Psychology and Sociology major...Anthropology minor...Aspires to become a high school social worker or counselor...Enjoys playing sports, stepping, reading and hanging out with friends...Also a member of the Wells College women's volleyball team.