Tappen works on NBC Sports Group's coverage of the Notre Dame Football, Football Night in America, NHL Network's NHL Now, Golf, as well as the Summer and Winter Olympic Games among others.
In her senior year of high school at Villa Walsh Academy, Tappen focused exclusively on track and eventually received academic and athletic scholarships to attend Rutgers University.
[2][3] At Rutgers, Tappen majored in journalism[4] and was a member of the cross-country and track teams until graduating in 2003.
She was a four-time Academic All-American and Big East All Star as a Scarlet Knight.
[8] In 2014, Tappen won the "Woman of Inspiration" award presented by the Boston Chapter of Women in Sports and Events.