Taylor Woods

Photo by: Steve Woltmann/BIG EAST

Photo by: Stephen Slade

Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Riverdale Baptist
Hometown:
Marlboro, MD

Personal Bests: 60 Meter Dash - 7.71 | 200 Meter Dash - 24.36 | 100 Meter Dash - 12.03 | Long Jump - 6.34m/20-9.75

AS A JUNIOR (2018-2019)

Indoor: Competed at five meets in 200, LJ, and 60...Bests: 200 - 24..36 at IC4A/ECAC indoor championships, LJ - 6.03m/19-9.5 at Vanderbilt Invitational, and 60 - 7.71 - at Nittany Lion Challenge.

Outdoor: Competed at seven meets in Long Jump. 4x100, and 200...Notched five top-5 finishes...Conference Female Field Athlete of the Week, Apr. 16th...Took gold in LJ at UCF Knights Invite and UConn Northeast Challenge...Bronze finisher and AAC All-Conference selection for LJ of 6.13m/20-1.33 at conference outdoor championships...Bests: LJ - 6.34m/20-9.75 at UConn Northeast Challenge, 4x100 - 45.99 at conference outdoor championships where they finished fifth overall, 200 - 24.62 at Florida Relays.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-2018)

Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Competed at five meets in LJ, 4x100, and 100...A part of a relay team that took gold at UConn Northeast Challenge with best time of 46.34...Bests: LJ - 5.78m/18-11.75 at conference outdoor championships where she finished in the top-10 at eighth overall and 100 - 12.03 at UConn Northeast Challenge where she finished fourth overall.

AS A FRESHMAN (2016-2017)

Indoor: Silver medal in long jump (5.65m) at Nittany Lion Challenge and Columbia East-West Challenge (5.92m)....Competed at the Armory Collegiate Invite in the long jump and Valentine Invite posting a mark of 5.77m....Bronze medal in long jump (5.95m) at the American Indoor Track and Field Championships...Took seventh in long jump (5.62m) at the IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.

Outdoor: Placed sixth in the 4x400 at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge...Gold medal in the 4x100 (46.60) at the UConn Northeast Challenge...Gold medal in the long jump (5.87m) at the Sam Howell Invitational...Earned seventh in long jump (5.97m) and ninth in 4x100 (46.33) at the American Outdoor Track and Field Championships...Competed in the 200m at the American Outdoor Track and Field Championships

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year varsity runner at Riverdale Baptist ... three-time All-American in the long jump ... served as a two-year captain for the team ... placed third in the USA Junior Olympic Trials ... holds the meet record at the Kevin Dare Invitational at Penn State ... AAU All-America in the 4x100, 4x200 and long jump ... earned four varsity letters in soccer ... led the leam with 35 goals as a junior ... captain of the team her last three years ... named All-state as a junior.

PERSONAL: Taylor Nicole Woods ... daughter of Jerome and Kimberly Woods ... has a brother, Christian ... studying sports management.

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