Taylor Washington Class: Junior Hometown: Houston, Texas High School: Westside Height: 5-8 Event: Middle Distance

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 Preliminaries (5/24) and set a personal-best time 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 broadcast journalism.