Tiffany (Therrien) Dury
Graduating class: 2001
Inducted into Hall of Fame: 2012
Hall of Fame Category: Athlete
Tiffany Therrien was a true work horse in Fairhaven athletics. Over four years she earned 12 varsity letters and was the captain of 6 different teams. She was a Standard Times SUPER Team All Star for both Indoor and Outdoor Track her senior year and was a South Coast Conference ALL STAR 7 times for track and cross country.
Her senior year she was “The Most Valuable Player” for both Indoor and Outdoor track earning 128 points in a single season, far more than anyone else on either the boy’s or the girl’s teams placing her in a very elite group.
Tiffany was the South Coast Conference CHAMPION in the 100m high hurdles in 2001, with the schools second fastest meters’ time ever. She also placed 6th in the Triple jump and was 6th in the 100m hurdles at the State Class D Meet. She placed 2nd in the 300m hurdles at the Conference Championships her sophomore and junior years with the school’s 2nd fastest meters’ time, (second to Hall of Famer sister Crystal Therrien), and was 6th at the State Class D Meet in the 300 hurdles her sophomore year. The 4 x 100m and 4 x 200m relay teams she was on won the SCC Championships.
Tiffany was a total team player and would do anything her coaches asked her to, resulting in her competing in any event from the 50 hurdles all the way up to the 2 mile. She also qualified for the State meet in every event she competed in and medaled in the high jump, triple jump, 100m hurdles, 50 yd hurdles, 300m hurdles, 4 x 100m, 4 x 200m and 4 x 400m relays at the SCC Championships over her career while accumulating 7 medals at the State level.
She was a triple or quadruple winner almost every meet during the regular season and earned Standard Times Player of the Week honors many times.
During her two seasons of Cross Country she was an All Star both times, set the course records at both the Mariner Course and the Hastings Course. She medaled at The South Coast Conference Championships both seasons placing 12th and 14th and was 3rd at the SCC Coaches Scramble in 16:14.
Tiffany has two other school records: the 4 x 100m and the 4 x 200m relay teams with, sister Crystal, Jen Nowak and Amy Furtado, those records still stand.
Tiffany was a member of the National Honor Society, a Scholar Athlete all four years and an “Athlete for All Seasons”, she also earned the Standard Times Leadership Award, and the SCC Sportsmanship Award several times.
Tiffany graduated from UMass/Amherst where she was a member of the Division 1 track program for one season and a collegiate cheerleader on a scholarship. She earned her Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Bridgewater State University and is currently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Rhode Island College. She is the daughter of Wally and Linda Therrien, has 2 brothers: Jeremy and Timothy, and is the sister of Hall of Famer Crystal Therrien.