SENIOR DAY: Tulane Honors Track and Field's Paige Fatland
Apr 26, 2020 | Track & Field
EDITOR'S NOTE: Over the next few months, TulaneGreenWave.com will honor the 35 seniors that had their respective collegiate careers cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic through this SENIOR DAY series. We hope you the fans enjoy this series and remember the seniors from the 2020 graduating class.
Joining the Green Wave roster in the fall of 2016, Paige Fatland spent four years at Tulane while competing on the cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field teams. The New Orleans native won the 800-meter race twice in her career, indoor at LSU and outdoor at Southeastern, also helping the distance medley relay team to a sixth-place finish at the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championship in 2018. Athletically, Fatland totaled 14 top 10 finishes during her time Uptown, while academically, she earned a spot on the AAC All-Academic Team as a freshman and will go onto earn a degree in psychology and early childhood education — along with a minor in business — this May.
Today, we honor Fatland in our SENIOR DAY web series.
Q AND A WITH PAIGE FATLAND
What made you want to come to Tulane?
"I initially decided to come to Tulane because I was born and raised in New Orleans. There is no better city in the world and I wanted to experience my city from the standpoint of a Tulane student. Tulane takes care of its students like family, hosting many fun events like snow day, offering beneights and coffee or snowballs, and the homecoming fair. My mom has worked for Tulane for over 30 years now, and Tulane is a big part of our family."
What is your favorite memory from your time at Tulane?
"My favorite memory from my time at Tulane is traveling to Los Angeles with the track team. It was my sophomore year and my best track season where I ran a 2:14 in the 800m race. We went to Los Angeles for spring break and got to go to the beach in the mornings, practice on a blue track in the afternoon and explore Los Angeles at night. I loved seeing the city with my teammates and finding cool shops and stepping foot into an extremely cold Pacific Ocean while wearing robes from the hotel to keep warm."
What's next?
"Next year I hope to teach pre-k at a local school in New Orleans. I was blessed with a great education from this city and hope to provide a great education for many generations to come!"
There is no better city in the world and I wanted to experience my city from the standpoint of a Tulane student.- Paige Fatland
Paige Fatland kicks us off in the first heat of the 800m prelims and track events are underway at @AmericanXCTrack Championships! #RollWave pic.twitter.com/SdhzLqaeTS
— Tulane XC & TF (@GreenWaveXCTF) May 12, 2017
There goes freshman Paige Fatland, making her Tulane debut in the 800m run with the third-fastest time in her heat! ??????? #RollWave pic.twitter.com/mIuhgZ9D3A
— Tulane XC & TF (@GreenWaveXCTF) January 6, 2017
Paige Fatland's Career Bio
Career Best Times
Outdoor
600m -- 1:38.49
800m -- 2:14.07
1500m -- 5:00.16
Indoor
200m -- 29.25
400m -- 1:04.03
800m -- 2:20.55
1000m -- 3:04.03
Cross Country
4K -- 16:35.0
5K -- 18:53.9
6K -- 23:52.7
As a senior (2019-2020)
Indoor Track & Field
- Finished ninth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 29.25 seconds at the LSU Purple Tiger
- Finished 10th in the 800-meter with a time of 2:25.92 at the Samford Invitational
- Placed second in the 800-meter with a time of 2:26.07 at the LSU Twilight
- Recorded a new personal-best time of 2:20.55 in the 800 meter at the AAC Indoor Track & Field Championship
Cross Country
- Placed 15th at the UNO Cross Country Opener (4k) with a time of 16:35.0 (8/30)
- Placed 18th at the Nicholls Cross Country Invitational (5k) with a time of 20:59.7 (9/21)
- Placed 18th at the LSU Cross Country Invitational (5k) with a time of 20:02.4 (9/27)
- Competed at the Texas A&M Arturo Barrios Invitational (6k) with a time of 24:34.1 (10/19)
- Placed 84th at the American Athletic Conference Championship (6k) with a time of 23:52.7 (11/1)
- Placed 117th at the NCAA South Central Regional (6k) with a time of 24:07.6 (11/15)
As a junior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in six regular-season meets and The American Outdoor Championships
- Finished 7th in the 800 at the Southern Miss Open (4/27) with a time of 2:25.35
- Posted a season-best in the 800 at the LSU Alumni Gold meet (4/20) in a time of 2:24.89
Indoor Track & Field
- Did not compete for the Green Wave indoors in 2018-19
Cross Country
- Competed in all four regular-season meets and The American Cross Country Championships
- Finished ninth at the Nicholls Cross Country Invitational (4k) with a time of 17:59.4 (9/1)
- Placed 38th at the LSU Invitational-Collegiate Division (3m) with a time of 21:08.2 (9/15)
- Competed in the Texas A&M Invitational (6k), finishing 103rd (26:04.6, 9/22)
- Competed in the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals (6k), finishing 234th (26:27.7, 10/13)
- Finished 94th at The American Championships (6.2k) with a time of 27:49.0 (10/25)
As a sophomore (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Set a new outdoor PR in the 800 at the Louisiana Classic (3/16) with a time of 2:14.07 for a third-place finish
- Won the 800 at the Southeastern Strawberry Relays (4/13) in 2:18.67
- Part of three Tulane 4x400 relay teams including a second-place showing at the Early Bird Invitational (3/2)
- At the AAC Championship, took 18th in the 800 in 2:16.92
Indoor Track & Field
- Raced in five regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championship
- Had a season best in the 800 of 2:21.27 at the LSU Twilight meet (2/16)
- Won the 800 at the LSU Bayou Bengal Meet (2/2) with a time of 2:23.79
- Helped the DMR team to a sixth-place finish at the AAC Championship (2/23) with a time of 12:05.12
Cross Country
- Participated in two regular-season meets and The American Cross Country Championships
- Finished 15th in the Allstate Sugar Bowl XC Festival (5K) (21:31.7, 9/9)
- Ran in LSU XC Invitational (5K), placing 33rd (20:48.9, 9/16)
- Competed in The American Championships (6K) with an 88th place finish (25:00.3, 10/28)
As a freshman (2016-17)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Raced five times for the Green Wave during the regular season and once in the AAC Championship
- In her final race of the season, took 15th in the AAC Championship 800 with a time of 2:17.34
- Had top-10 finishes three times including a fourth-place showing to begin the year in the 600 at the Tulane Early Bird meet (3/3)
Indoor Track & Field
- Competed in four regular-season meets and the American Indoor Championships
- Posted an 18th-place finish in the 800 at the AAC Championship (2/24) with a time of 2:20.89, an indoor personal best
- Came in fifth in the 800 at the LSU Twilight (2/17) in a time of 2:23.20
- Had another top-10 finish in the 800 a the LSU Purple Tiger Meet (1/6)
Cross Country
- Participated in three regular-season meets, as well as the American Championship and the NCAA South Central Regional
- 5K at Brooks Memphis Twilight XC Classic, finishing 149th place (21:08.78, 9/3)
- Competed at All State Sugar Bowl XC Festival, finishing 24th place (18:53.90, 9/10)
- Competed at LSU XC Invitational, finishing 39th place (21:24.55, 9/17)
- Ran at American Championship with an 85th place finish (24:10.9, 10/29)
- Placed 109th finish at NCAA South Central Regional (23:58.6, 11/11)
- Was named to the 2016-17 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
- Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club for fall 2016
- Named to Tulane University's Spring 2017 Dean's List
Prior to Tulane: A four-year letterwinner in track and field and a three-year letterwinner in cross country at Benjamin Franklin High School in New Orleans...was team captain as well as MVP her junior and senior years...notched first-place finishes in two cross country races and finished in the top ten in nearly every race she ran...place first at district her senior year.
Personal: Has one older brother...Majoring in psychology and early child education with a minor in business.
Upcoming Senior Day Schedule
April 27– Senior Day on Christina Sisti (Women’s Tennis)
April 28– Senior Day on Stephen Hahn (Sailing)
April 30– Senior Day on Trent Johnson (Baseball)
May 2– Senior Day on Eva Torruella (Beach Volleyball)
May 4– Senior Day on Ewan Moore (Men’s Tennis)
May 6 – Senior Day on Keagan Gillies (Baseball)
May 7 – Senior Day on Mary Catherine Stovall (Track and Field)
May 8 – Senior Day on Tim Ruetzel (Men’s Tennis)
May 10 – Senior Day on Meghan Doyle (Beach Volleyball)
May 12 – Senior Day on Corey Dauphine (Track and Field)
May 13 – Senior Day on Brinton Hoover (Sailing)
May 14 – Senior Day on Skyler Guillot (Track and Field)
May 15 – Senior Day on Tarin Mergener (Beach Volleyball)
May 16 – Senior Day on Robert Price (Baseball)
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