2015

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Prelims in the triple jump, placing 37th
• Set a personal-best triple jump of 51-3 1/2 (15.63m), finishing fourth
• WWon the triple jump at the Illini Twilight with a mark of 48-2 1/2.

Indoor

• Placed seventh at Big Ten Championships in the triple jump
• Won the triple jump at the Border Battle
• Set a new personal-best mark of 50-0 1/2 (15.25m) at the Illini Classic in route to a second place finish

2014

Outdoor

• Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the triple jump and placed 16th with a personal-best mark of 15.52m
• Placed seventh in the triple jump at the Big Ten Championships to score points for the Illini
• Won the Lenny Lyles/Clark Wood Invite
• Placed second at both the Tiger Track Classic and Kentucky Relays

Indoor

• Competed in the triple jump at the Big Ten Championships and placed ninth
• Won the triple jump at both the Illini Open and Illini Classic
• Placed fifth in the triple jump at the Spire Invitational

2013

Outdoor

• Did Not Compete

Indoor

• Earned a first place finish in the 200m race at the Illini Classic with a mark of 21.48
• Recorded his career-best triple jump distance at the IU Relays with a mark of 49-7 1/4 (15.12m) for a third place finish

2012

Outdoor

• Competed in the triple jump at the Big Ten Championships, setting a season-best mark of 48-3 1/4 (14.71m)
• Notched a career-best long jump mark of 21-2 (6.45m) at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge
• Placed second in the triple jump at the EIU Big Blue Classic (14.71m) and third at the Tom Botts Invitational (14.62m)
• Competed at the USA Junior World Championship in the triple jump

Indoor

• Competed in the long jump and high jump
• Placed first in the triple jump in the Illini Open and Illini Classic with jumps of 45-8 (13.94m) and 48-5 1/2 (14.77m), respectively
• Jumped 47-07 1/4 (14.51m) at the Mark Colligan Open in the triple jump to take second
• Placed third in the long jump at the Illini Open with a jump of 20-1 (6.14m)
• Participated in five meets

High School

• Earned All-State honors as a junior and senior
• Took first place in triple jump at the Midwest All-Star meet
• Jumped 50 feet in triple jump as a senior, taking second place in the state
• Earned First Team All-Conference honors as a junior
• Named to the Third Team All-Conference a a sophomore
• Earned four varsity letters in track and field and one in cross country

Personal

• Parents are Banlay and Marti Tanthavong
• Has two younger siblings, Nathan and Jessica
• Major is undecided

Personal Bests

Outdoor
Long Jump: 21-2 (6.45m) - SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23/12)
Triple Jump: 51-3 1/2(15.63m) - Big Ten Championships (5/17/15)

Indoor
Long jump: 21-2 O ( 6.46m) - Illini Open (1/11/14)
Triple Jump: 50-0 1/2 (15.25m) - Illini Classic (1/17/15)