2017 Cross Country Roster
Roster
Taylor Taite
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Murrieta Mesa
- Hometown:
- Murrieta, Calif.
2019 (Track & Field)
Competed in four meets, all outdoor … Outdoor: Opened her season at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, placing fourth in the steeple (10:50.02) … PR’ed in the steeple (10:39.85) at the Mt. SAC Relays to finish third … Also earned third in the event at USC with a time of 10:52.96 … Placed 11th in the steeple (10:52.78) at the Pac-12 Championships.
2018 (XC)
Raced her way to a 50th-place finish at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 21:20.6 ... Finished 179th at the Wisconsin Pre-Nationals, clocking a mark of 22:36.2 ... Took 78th at the Stanford Invite with a time of 22:56.8 ... capped her career at the NCAA West Regionals, finishing 77th with a mark of 21:20.7.
2018 (Track & Field)
Competed in six outdoor meets as a junior ... Highlight of the season came at the USC Dual Meet, where she won the steeplechase with a season-best time of 11:00.08 ... Also ran the 1500m on four ocassions, posting a season-best time of 4:49.08 at the Aztec Invitational in her season debut ... Raced at the Pac-12 Championships in the steeplechase.
2017 (XC)
Finished 80th overall in the 6k at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 21:01.6 … Raced in the 6k competition at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite, finishing 181st overall with a time of 22:08.7 … Competed at the Roy Griak Invitational (6k) and finished with a time of 24:39.9, good for 131st place … Opened her junior campaign with a 33rd-place showing at the George Kyte Classic, clocking a time of 17:32.0 on the 2.6mi course.
2017 (Track & Field)
Competed in six outdoor meets for the Bruins … Finished 11th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Pac-12 Championships with a time of 10:59.43 … Doubled in the 1,500m and the steeplechase at the USC Dual Meet, winning the steeple competition with a time of 11:05.49 … Posted a lifetime best in the 1,500m at the Johnson/JJK Invite with a time of 4:32.67, good for seventh overall … Made her first 2017 appearance in the steeplechase at the Bob Larsen Distance Carnival, finishing sixth overall and clocking a lifetime-best time of 10:57.27 … Ran in two indoor meets … Finished 32nd in the mile at the MPSF Indoor Championships with an indoor-best time of 5:00.69 … Ran the 1,200m opening leg of the DMR at the Charlie Thomas Invitational, helping UCLA to a sixth-place finish and a time of 11:57.92.
2016 (XC)
Raced in the Pac-12 Championships (6k), placing 70th with a time of 22:35.2 … Placed fifth in the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational with a time of 20:41.4 (6k) … Competed in the Roy Griak Invitational (6k) and finished in 170th place with a time of 24:08.9 … Opened the season with a 15th place finish at the Nevada Twilight with a time of 15:43.3 in the 2.49mi.
2016 (Track & Field)
Competed in six outdoor events … Ran in the 1,500m, 3,000m, and the 3,000m steeple … Won the 1,500m in the dual meet against Texas A&M with a personal best time of 4:33.96 … Placed third in the 1,500m against rival USC with a time of 4:41.96 … Placed 19th at the Oxy Invitational with a 1,500m time of 4:35.51 … Clocked an 11:19.50 in her only steeple of the season.
2015 (XC)
Ran at the Pac-12 Championships (6k) and finished 76th with a time of 21:52 … Raced in the NCAA West Regional Championships (6k) finishing 166th with a time of 23:10 … Finished in the top 10 in the Mustang Challenge (5k) placing 10th and finished with a time of 18:10 … Raced in the Washington Invitational (6k) placing 91st and finished with a time of 22:09.
High School
Prepped at Murrieta Mesa in Murrieta, Calif. … Was a state meet qualifier in the 1,600m … Clocked a 4:59.44 to finish 16th at the CIF State Track & Field Championships … Holds personal bests of 4:55.81 in the 1,600m, 2:17.71 in the 800m, 59.55 in the 400m and 11:36.18 in the 3,200m … Team captain of both her track and cross country teams … All-league selection in both track and cross country … Was a three-time state meet qualifier in cross country … Placed third as a senior at the CIF California State Cross Country Championships with a time of 17:40 … Finished ninth as a junior with a time of 17:44.
Personal
Daughter of Walter and Kristen Taite … Has one brother named Walter … Admires professional surfer Bethany Hamilton … Attended Flagstaff High School her freshman year … Marine Biology major.
