Tanner Stepp
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- Hometown:
- Jefferson City, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Events:
- Jumper
Bio
2014-2015: A two-time All-American in the high jump for the indoor and outdoor slates, Stepp owns both C-N school records in the event...Also named an All-Southeast Regional seltee in his rookie season...Accumulated six top-five finishes and two first-place showings overall in his debut season for the Eagles...
Power Sox Invitational
Long jump: 4th- 6.55m
High jump: 1st- 2.21m
Buccaneer Invitational
High jump: 2nd- 2.07m
Shorter Invitational
Long jump: 4th- 6.82m
Sewanee Invitational
High jump: 1st- 2.10m
Outdoor Nationals
High jump: 9th- 2.10m
Indoor Nationals
High jump: 5th- 2.05m
High School: Graduted from Jefferson County High School in 2014... Five-time All-State, two-time Regional Champion, six-time IMAC Champion, two-time All-Prepxtra... Holds the school record in the Triple Jump with a jump of 45'7"... Set personal best in the: High Jump (6'9" andLong Jump (22'9.5")... Also played basketball for the Patriots... Coached by father, Mark Stepp.
Personal: Son of Mark and Mary Stepp... Native of Talbot, Tenn... Undecided on a major...Brother of C-N track and field's jumping coach Tyler Stepp...
News mentions
NEW ORLEANS— Five members of the Carson-Newman track and field team were awarded All-Academic honors from the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Thursday afternoon while the entire women’s squad from Mossy Creek earned All-Academic team status for the past 2015-2016 academic year.
BRADENTON, Fla.—Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) concluded a historic season for the Carson-Newman outdoor track and field program after claiming All-American statuses in both the men’s 100 and 200 meter dashes in the final day of the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
BRADENTON, Fla.— Carson-Newman was well represented at day two of the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships as three of the four athletes who made the voyage to the Sunshine State competed on the day with Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) claiming a top-five finish in the men’s high jump and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) qualifying for the finals round of the men’s 200 meter dash.
AUSTIN, Texas— Carson-Newman pole vaulter Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) has been named a CoSIDA first team Academic All-District selection for her efforts on the playing field and in the classroom following the 2016 track and field regular season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Four Carson-Newman athletes are set to make their trek down to Bradenton, Fla. for the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships as Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.), Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.), Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) and Tiana Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.) look to bring home individual national championships when competition commences Thursday afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS— Carson-Newman sprinter Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) added another honor to resume Monday afternoon when the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association named the Eagle the Southeast Region Track Athlete of the Year to cap off a historic outdoor season for the junior.
NEW ORLEANS—Six Carson-Newman track and field athletes were named to the All-Southeast Region team across a span of eight events the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced Wednesday afternoon.
INDIANAPOLIS—Four Carson-Newman track and field athletes will be making the trip to Bradenton, Fla. from May 26-28 to compete in the 2016 NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships with hopes of winning individual national championships as Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.), Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.), Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) and Tiana Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.) each qualified the NCAA released Tuesday afternoon.
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) is now statistically the fastest sprinter to ever come through the Carson-Newman outdoor track and field program after the junior concluded a school record of 10.21 seconds en route to a first-place finish in the men’s 100 meter dash Sunday afternoon as the sprinter represented one of four national qualifying marks C-N athletes produced on the day at the North Carolina AT&T Aggie Last Chance Meet.
Philadelphia, Pa.— Members from the Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up competition in the 121st Penn Relays Saturday afternoon as Tiana Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.), T.J. Davis (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.), Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va. ) and Timontrez Eady (Duval County, Fla.) all competed in the prestigious meet over the course of the last three days.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—A year following a fifth-place T.J. Davis (Chattanooga, Tenn.) finish in the men’s long jump at the 2015 Penn Relays, Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs will send the junior back once more accompanied by four other Eagle athletes for the 121st Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. on April 28-30.
HICKORY, N.C.— The Carson-Newman track and field team wrapped up day one of events at the South Atlantic Conference Track and Field Chamionships with the men standing second and the women fifth halfway through 2016’s conference showdown at the Irwin Belk Track on the campus of Lenoir-Rhyne.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—The Carson-Newman outdoor track and field team will look to continue its strong showings of late as the team ventures over to Hickory, N.C. on the weekend to take part in 2016’s South Atlantic Conference Meet at the Irwin Belk Track.
Williamsburg, Ky.— The Carson-Newman outdoor track and field team competed at the University of the Cumberlands Track & Field Invitational Saturday for its third outdoor meet of the season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.— Following a weekend off during April 1 and 2, the Carson-Newman outdoor track and field team will be back in action this weekend at the University of the Cumberlands Track & Field Invitational.
Rome, Ga.— The Carson-Newman track and field team competed in the Shorter Invitational on Saturday, while also sending its pole vaulters to the Winthrop Adidas Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C.
NEW ORLEANS—The Carson-Newman men’s outdoor track and field team is ranked for the first time in school history as the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association tabbed the Eagles as the No. 22 best-team in Division II in the week two polls.
ROCK HILL, S.C.—The Carson-Newman men’s track and field team was picked to finish third in the South Atlantic Conference for the 2016 outdoor season the league announced Tuesday afternoon in the annual preseason polls.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Coach David Needs will send the bulk of his track and field squad to the Shorter Invitational in Rome, Ga. while also sending three pole vaulters to compete at the Winthrop Adidas Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C. this weekend as the second week of the outdoor season commences for Carson-Newman.
Hickory, N.C.— Just a week removed from completing All-American indoor seasons, Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) provisionally qualified in their first outdoor meet of the season as the duo led Carson-Newman at the Power Sox Invitational Saturday afternoon at the Iren Belk Track.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—The Carson-Newman track and field team will begin the 2016 outdoor season at the Power Sox Invitational Saturday as the Eagles look to continue to carry momentum over from C-N’s best indoor season in program history.
PITTSBURG, K.S.—Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) wraps up Carson-Newman’s season with an All-American showing in the men’s high jump at the 2016 NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships Saturday afternoon.
PITTSBURG, K.S.—Carson-Newman sprinter Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) received All-American Honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association following his 10th-place finish in the men’s 60m dash, as he and teammate Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) took part in day one of the 2016 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Friday afternoon.
NEW ORLEANS— Brothers Tyler and Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) received postseason honors from the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Tuesday morning as Tyler was named the Southeast Region Assistant Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season and Tanner was awarded the region’s top field athlete for the 2016 indoor season.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Carson-Newman will be sending Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.), Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) and Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) to the 2016 NCAA Division II Indoor Championships this weekend for a chance at winning individual national championships in the 60 meter dash, high jump and pole vault events.
NEW ORLEANS— The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team was well represented on the Southeast All-Region ballot as 10 Eagle athletes took home honors from 13 different events when the U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association released the selections Monday afternoon. The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team was well represented on the Southeast All-Region ballot as 10 Eagle athletes took home honors from 13 different events when the U.S. Track & Field and Cross County Coaches Association released the selections Monday afternoon.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Carson-Newman indoor track and field head man David Needs is set to send three athletes to the George Mason Last Chance Meet on Sunday with hopes of solidifying their cases for indoor nationals.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team will send a hebdomad of Eagles to compete in the UCS Invitational this weekend in search of or to solidify their provisionally qualifications on the season.
TIFFIN, Ohio—Four Carson-Newman indoor school records fell and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) provisionally qualified for the second time this season as competition concluded Saturday evening at the Tiffin Dragon Invite.
TIFFIN, Ohio—Four Carson-Newman indoor school records fell and Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) provisionally qualified for the second time this season as competition concluded Saturday evening at the Tiffin Dragon Invite.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn— The Carson-Newman indoor track and field team wrapped up day two of events at the second-annual Buccaneer Invitational Saturday with five top-five finishes and another provisional qualification with Randall freeman (Chattanooga, Tenn.) in the men’s heptathlon.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C.— Debuting for the first time this season, Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.) provisionally qualifies in the high jump as he and the rest of a selected group of Eagles wrapped up day one of events at the Camel City Classic Friday afternoon.
WINSTON SALEM, N.C.— Carson-Newman wrapped up day two of events at the Camel City Classic Saturday in impressive fashion as Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.) placed third overall in the finals sector of the men’s 60m dash.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn.—Carson-Newman track and field coach David Needs has decided to take some of his top-athletes over to Winston-Salem, N.C. this weekend for the Camel City Classic at the JDL Indoor Track & Field Fast Track.
The Carson-Newman track team will kick off its 2015-2016 indoor slate this weekend, as the team heads eastbound on I-40 to Appalachian State for an eleven-team meet in the Holmes Convocation Center.
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