Tara Davis
Rainier Beach High School 1990
Basketball, Soccer, Track
SPS High School Athletic Hall of Fame • Seattle WA
High School
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Four-year starter as an All-Metro basketball, soccer and track athlete
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Led Lady Vikings to the state basketball tournament for four consecutive seasons
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Won 4 individual track state titles for Rainier Beach and 2 group track state titles
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Led Beach to its only Metro League soccer title as a defender
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Named a Converse All-American her senior year
College
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Played for the University of Washington on a basketball scholarship
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Joined the track team senior year and won a Pac-10 title in long jump
Professional
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Member of Seattle’s first women’s professional basketball franchise, the Seattle
Reign, on its inaugural team
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Moved to the New England Blizzard before playing internationally in Israel
Other
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Jersey (number 23) has been retired by Rainier Beach
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First African-American woman to serve as an Assistant Director of Athletics for
Seattle Public School District