LOS ANGELES – Less than two months after breaking the T46 800-meter World Record, Austin Peay State University's Tahmar Ushaw has once again made national headlines, with the redshirt junior breaking the T46 1500-meter Americas record, Saturday, at the USATF LA Grand Prix at Allison Field.

Upshaw posted a 3:52.69 in Los Angeles, which surpassed the previous record of 3:54.43 set by Brazil's Alex Pres da Silva Oct. 22, 2015. Upshaw's Americas record spans across both North and South America. The T46 1500M World Record has been held by Austrailia's Michael Roeger since Feb. 4, 2017.

Up next, Upshaw prepares to compete T46 1500M at the 2026 Para National Championships at 12:17 PM (CT), July 25, at Icahn Stadium in New York City.

The April 24 USATF Athlete of the Week – the first Governor to ever earn the honor – Upshaw, also became the first known world record holder in Austin Peay Athletics history, racing a 1:48.80 in the 800-meter at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, California, April 17. That mark bested the previous world record of 1:51.82 held by Australia's Hunter Matzinger at the 2012 London Paralympic Games. It also is just 8.11 seconds off Kenya's David Rudisha during the 2012 London Olympic Games.

A Murfreesboro native, Upshaw also led the APSU men's cross country team across its final five meets of the 2025 season, setting a personal best in the 8K each race during the fall.

Upshaw joined the Governors prior to the 2025-26 academic year, transferring from Middle Tennessee where he did not compete in intercollegiate athletics. Upshaw began his collegiate career at Cumberland, where he spent his freshman and sophomore seasons from 2022-24, winning six events during his time with the Phoenix.