2025 (Sophomore): Competed in the heptathlon, pentathlon, javelin and several other events for the Jumbos...Set a personal best in the heptathlon with a 4257 points total to win the event at the Division III New England Outdoor Championships...Set a personal best in the pentathlon with a 2991 points total at the Cupid Challenege...Set a personal best in the shot put with a 10.46m at the Cupid Challenge...Set a personal best in the javelin with a 37.45m

2024 (First Year): Competed in the heptathlon, pentathlon, javelin and several other events for the Jumbos...Set a season high in the pentathlon with a 2590 points total at the Division III New England Indoor Championships...Set a season high in the indoor long jump with a 4.80m at the same meet...Set a season best in the 60m hurdles with a 10.43 at the Tufts National Qualifying Meet...Set a season best time of 2:32.31 in the outdoor 800m at the Division III New England Outdoor Championships.

Career Results: TFRRS | Tessa Player – Track and Field Results & Statistics

PRIOR TO TUFTS: Letterwinner in track and field, basketball and volleyball for the Eagles of Los Altos High School...Track captain as a senior...Basketball captain as a junior and senior...Two-time Basketball SCVAL (De Anza Division) All-League Selection...3-Year Los Altos High School Athlete of The Year...California Interscholastic Federation CCS Spirit of Sport Award Recipient...300m Hurdles (48.70)...100m Hurdles (17.47)...Long Jump (15' 7.5")...Triple Jump (34' 0.5")...Girls Track & Field Central Coast Section Champions (2023)...California Scholarship Federation Life Membership Award Recipient...Los Altos High School Academic Scholar Award Recipient

PERSONAL: Daughter of Sam and Angela Player...Has one sibling, Nicole...Mother Angela played softball and basketball at Trinity College...Father Sam played baseball at Wesleyan...Undeclared major...Chose Tufts for "the tier-1 research, competitive D3 athletics, stunning campus and location, and seemingly limitless number of opportunities that the school offers to all of its unique, talented, and curious students."