Columbia University Athletics

2022

Played in five games.
 
2021

Did not see any game action as a junior linebacker.
 
2020

Season canceled due to COVID pandemic.
 
2019

Saw action in eight games as a first-year linebacker and on special teams … Listed as a backup linebacker on the depth chart … Made eight tackles (six solo) on the year … Made a career-high three tackles (two solo) in season finale at Cornell (Nov. 23) … Made one tackle vs. Harvard (Nov. 9) … Totaled two tackles at Dartmouth (Oct. 25) … Finished with two tackles vs. Penn (Oct. 19) … Saw first career action vs. Georgetown (Sept. 28) … Missed the season opener vs. Saint Francis, Pa. (Sept. 21) and Princeton (Oct. 5) games.
 
HIGH SCHOOL

A 2019 graduate of Bishop Dwenger High School in Fort Wayne, Ind., where he played three years of varsity football for Head Coach Jason Garrett … Indiana Class 4A All-State First Team selection as a senior linebacker … All-Northeast Indiana First Team Linebacker selection in 2018 … Earned First Team All-Summit Athletic Conference as a senior … Named a WANE-TV Fab 15 player … Recipient of the Class 4A Phil N. Eskew Mental Attitude Award presented by the Indianapolis Colts in 2018 … Named to the IFCA Academic All-State Football team and Colts Academic All-State in 2018 … Eric Wedge Foundation Leadership Award for Outstanding Athletic Leadership recipient in 2018 … Saw action as both a linebacker and running back for the Saints … Named team captain as a senior … Finished with 90 tackles (70 solo), nine sacks, 13 tackles for loss and caused three fumbles as a senior linebacker … Led the Saints to a 14-1 overall record and state championship as a senior … Saints won a four-overtime 16-10 victory over Evansville Central to win the Class 4A state title … Made 11 tackles (nine solo) with four sacks in game vs. Homestead … Earned WPTA Scholar-Athlete of the Week honors … Made 120 tackles and eight sacks, rushed for 78 yards on 18 carries and three touchdowns as a junior linebacker and running back … Led the Saints to a 10-4 overall record and regional title as a junior … Made season-high 13 tackles in state playoff game vs. Angola … Made 12 tackles vs. Homestead … Finished with 35 tackles, two sacks and scored two touchdowns as a sophomore … Earned six varsity letters including three in track and field … Named team captain of the track and field team as a senior … Named an Academic All-State selection in 2018 … Ranked second academically in his class … President of the school’s Student Council … Two-time National Honor Society member … Spanish Club member … Three-time Dwenger Scholar student (2016-18) … Named the Rising Star of Indiana award as a senior … International Chemistry Olympiad Award winner in 2017 … Three-time Mother Teresa Service Award winner (2016, 2017 and 2018) … Earned Sertoma Award in 2019 … Aspiring Nobel Laureate for Anatomy and Physiology in 2018 … Volunteered for the St. Jude Social Action Committee, Vincent Village, GIGI’s Playhouse and with the Franciscan Center Bag Lunch Program.
 
PERSONAL

Born Tavehon Jonnathan McGarry on October 4, 2000 in Fort Wayne, Ind. … Son of William Francis McGarry and Teeara Carr of Fort Wayne, Ind. … One of six siblings: Amani, Tameisha, Chris, Ciana and Chloe … Father William McGarry played college football at Notre Dame and Butler … Mother Teeara Carr played basketball at IUPUI-Fort Wayne … Stepfather Chris Carr played football at Manchester University … Role model is his mother who he deeply admires for her inspiration, determination, independence and selflessness … Nickname and preferred name is TJ … Hobbies and interests include architecture, history and cooking … Favorite movie is Black Panther … Favorite class an subject is chemistry … Person in history he’d most like to meet: Dr. Martin Luther King … Became interested in Columbia while in Boston when he saw there was a football camp at Columbia and decided to attend … After the camp, Columbia Head Football Coach Al Bagnoli offered him the chance to play football for the Lions … Chose Columbia to grow as an individual, further his education at one of the best institutions in the world and because of its diversity in New York City … Chose Columbia over Harvard, Stanford, Notre Dame and Wisconsin … Enrolled at Columbia College … Majors in Chemistry.