Taylor Washington

Class: Senior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Westside HS

Height: 5-8 Event: Middle Distance

Updated Personal Results

2012 OUTDOOR
Member of First Team All-American, Big 12 Champion and school record breaking 4x400-meter relay team... Scored for the Jayhawks at the Big 12 Championships (5/13) in the 400 meters when she turned in a time of 54.60 to finish in sixth place... Won the 400 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/21) with her time of 54.37... Season's top 400-meter time came at the Arkansas Twilight where she turned in 53.54 to finish fourth overall... Recorded a personal best in the 200 meters with a wind-aided time of 24.00 at the Bill Williams/Bob Laptad Invitational (4/27), placing her fourth.

2012 INDOOR

Member of the NCAA bronze medalist and Big 12 Champion 4x400-meter relay team which ran a school record 3:31.36 at the Big 12 Championships (2/25), which ranks eighth all-time in the NCAA... Ran to a ninth-place finish in the 600 yards at the Big 12 Championships (2/24) after crossing the finish line in 1:22.55... Won the 600 yards at the Jayhawk Classic (1/27), recording a time of 1:23.96... Claimed victory in the 400 meters at the Bill Easton Classic (1/7), where she finished with a time of 56.34.

2011 OUTDOOR
Competed in the 400 meters at the Big 12 Championships (5/14), placing 12^th with a time of 54.78... Finished third in the 400 meters at the Kansas Relays (4/23), crossing the finish line in 55.53... Top 400-meter time of the season was 54.52 and came at the Arkansas Twilight (5/6) in a fifth-place finish... Placed 46^th at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/26) with a time of 57.29.

2011 INDOOR
Member of All-American 4x400-meter relay team that placed seventh at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a school-record time of 3:34.05... Placed 11^th in the 600 yards at the Big 12 Indoor Championships (2/25) with a time of 1:29.25... Ran a season-best 55.61 400 meters at the Alex Wilson Last Chance (3/5) to finish sixth.

2010 OUTDOOR
Competed in the 400 meters in the NCAA West Prelims (5/24) and set a personal-best time of 53.50... Finished second in the 400 meters at the Twilight Invitational (5/1) with a time of 54.11.

2010 INDOOR
Recorded a first-place finish in three different events... Won the 600 yards at the Big 12 Championships (2/27) with a personal-best time of 1:20.48... Finished first and set a PR in the 400 meters with a time of 55.30 at the Husker Invitational (2/6)... Took another first-place victory in the 600 meters at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) with a time of 1:35.45.

HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered two years in track and field... Named team MVP her junior and season seasons... Member of the 2008 and 2009 Region 5A Champion 4x400 meter relay teams... Two-time state qualifier in the 4x400 meter relay.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Essie and Jimmy Washington... Has two brothers, Shannon and Antoine... Majoring in African and African-American studies.