2015 (Sophomore): Named to the Southland Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll ... Fourth-place finisher in the Southland Conference heptathlon with a personal-best score of 4,846 points ... Placed first in the javelin (122-7, 37.36m) and was a top-three competitor in the 100h (14.78) and 800m (2:25.66 - PR) ... Won the high jump at ACU's Wes Kittley Invitational with a leap of 4-11.75 (1.52m) and posted a javelin PR of 123-6 (37.64m) to place fourth ... Winner of the Bobcat Invitational heptathlon with 4,738 points ... Won five of the seven events and recorded PRs of 5-3.75 (1.62m) and 17-2 (5.23m) in the long jump and high jump ... Set a PR of 14.75 seconds in the 100h at Oklahoma's John Jacobs Invitational ... Sixth-place finisher in the pentathlon at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships with a PR of 3,373 points ... Best showing was a second-place finish in the pentathlon's high jump (5-3.25, 1.61m) ... Third Team All-Southland Conference with the 4x400m relay that posted a time of 3:45.65 ... Recorded indoor PRs in the 55h and 60h of 8.49 and 9.23 at Texas Tech and New Mexico ... Finished 12th in the Texas Tech Masked Rider Open pentathlon with 3,117 points.

2014 (Freshman): Seventh-place finisher at the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in the pentathlon, scoring a season-best 3,253 points ... Placed sixth at the outdoor conference meet in the heptathlon with 4,703 points, winning the javelin throw there behind an effort of 120-6 (36.73m) ... Ran on both relays at the Southland Outdoor meet and was part of the 4x400 team indoors ... Placed seventh with 3,092 points in her first collegiate pentathlon at Texas Tech ... High jump runner up outdoors at McMurry's War Hawk Classic with a leap of 5-3 (1.60m) ... Bronze medalist in the heptathlon at Texas State' Bobcat Invitational, scoring 4,570 points and finished among the top-five through all seven events ... Part of two relays at Oklahoma's John Jacobs Invitational that finished among the top four.

High School: Graduated in 2013 from Paradise Valley High School in Phoenix, Ariz. ...   Runner-up in Arizona’s all-divisions heptathlon as a senior in 2013 with 4,278 points ... Second place in Division II at state in 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles, 7th in long jump, 8th in high jump ... Top marks also include 15.02 in 100 hurdles and 43.27 in 300 hurdles.  Also competed in volleyball ... Named Senior Athlete of the Year at PVHS.

Personal: Given name is Taylor Paige Yantis ... Born 02 Sept 1994 in Utah ... Daughter of Courtney Yantis ... Grandfather Lynn Larson played football at Kansas State, drafted by Chicago Bears in 1970, and played OT for Baltimore Colts with QB Johnny Unitas.