2021 Track & Field Roster
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Taylor, Jaylen
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Jaylen Taylor
- Position:
- Jumps
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Lacey, Wash.
- High School:
- Timberline
Bio
2019 Pac-12 Triple Jump Third-Place
2022: Managed nagging injuries in final season, competing twice outdoors and four times indoors โฆ traveled to a final Pac-12 Championships but was unable to get a fair mark in the triple jump โฆ indoors, had a season-best triple of 47-9 ยผ at the Pac-12 Invitational โฆ was second at the UW Invitational, going 47-7.
2021: Season-best triple jump mark outdoors was 46-6 set in a victory in the UW-WSU Dual Meet โฆ took second at the Jim Bush Legends Invite with a best of 45-9 โฆ indoors, won all three triple jump competitions, with a best mark of 47-3 ยฝ at the UW Invitational.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Had three wins on the season in the triple jump and increased his personal-best once again โฆ notched the No. 7 mark in school history at the UW Indoor Preview, going 49-7 1/4 to get the win โฆ was fourth in the triple jump at the MPSF Championships with a best of 49-2 1/4 โฆ another win at the UW Invitational, going 49-6 1/2.
2019: Upped his personal-bests indoors and out in the triple jump, making the podium at the Pac-12 Championships and advancing to NCAA West Prelims โฆ was the third-place finisher at Pac-12s in the triple jump, going 49-feet and 1-inch โฆ was 40th at West Prelims in Sacramento โฆ set a PR of 49-5 1/2 to take fourth at the Stanford Invitational โฆ a wind-aided leap of 49-11 to take sixth at the National Relay Championships in Arkansas โฆ won the UW-WSU Dual with a mark of 48-2 1/2 โฆ long jump season-best was a wind-aided 22-2 1/4 at the Stanford Invite โฆ indoors, went 49-4 1/4 to finish fifth at the MPSF Championships and set a new indoor PR and the No. 8 mark in school history โฆ won the Last Chance Elite Meet with a then-PR of 49-1 โฆ opened his season taking second at the UW Indoor Preview with a best of 48-2.
2018: Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in his first year as a Dawg in the triple jump and qualified for the U.S. Junior Championships โฆ leaped his best triple jump mark of the season at Pac-12s, a wind-aided 49-9 as he took sixth-place for three team points โฆ at the U.S. Junior meet in Indiana, took fifth in the triple jump going 48-2 โฆ wind-legal PR was 48-6 ยพ (+2.0) at the Trojan Invitational to take third โฆ second in the triple jump at the UW-WSU Dual with a mark of 47-5 and third in the long jump at 21-10 ยพ โฆ third in the triple at the Pepsi Team Invite with a mark of 47-10 ยฝ โฆ indoors, was 10th at the MPSF Championships in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 46-7 ยผ โฆ also went 46-5 ยผ at the UW Invitational.
High School and Personal: Born in Lacey, Washington โฆ parents are Rebecca and Richard Taylor โฆ has one younger sister, Makayli โฆ Mother Rebecca and Aunt Joanne both attended UW โฆ one of the top horizontal jumpers in Washington as a senior, earning runner-up honors in the triple jump at the 4A State Championships and seventh in the long jump โฆ triple jumped 47-6 at state into a -2.4 headwind, just off his PR โฆ personal-best in the triple jump of 47-8 despite only taking up the event in 2015 โฆ won the South Sound Conference triple jump title as a senior โฆ sixth in the triple jump at the state meet as a junior in 2016 โฆ took eighth in the triple jump at the 2017 Arcadia Invite at 45-4 โฆ won the triple jump at the 2017 Oregon Relays at 46-9 โฆ set his PR of 47-8 with a ninth-place finish at 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals.
Major Meets
2018 MPSF - 10th, Triple Jump
2018 Pac-12 - 18th, Long Jump | 6th, Triple Jump
2018 U.S. Juniors - 5th, Triple Jump
2019 MPSF - 5th, Triple Jump
2019 Pac-12 - 3rd, Triple Jump
2019 NCAA Prelims - 40th, Triple Jump
2020 MPSF - 4th, Triple Jump
2022 Pac-12 - Foul, Triple Jump
Outdoor Bests
Triple Jump.......49-9w / 49-5 1/2
Long Jump.......22-2 1/4w / 21-8
Indoor Bests
Triple Jump.......49-7 1/4
2022: Managed nagging injuries in final season, competing twice outdoors and four times indoors โฆ traveled to a final Pac-12 Championships but was unable to get a fair mark in the triple jump โฆ indoors, had a season-best triple of 47-9 ยผ at the Pac-12 Invitational โฆ was second at the UW Invitational, going 47-7.
2021: Season-best triple jump mark outdoors was 46-6 set in a victory in the UW-WSU Dual Meet โฆ took second at the Jim Bush Legends Invite with a best of 45-9 โฆ indoors, won all three triple jump competitions, with a best mark of 47-3 ยฝ at the UW Invitational.
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): Had three wins on the season in the triple jump and increased his personal-best once again โฆ notched the No. 7 mark in school history at the UW Indoor Preview, going 49-7 1/4 to get the win โฆ was fourth in the triple jump at the MPSF Championships with a best of 49-2 1/4 โฆ another win at the UW Invitational, going 49-6 1/2.
2019: Upped his personal-bests indoors and out in the triple jump, making the podium at the Pac-12 Championships and advancing to NCAA West Prelims โฆ was the third-place finisher at Pac-12s in the triple jump, going 49-feet and 1-inch โฆ was 40th at West Prelims in Sacramento โฆ set a PR of 49-5 1/2 to take fourth at the Stanford Invitational โฆ a wind-aided leap of 49-11 to take sixth at the National Relay Championships in Arkansas โฆ won the UW-WSU Dual with a mark of 48-2 1/2 โฆ long jump season-best was a wind-aided 22-2 1/4 at the Stanford Invite โฆ indoors, went 49-4 1/4 to finish fifth at the MPSF Championships and set a new indoor PR and the No. 8 mark in school history โฆ won the Last Chance Elite Meet with a then-PR of 49-1 โฆ opened his season taking second at the UW Indoor Preview with a best of 48-2.
2018: Scored at the Pac-12 Championships in his first year as a Dawg in the triple jump and qualified for the U.S. Junior Championships โฆ leaped his best triple jump mark of the season at Pac-12s, a wind-aided 49-9 as he took sixth-place for three team points โฆ at the U.S. Junior meet in Indiana, took fifth in the triple jump going 48-2 โฆ wind-legal PR was 48-6 ยพ (+2.0) at the Trojan Invitational to take third โฆ second in the triple jump at the UW-WSU Dual with a mark of 47-5 and third in the long jump at 21-10 ยพ โฆ third in the triple at the Pepsi Team Invite with a mark of 47-10 ยฝ โฆ indoors, was 10th at the MPSF Championships in the triple jump with a season-best mark of 46-7 ยผ โฆ also went 46-5 ยผ at the UW Invitational.
High School and Personal: Born in Lacey, Washington โฆ parents are Rebecca and Richard Taylor โฆ has one younger sister, Makayli โฆ Mother Rebecca and Aunt Joanne both attended UW โฆ one of the top horizontal jumpers in Washington as a senior, earning runner-up honors in the triple jump at the 4A State Championships and seventh in the long jump โฆ triple jumped 47-6 at state into a -2.4 headwind, just off his PR โฆ personal-best in the triple jump of 47-8 despite only taking up the event in 2015 โฆ won the South Sound Conference triple jump title as a senior โฆ sixth in the triple jump at the state meet as a junior in 2016 โฆ took eighth in the triple jump at the 2017 Arcadia Invite at 45-4 โฆ won the triple jump at the 2017 Oregon Relays at 46-9 โฆ set his PR of 47-8 with a ninth-place finish at 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals.
Major Meets
2018 MPSF - 10th, Triple Jump
2018 Pac-12 - 18th, Long Jump | 6th, Triple Jump
2018 U.S. Juniors - 5th, Triple Jump
2019 MPSF - 5th, Triple Jump
2019 Pac-12 - 3rd, Triple Jump
2019 NCAA Prelims - 40th, Triple Jump
2020 MPSF - 4th, Triple Jump
2022 Pac-12 - Foul, Triple Jump
Outdoor Bests
Triple Jump.......49-9w / 49-5 1/2
Long Jump.......22-2 1/4w / 21-8
Indoor Bests
Triple Jump.......49-7 1/4
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Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
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Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
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