2015 Track:
Indoor: Posted a career-best time of 4:23.74 in the mile run at the Samford University Invitational. Outdoor: Logged a personal-best 800-meter time of 1:57.49 at the Georgia Tech Invite … Recorded a PR in the 1,500m at 4:02.80 at the same meet.
2014 Cross Country:
Competed in four races … Recorded a career-best 8K time of 26:36 at the Florida Mountain Dew Invitational … Placed 46th out of 160 runners (26:38) at the Upstate Invitational.
2014 Track:
Indoor: Helped the DMR place third at the Samford Invite. Outdoor: Helped the 4×400-meter relay team place fifth at the Yellow Jacket Invite.
High School:
Ran four seasons of cross country and three years of track, earning a letter each year, under head coach Ryan McClay … Helped his cross country team to three state championships (2010, 2011, 2012) … Part of the 2013 track team that won the state championship … Named all-metro cross country in 2012 by the Atlanta Track Club.
Personal:
Full name is Calvin Lee Tirrell … Born on Jan. 5, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga. … Parents are Don Tirrell and Sue Schroeder … Brother to Alyssa … Chose Georgia Tech for its academic atmosphere, running program and its proximity to home … Majoring in chemical engineering.