AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2016: Competed in four regular-season meets and the Peach Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships…Top finish on the season was a fifth place finish in the 4x800 at the Emory Invitational with a time of 10:10.43…Finished 21^st in the 1500m with a time of 5:20.14 at the Peach Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2015: Taylor competed in nine events in her first year at GRU … Placed in top 10 in very single meet … She competed in the 800m and the 1500m which saw her set a record for herself for the 800m at the PBC Championship with a time of 2:27.43 … Her 1500m record came at the Emory Invitational with a time of 4:56.72 which saw her earn a third place finish.

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Claymont High School in Urichsville, Ohio in 2014 … Attended and lettered in cross country for all four years … District runner-up, regional champion and state qualifier in her senior year (2014) … District Champion in 2012 … Earned the Warrior Award in 2011 and was named the Best Rookie in 2010.

PERSONAL: Born on May 6, 1996 in Canton, Ohio … Daughter to Jeanna Bracken and Brandon Shaw and sister to Hayden Shaw … Plans on majoring in speech therapy.