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Tiffany Sims-McCray

Class: Junior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: L.V. Hightower HS

Event: Distance Birthdate: 03/29/1983 Experience: HS

UNLV Profile: Newcomer to the program who will contribute in the distance events.

(2001-02 Freshman): Placed 12th in the 800 meters at the MWC Indoor Championships with a time of 2:21.49… Named to the MWC Academic All-Conference team.

High School: A 2001 graduate of L.V. Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas…Four-year letterwinner in track and field specializing in the 400, 800 and 1,600 meters…Team captured district championships in 2000 and 2001…Named track MVP every year…During junior season, finished fifth in state in the 800 and third in state in the 1,600 meters…Also competed in cross country as a sophomore and junior…Two-time cross country MVP…Competed in basketball for one season as a post player…Named a U.S. Scholar Athlete as a senior…Honored on the Greater Houston All-City Team in 2000.

Personal: Tiffany Sims-McCray…Born March 29, 1983 in Houston, Texas, to parents Rodney and Judy McCray…Has one sister, Keisha Silas (25)…Comes from an athletic family…Father, Rodney, played college basketball at the University of Louisville and spent 10 years in the NBA with the Rockets, Kings, Mavericks and Bulls…Uncle Scooter McCray also played for Louisville and enjoyed a three-year career in the NBA with the Cavaliers and Sonics…Undecided major at UNLV.

UNLV Career Bests

Indoor
800M		2:15.66		at UW Invitational (2/9/02)
Mile Run	5:26.14		at Wolf Pack Invitational (2/2/02)
Outdoor
800M		2:11.69		UNLV Desert Classic (4/6/02)
1,500M		4:35.79		at Jesse Owens Classic (5/5/02)