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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

Taylor Posey

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Sophomore
  • Highschool Rotan HS
  • Hometown Rotan, Texas

Biography

Collegiate PR | SP: 46-8.75 (14.24m); DT: 138-8 (42.27m); HT: 178-0 (54.25m); WT: 59-3.5 (18.07m)
 
2017-18 (Junior): INDOORS … Finished fifth in the weight throw with a new personal best of 59-3.5 and 15th in shot put with a mark of 42-7 … Finished top-10 in both events at the Ted Nelson Invitational, Texas Tech Classic and Texas Tech Shootout … OUTDOORS … Competed in the shot put and hammer throw at the Southland Conference Championships finishing ninth in hammer (172-2) and 15th in shot put (42-9.75) … Tossed a career best hammer throw mark of 178-0 at the ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight for a third place finish … Took second in shot put at the Michael Johnson Invitational (Baylor) with a throw of 44-11.5.

2017 (Sophomore): Southland Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll … INDOORS … Finished ninth at the Southland Conference Champions in the weighted throw with a season high mark of 50-7.25 and 14th in shot put (41-1.75) … OUTDOORS … Had runner up finishes at the McMurry Open (42-5.25) and ACU Oliver Jackson Twilight (46-8.75) in shot put, and in discus at the Oliver Jackson (152-7) … Finished sixth in discus (138-8), seventh in shot put (44-5.5), and 11th in hammer throw (146-5) at the Southland Conference Championships.
 
2016 (Freshman): INDOORS … Competed in shot put and weighted throw in four meets … Finished 10th at the Southland Conference Championships in weighted throw (48-6) and 12th in shot put (41-4.25) … OUTDOORS … Took third twice in shot put at the ACU Oliver Jackson (41-8.75) and ACU Wes Kittley (42-9.5) … Finished 16th at the conference championships in the hammer throw with a mark of 141-8.
 
High School: Graduated in 2015 from Rotan High School ... Ranked among the top 75 throwers in all of Texas in both the shot put and discus ...Shot put runner-up at 2015 regionals behind a season best of 39-1.5 after winning gold at the 1A area meet with an effort of 38-5.25 ... Went on to finish second at states (38-4.5) and recorded a season best of 126-8 in the discus at Hamlin High School ... Four-time state qualifier who has gone from finishing fifth in the 2013 shot put to fourth in 2014 and second in 2015 ... Best showing at states in the discus came in 2014 when she placed second with the 66th-ranked throw in all of Texas (123-6) ... Personal records in each event are 43-6 (SP) and 127-8 (DT) ... Four-time MVP ... Part of two state qualifying 4x100-meter relays whose 2013 squad won the state title, while her 2014 relay settled for third place ... Lettered in basketball and was a first team all-district and academic all-district honoree ... Team's MVP following her junior and senior seasons.

Personal: Given name is Taylor Posey ... Born 26 December 1996 in Abilene ... Daughter of David and Tammy Posey ... Nursing major ... Grandfather, Terry Twain Posey, played football at ACU.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    5'9"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    5'9"