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Snaer, Taylor
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Taylor Snaer
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- East Union HS
- Hometown:
- Manteca, Calif.
- Previous School:
- Modesto JC
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Career Highlights
Four-time All-American (2x Indoor, 2x Outdoor)
2025 First Team Outdoor All-American (4x400)
2025 Second Team Outdoor All-American (4x100)
Two-time Second Team Indoor All-American (2025: 200m, 4x400 Relay)
2025 Second Team Outdoor All-Big Tenย (4x100)
2024 Big 8 Most Valuable Athlete
2025
Was a four-time All-American in her first season as a Bruin, earning First Team Outdoor honors in the 4x400 relay, Second Team Outdoor honors in the 4x100 relay, and Second Team Indoor honors in the 200m and 4x400 relay ... Also qualified for Outdoor NCAA Championships in the 200m ... Helped set a UCLA outdoor record in the 4x100 relay, running the anchor leg (alongside Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, Naomi Johnson, and Kaylen Fletcher) for the squad that ran 43.03 during the USC Dual Meet at Drake Stadium on May 4 ... Set school indoor records in the 200m (22.75) and 4x400 (3:28.60), and also turned in the No. 3 60-meter dash in indoor school history (7.34) ... At Outdoor NCAAs, narrowly missed out on All-America honors after finishing 18th in the 200m (22.91) ... Helped the Bruins to a seventh-place finish in the 4x400 relay (3:31.14) and a 12th place result in the 4x100 relay (43.35) at Outdoor NCAAs ... At Indoor NCAAs, was 11th in the 4x400 (3:53.51) and 15th in the 200m (23.42) ...ย Named to the All-Big Ten Conference Second Team after finishing runner-up in the women's 4x100 relay at the 2025 Outdoor Big Ten Championships ... Also at Big Tens, was eighth in the 100m and fifth in the 200m ... Ran her best 200m of the year at NCAA West Regionals prelims, going 22.64; she was seventh in the next round (22.79) to advance to NCAA Championships ... Set a best time in the 100m (11.30) and was runner-up in the 200m, 4x100, and 4x400 to help UCLA down crosstown rival USC in a May 4 dual meet ... Helped the Bruins win the 4x100 (43.74) and was runner-up in the 100m (11.51) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on April 5 ... At Indoor Big Tens, was third in the 4x400 relay, fourth in the 200m, and set a best time in the 60m dash (7.34) ... Made her Division I debut at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 17, highlighted by a fourth-place result in the 60m (7.37) ... Had the four-fastest 200m times by a Bruin for the year, and four of the top-five times in the 100m ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
Team USA
Earned a spot on the Team USA roster for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, competing in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100 relay ... Finished fifth in the 200m at the U20 Worlds with a time of 23.31, after winning her preliminary heat and placing second in her semi-final heat ...ย Made it to the semi-finals of the 100m ... Ran finals for Team USA's 4x100 relay ... Clinched a Team USA roster spot by placing second in both the 100m and 200m at the 2024 USATF U20 Championships.ย
Modesto Junior College (2023-24)
Spent her freshman season at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, Calif. ... Broke the school's 4x100 relay record ... Named Most Valuable Track Athlete at the 2024 State Meet ... Won the 100m and 200m dashes, and finished runner-up in the 4x100 relay, at the 2024 3C2A California State Championships ... Was a four-time champion at the 3C2A Northern California Trials in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay; Name Most Valuable Athlete after the meetย ... Triple champion at the 2024 Big 8 Championships, taking the title in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100 relay en route to Big 8 Most Valuable Athlete honors ... Made her collegiate debut at the Jim Linthicum Invitational, sweeping the three events she competed in (100m, 200m, 4x100) ... Placed sixth in the 100m at the Mt. SAC Relays.ย
High School
Attended East Union High School in Manteca, Calif. ... Served as team captain her junior and senior seasons ... School record holder in the 100m, 200m, and 400m ... League champion in the 100m and 200m as a senior ... All-league in 100m, 200m, 400m, and 4x400 as a junior ... Also lettered in basketball and cross country ... Was a three-time league MVP, and one-time all-area MVP in basketball ... Earned all-league honors as a freshman in both basketball and cross.ย
Personal
Full name: Taylor Raian Snaer ... Bornย in 2005 in Manteca, Calif. to parents Demitrius and Melissa Snaer ... Has an older sister, Jadyn ... Chose UCLA because of "the great coaches that were coming in and the positive team atmosphere" ... Cites competing with the U20 Team USA team as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... In her free time, enjoys baking scones and hanging out/traveling with friends and family ... Her father, Demitrius, was a two-time All-American at Fresno State ... Her sister, Jadyn, is the 60m record holder at Cal Poly ... Plans on majoring in psychology, and aspires to a career as a sports psychologist.
Career Highlights
Four-time All-American (2x Indoor, 2x Outdoor)
2025 First Team Outdoor All-American (4x400)
2025 Second Team Outdoor All-American (4x100)
Two-time Second Team Indoor All-American (2025: 200m, 4x400 Relay)
2025 Second Team Outdoor All-Big Tenย (4x100)
2024 Big 8 Most Valuable Athlete
2025
Was a four-time All-American in her first season as a Bruin, earning First Team Outdoor honors in the 4x400 relay, Second Team Outdoor honors in the 4x100 relay, and Second Team Indoor honors in the 200m and 4x400 relay ... Also qualified for Outdoor NCAA Championships in the 200m ... Helped set a UCLA outdoor record in the 4x100 relay, running the anchor leg (alongside Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck, Naomi Johnson, and Kaylen Fletcher) for the squad that ran 43.03 during the USC Dual Meet at Drake Stadium on May 4 ... Set school indoor records in the 200m (22.75) and 4x400 (3:28.60), and also turned in the No. 3 60-meter dash in indoor school history (7.34) ... At Outdoor NCAAs, narrowly missed out on All-America honors after finishing 18th in the 200m (22.91) ... Helped the Bruins to a seventh-place finish in the 4x400 relay (3:31.14) and a 12th place result in the 4x100 relay (43.35) at Outdoor NCAAs ... At Indoor NCAAs, was 11th in the 4x400 (3:53.51) and 15th in the 200m (23.42) ...ย Named to the All-Big Ten Conference Second Team after finishing runner-up in the women's 4x100 relay at the 2025 Outdoor Big Ten Championships ... Also at Big Tens, was eighth in the 100m and fifth in the 200m ... Ran her best 200m of the year at NCAA West Regionals prelims, going 22.64; she was seventh in the next round (22.79) to advance to NCAA Championships ... Set a best time in the 100m (11.30) and was runner-up in the 200m, 4x100, and 4x400 to help UCLA down crosstown rival USC in a May 4 dual meet ... Helped the Bruins win the 4x100 (43.74) and was runner-up in the 100m (11.51) at the Rafer Johnson/Jackie Joyner-Kersee Invite on April 5 ... At Indoor Big Tens, was third in the 4x400 relay, fourth in the 200m, and set a best time in the 60m dash (7.34) ... Made her Division I debut at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 17, highlighted by a fourth-place result in the 60m (7.37) ... Had the four-fastest 200m times by a Bruin for the year, and four of the top-five times in the 100m ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall, winter, and spring quarters.
Team USA
Earned a spot on the Team USA roster for the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships in Lima, Peru, competing in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100 relay ... Finished fifth in the 200m at the U20 Worlds with a time of 23.31, after winning her preliminary heat and placing second in her semi-final heat ...ย Made it to the semi-finals of the 100m ... Ran finals for Team USA's 4x100 relay ... Clinched a Team USA roster spot by placing second in both the 100m and 200m at the 2024 USATF U20 Championships.ย
Modesto Junior College (2023-24)
Spent her freshman season at Modesto Junior College in Modesto, Calif. ... Broke the school's 4x100 relay record ... Named Most Valuable Track Athlete at the 2024 State Meet ... Won the 100m and 200m dashes, and finished runner-up in the 4x100 relay, at the 2024 3C2A California State Championships ... Was a four-time champion at the 3C2A Northern California Trials in the 100m, 200m, 4x100 relay, and 4x400 relay; Name Most Valuable Athlete after the meetย ... Triple champion at the 2024 Big 8 Championships, taking the title in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100 relay en route to Big 8 Most Valuable Athlete honors ... Made her collegiate debut at the Jim Linthicum Invitational, sweeping the three events she competed in (100m, 200m, 4x100) ... Placed sixth in the 100m at the Mt. SAC Relays.ย
High School
Attended East Union High School in Manteca, Calif. ... Served as team captain her junior and senior seasons ... School record holder in the 100m, 200m, and 400m ... League champion in the 100m and 200m as a senior ... All-league in 100m, 200m, 400m, and 4x400 as a junior ... Also lettered in basketball and cross country ... Was a three-time league MVP, and one-time all-area MVP in basketball ... Earned all-league honors as a freshman in both basketball and cross.ย
Personal
Full name: Taylor Raian Snaer ... Bornย in 2005 in Manteca, Calif. to parents Demitrius and Melissa Snaer ... Has an older sister, Jadyn ... Chose UCLA because of "the great coaches that were coming in and the positive team atmosphere" ... Cites competing with the U20 Team USA team as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... In her free time, enjoys baking scones and hanging out/traveling with friends and family ... Her father, Demitrius, was a two-time All-American at Fresno State ... Her sister, Jadyn, is the 60m record holder at Cal Poly ... Plans on majoring in psychology, and aspires to a career as a sports psychologist.
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes
Friday, June 21
UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)
Wednesday, April 17
powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Monday, June 27
