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2013 Women's Track and Field Roster

Samia Taylor

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  • Class Senior
  • Highschool LaFollette
  • Hometown Madison, Wis.

Biography

• 2013 League Indoor Triple Jump Champion
• 2013 League Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet
• 2012 League Outdoor Triple Jump Champion
• 2012 League Indoor Long Jump Champion
• 2012 League Indoor Triple Jump Champion
• 2012 League Indoor Field Athlete of the Meet
• 2011 Honorable Mention All-American (Outdoor Triple Jump)
• 2011 League Outdoor Triple Jump Champion
• 2011 League Indoor Triple Jump Champion
• 2010 Horizon League Outdoor Field Newcomer of the Year
 All-League Second Team (2013 Outdoor Long Jump, 2013 Indoor Long Jump, 2012 Outdoor Long Jump, 2010 Outdoor Triple Jump)

 10-time Horizon League Athlete of the Week (4/27/13, 1/22/13, 1/15/13, 1/23/12, 4/5/11, 1/25/11, 1/18/11, 2/17/10, 2/10/10, 1/26/10)

2013 Indoor: Collected third-straight indoor triple jump title at the Horizon League Championships ... was named Horizon League Women's Indoor Field Performer of the Meet for the second-straight year ... also finished runner-up in long jump at the league championships ... broke the school record in long jump with a leap of 19-10 3/4 (6.06m) at the Jack Jennett Invitational ... just missed re-breaking long jump record with an eighth-place finish at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... took first in both triple and long jump in first two meets of the year ... named Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week Jan. 15 and 22 ... in all, won the long jump an outstanding five times on the year and was first in triple jump three times. Outdoor: Battled injury and smashed the school record and finished 16th in the region in long jump with a leap of 20-1 1/2 (6.13m) at the NCAA West Regional Meet to just miss a return trip to the NCAA Championships ... finished runner-up in long jump and third in triple jump at the league outdoor championships ... won the triple jump competition at the Eagle Open May 10 ... took second in long jump in first action of the season at the Sea Ray Relays April 13 ... was named league field athlete of the week and won the long jump with a mark of 19-9 (6.02m) at the Drake Alternative Meet April 27.

2012 Indoor: Continued to add to already extensive resume with league titles in both triple jump and long jump ... broke her own school record in triple jump with a leap of 41-7 1/4 (12.68m) at Carthage Invitational ... set the Klotsche Center record to 41-3 1/4 (12.58m) against Marquette ... finished first all but twice on the year ... took third at NCAA Qualifier ... set Klotsche record in long jump as well, clearing 19-5 1/2 (5.93m) against Marquette ... took first every time competing on the season ... named Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week Jan. 23. Outdoor: Won her fourth-straight league title in triple jump with mark of 40-9 (12.42m) ... narrowly missed her second-straight trip to the NCAA Championships after outstanding performances at NCAA West Regional, taking 17th in triple jump and 22nd in long jump ... mark of 19-8 1/4 (6.00m) in long jump at regional just short of the school record ... posted season-best mark of 40-11 3/4 (12.49m) in triple jump in season-opening Vanderbilt Black & Gold ... won the event at the Big Blue Classic ... finished outside of top-five once on the season ... distance of 19-3 1/4 (5.87m) in long jump at league meet was good enough for sixth in UWM history ... finished in the top-five all but once on the season.

2011 Indoor: Broke her own school record in the triple jump with mark of 40-10 1/4 against Marquette ... that mark also stands as the new Klotsche Center record ... league champion in same event ... cleared 40-3 four times on the season ... took second in triple jump at the NCAA Qualifier in Ames, Iowa ... also finished sixth in long jump at league championships ... cracked top-10 in school history with mark of 18-10 3/4 at Marquette Dual Meet ... named the Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week twice (Jan. 18 & Jan. 25). Outdoor: Shattered old school record by nearly one foot with jump of 42-4 1/4 at NCAA West Preliminaries in Eugene, Ore. ... finished 18th at NCAA Championships in Des Moines, Iowa to earn All-American honors - Milwaukee's first All-American since 2007 ... also broke the Horizon League record with mark of 42-1 1/4 at league championships ... cleared 40 feet in all but one jump, taking first every time she did so ... also took third in long jump at league meet ... finished no worse than fourth in same event on the season ... was named the Horizon League Field Athlete of the Week April 5.

2010 Indoor: Broke school record in the triple jump twice on the season ... first Panther woman to ever triple jump 40 feet when she reset her own mark by nearly a foot with a 40-9 1/2 jump at the Iowa State Cyclone Classic ... took second at the meet ... named Horizon League Athlete of the Week three times (Jan. 26, Feb. 10, Feb. 17) ... took third in the triple jump and fourth in the long jump at the league championships ... won the triple jump at the UWM Panther Tune-Up and vs. Marquette, when she first broke the school mark. Outdoor: Was runner-up in the triple jump and third in the long jump at the league meet ... took second at the Rankin Invitational in the triple jump with a leap of 40-2 3/4, the second-best jump in school history ... was fourth in the event at the Eastern Illinois Invitational.

High School
Qualified for the state meet her final three years ... as a senior, placed fourth in the triple jump ... also competed with both the 4x100m and 4x200m relays ... made three relay appearances over her sophomore and junior seasons ... holds school record in the triple jump ... lettered four times in basketball, as well ... named to first-team all-city as a senior.