University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2018 Track and Field Roster
Taylor Walker
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Hockley, Texas
- High School:
- Waller
- Prev School:
- Northwestern State
• 2017-18 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2018 First-Team All-Louisiana (Triple Jump)
• 2018 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Outdoor Triple Jump)
• 2015 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Indoor Triple Jump)
2017-18: Outdoor - Finished third in the triple jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (41-51/4), posting the fourth-best mark in school history ... finished 32nd at the NCAA East Preliminary (40-71/2) ... jumped 40-31/4 in the triple jump to finish second overall at the Southern Miss Open ... posted mark of 39-31/4 at the Bobcat Invitational and 39-21/2 at the LSU Alumni Gold. Indoor - Did not compete.
2016-17: Outdoor - Established a personal-best in the triple jump (40-4), finishing third overall at the Long Beach Invitational ... equaled her personal-best at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth overall ... claimed top honors in the triple jump (39-111/2) at the LSU Alumni Gold ... posted mark of 38-43/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... . Indoor - Cleared a personal-best 40-2 in the triple jump at the Samford Friday Invite ... finished eighth in the triple jump (39-7) and 12th in the long jump (18-8) at the SBC Indoor Championships.
2015-16: Outdoor - Redshirt season. Indoor - Season-best mark in the triple jump (39-93/4) came at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational ... placed eighth overall in the triple jump (39-21/2) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.
2014-15: Outdoor - Cleared 40-31/4 in the triple jump to claim top honors in season-opener at McNeese Cowboy Relays ... posted mark of 18-11/2 in the long jump to finish sixth at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor - Earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing third in the triple jump (39-103/4) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... posted season-best in the long jump (18-21/4) at the McNeese State Indoor Invite.
2013-14 (at Northwestern State): Outdoor - Finished second in the triple jump (39-8) at the Jim Mize Invitational ... top mark of 18-11/2 in the long jump at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational. Indoor - Finished second in the triple jump (39-41/2) at the 2014 Southland Conference Indoor Championships ... finished fifth in the long jump at the UH Howie Ryan Invitational & Multi's (17-61/2).
High School: Lettered in track and field, wrestling, and basketball … a four-time regional qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay and 4x200-meter relay … set personal best 24 split in 4x2 in her sophomore season … in her senior season, she received the “High Point” award at the district meet and placed third in the triple jump at the state meet.
Personal: Born February 21, 1995 in Hockley, Texas ... the daughter of Gerry and Cheryll Walker … has two brothers, Keaton and Jaylan, and three sisters, Ariel, Ginger and Danielle … majoring in kinesiology/exercise science.
• 2018 First-Team All-Louisiana (Triple Jump)
• 2018 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Outdoor Triple Jump)
• 2015 Third-Team All-Sun Belt Conference (Indoor Triple Jump)
2017-18: Outdoor - Finished third in the triple jump at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (41-51/4), posting the fourth-best mark in school history ... finished 32nd at the NCAA East Preliminary (40-71/2) ... jumped 40-31/4 in the triple jump to finish second overall at the Southern Miss Open ... posted mark of 39-31/4 at the Bobcat Invitational and 39-21/2 at the LSU Alumni Gold. Indoor - Did not compete.
2016-17: Outdoor - Established a personal-best in the triple jump (40-4), finishing third overall at the Long Beach Invitational ... equaled her personal-best at the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth overall ... claimed top honors in the triple jump (39-111/2) at the LSU Alumni Gold ... posted mark of 38-43/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... . Indoor - Cleared a personal-best 40-2 in the triple jump at the Samford Friday Invite ... finished eighth in the triple jump (39-7) and 12th in the long jump (18-8) at the SBC Indoor Championships.
2015-16: Outdoor - Redshirt season. Indoor - Season-best mark in the triple jump (39-93/4) came at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational ... placed eighth overall in the triple jump (39-21/2) at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.
2014-15: Outdoor - Cleared 40-31/4 in the triple jump to claim top honors in season-opener at McNeese Cowboy Relays ... posted mark of 18-11/2 in the long jump to finish sixth at the Louisiana Classics. Indoor - Earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors after finishing third in the triple jump (39-103/4) at the SBC Indoor Championships ... posted season-best in the long jump (18-21/4) at the McNeese State Indoor Invite.
2013-14 (at Northwestern State): Outdoor - Finished second in the triple jump (39-8) at the Jim Mize Invitational ... top mark of 18-11/2 in the long jump at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational. Indoor - Finished second in the triple jump (39-41/2) at the 2014 Southland Conference Indoor Championships ... finished fifth in the long jump at the UH Howie Ryan Invitational & Multi's (17-61/2).
High School: Lettered in track and field, wrestling, and basketball … a four-time regional qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay and 4x200-meter relay … set personal best 24 split in 4x2 in her sophomore season … in her senior season, she received the “High Point” award at the district meet and placed third in the triple jump at the state meet.
Personal: Born February 21, 1995 in Hockley, Texas ... the daughter of Gerry and Cheryll Walker … has two brothers, Keaton and Jaylan, and three sisters, Ariel, Ginger and Danielle … majoring in kinesiology/exercise science.
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