Tarsis Orogot

Accolades

Holds nine top-10 times in UA history
- Indoor 200m | No.1 | 20.17
- Indoor 4x400m relay | No.1 | 3:01.78
- Outdoor 4x400m relay | No.1 | 2:58.01
- Outdoor 200m | No.1 | 19.75
- Outdoor 4x100m relay | No.2 | 38.86
- Indoor 4x400m relay | No.3 | 3:03.28
- Outdoor 4x400m relay | No.3 | 2:59.15
- Outdoor 100m | No.4 | 10.06
- Outdoor 4x100m relay | No.7 | 39.03
2024 Paris Olympian (200m, Uganda)
2022, 2023 World Championships semifinalist
Currently holds the Ugandan national records for both the 100m and 200m (indoor, outdoor)
First Ugandan in history to compete at a World Championship in the 200m
2x USTFCCCA Men's National Athlete of the Week (April 2023) (May 2024)
2023 NCAA indoor silver medalist in the 200m, earning First Team All-America recognition
2023 SEC indoor bronze medalist in the 200m to earn First Team All-SEC honors
2023 Outdoor First Team All-American (200m, 4x400m relay)
2023 SEC outdoor silver medalist (4x400m relay) and bronze medalist (200m)
2023 Outdoor Second Team All-SEC
2023 Indoor First Team All-American (200m, 4x400m relay)
2023 Indoor First Team All-SEC
2x SEC Men's Runner of the Week (April 2023) (April 2024)

First-Team All-American in the 200m
Competed in four regular-season meets, earning top-six finishes across the 4x100m relay, 100m, 4x400m relay and 200m
Represented UA at the SEC Championships in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 and 4x400 collecting four top-six finishes
Qualified for the National Championships in the 200m and the 4x100m relay after finishing second and 10^th, respectively
Earned a silver medal in the 200m at the NCAA Track and Field Championships and represented Alabama in the 4x100m relay

First-Team All-American in the 200m
Clocked a first-place finish in the 200m at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic
Finished ninth in the 200m at the SEC Championships
Earned a fourth-place finish in the 200m at the NCAA Track and Field Championships

Clocked a fifth-place finish in the 200m at the NCAA National Championships
Finished fourth as a member of the 4x400-meter relay at the national meet
Took bronze in the 200m and silver as a member of the 4x400-meter relay at the SEC Championships
Won the 200-meter dash at the Tom Jones Memorial (April 15) in his season debut for the event
- Third-fastest, all conditions mark in collegiate history
- Fastest all-conditions mark by any African in history

Finished eighth in the 200-meter dash finals at the NCAA Championships (June 11)
Finished sixth in the 200-meter dash final at the SEC Championships (May 14)

Finished in the top-15 of all three meets he competed in during the indoor season

2022, 2023 World Championships semifinalist
Finished second at the 2023 indoor National Championships
Finished fourth at the 2021 U20 World Championships
Currently holds the Ugandan national records for both the 100m and 200m (indoor, outdoor)
First Ugandan in history to compete at a World Championship in the 200m
First East African in history to run under 20 seconds in the 200m

Born Nov. 24, 2002
Has eight siblings: Orogot Maureen, Orogot Pamela, Apollo Sara, Aido Sheila, Amito Sonia, Achola Sasha, Ekoku Telvin and Ayano Shivon
Majoring in hospitality