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Ryan Tufford | Catholic Athletics
Ryan Tufford | Catholic Athletics
Ryan Tufford | Catholic Athletics
Ryan Tufford | Catholic Athletics
Ryan Tufford | Catholic Athletics
Ryan Tufford | Catholic Athletics

Tara Wiarda

  • Position Free/Back
  • Hometown Green Pond, N.J.
  • High School Morris Knolls
  • Year Junior
  • Major Architecture

Biography

Honors and Recognitions:

  • Owns the program record in the 200 back (2:05.60)
  • Member of the program-record relay team in the 800 free (7:47.00)
  • 2024 Landmark Conference Rookie of the Year
  • 12x All-Landmark Conference Recipient (10 1st Team, 2 2nd Team)
  • 2024-25 CSC Academic All-District Selection
  • Landmark Conference Athlete of the Week (Oct. 17, 2023)
  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll
As a Sophomore (2024-25):
  • Won the 200 back at the 2025 Landmark Conference Championships with a personal-best time of 2:05.73
  • Won the 100 back at the 2025 Landmark Conference Championships with a personal-best time of 57.73
  • Placed 2nd in the 200 IM at the 2025 Landmark Conference Championships with a personal-best time of 2:10.88
  • Placed 2nd in the 100 free vs. Marymount on Jan. 24 with a time of 57.38
  • Placed 3rd in the 200 back vs. Mary Washington on Jan. 11 with a time of 2:15.83
  • Placed 2nd in the 100 back vs. Mary Washington on Jan. 11 with a time of 1:02.47
  • Placed 3rd in the 200 back at the R-MC Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 2:07.50
  • Placed 2nd in the 100 back at the R-MC Yellow Jacket Invitational with a time of 58.48
  • Won the 100 back vs. Elizabethtown on Nov. 16 with a time of 1:01.53
  • Placed 2nd in the 200 back vs. Randolph Macon on Nov. 2 with a time of 2:15.24
  • Placed 3rd in the 100 back vs. Randolph Macon on Nov. 2 with a time of 1:02.15
  • Placed 3rd in the 100 back vs. American on Oct. 18 with a time of 1:03.14
  • Won the 200 back vs. Drew on Oct. 12 with a time of 2:12.98
  • Won the 100 back vs. Drew on Oct. 12 with a time of 1:01.95
As a Freshman (2023-24):
  • All-Landmark Conference First-Team honors in the 100 back
  • All-Landmark Conference First-Team honors in the 200 back
  • All-Landmark Conference First-Team honors in the 400 medley relay
  • All-Landmark Conference First-Team honors in the 800 free relay
  • All-Landmark Conference Second-Team honors in the 200 medley relay
  • Placed 1st in the 200 back at the Landmark Conference Championships (2:05.60)
  • Placed 1st in the 100 back at the Landmark Conference Championships (57.85)
  • Placed 1st in the 400 medley relay at the Landmark Conference Championships
  • Placed 1st in the 800 free relay at the Landmark Conference Championships (1:56.12)
  • Placed 2nd in the 200 medley relay at the Landmark Conference Championships (1:48.22)
  • Placed 4th in the 200 IM at the Landmark Conference Championships with a personal best time (2:10.95)
  • Placed 1st in the 50 free at the Marymount v. Catholic meet (27.16)
  • Placed 1st in the 100 back at the Marymount v. Catholic meet (1:01.99)
  • Placed 1st in the 200 back at the Catholic v. Scranton meet (2:10.44)
  • Placed 1st in the 100 back at the Catholic v. Scranton meet (1:01.58)
  • Placed 1st in the 200 back at the Drew v. Catholic meet (2:11.11)
  • Placed 1st in the 100 back at the Drew v. Catholic meet (1:00.90)
  • Placed 1st in the 100 back at the American v. Catholic meet (1:00.25)

Before Catholic: Member of the National Honor Society...member of the Project LEAD program in New Jersey.

Personal: Daughter of Pete and MaryAnn...has two sisters, Brooke and Megan...worked as a Certified Apprentice Drafter.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Free/Back
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free/Back
  • 2025-26Junior

    Free/Back