2020-21 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Naomi Taylor
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Clear Springs HS
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
2020 American Athletic Conference ITF Champion - 60-meter hurdles
2020 All-American Athletic Conference (60-meter hurdles)
2020 American Athletic Conference ITF Most Outstanding Performer
2020 NCAA Championships Qualifier
2020 American Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week (12/10, 1/28)
2019 USTFCCCA Academic All-American
2019 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
2019 American Indoor Champion - 60-meter Hurdles
2019 American Outdoor Champion - 100-meter hurdles
2019 NCAA All-American - 60-meter Hurdles
2019 NCAA West Regional Qualifier - 4x100-meter relay, 100-meter hurdles
2019 NCAA Championships Qualifier - 4x100-meter relay, 100-meter hurdles
2019 NCAA Second Team All-American - 4x100-meter relay, 100-meter hurdles
2019 American Athletic Conference - 100-meter hurdles
2018 NCAA West Regional Qualifier – 110-meter Hurdles
2018 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Silver Medalist – 110-meter Hurdles
2018 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference – Outdoor 110-meter Hurdles
2018 American Athletic Conference Indoor Silver Medalist – 60-meter Hurdles
2018 Second Team All-American Athletic Conference – Indoor 60-meter Hurdles
2017-18 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
JUNIOR (2019-20)
INDOOR
Opened the season with a first-place finish in the 60mh at the Texas A&M Reveille Invitational... ran a lifetime best in the 60m at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational, taking first-place in the 60mh... won the 60mh at the Red Raider Invitational... finished third in the 60mh at the Houston G5 & Super 22 Invitational... won the 60mh titles at The American ITF Championships and shattered the meet record in the event for the second consecutive year... qualified for the NCAA ITF Championships for the second straight season... American Athletic Conference Track Athlete of the Week (12/10, 1/28)
SOPHOMORE (2018-19)
INDOOR
Won gold in the 60-meter hurdles at the Reveille Invitational with a time of 8.33 ... Finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Texas Tech Corky Classic with a time of 8.40 ... Finished fourth in the 60-meter hurdles at the Red Raider Invitational with a time of 8.34 ... Finished 18th in the 200-meter dash at the Charlie Thomas Invitational with a time of 24.51 ... Won gold in the 60-meter hurdles at the Charlie Thomas Invitational with a time of 8.40 ... Took silver in the 60-meter hurdles at the Houston Invitational with a time of 8.36 ... Finished eighth in long jump at the Houston Invitational with a distance of 17-11.50 (5.47m) ... Won gold in the 60-meter hurdles at The American Indoor Championship with a time of 8.21 ... Finished 19th in long jump at the American Championships with a mark of 17-5.25 (5.31m) ... Finished fourth at the NCAA Championships in the 60mh with a collegiate best 8.01.
OUTDOOR
Won the 100-meter hurdles and helped Houston toa first-place finish in the 4x100-meter relay at the Houston Spring Break Invitational...won the 100mh and ran in the winning 4x100-meter relay at the Houston Alumni Invitational... won the 100mh and took sixth-place in the long jump at the Texas A&M Invitational... ran a collegiate best 13.06 in the 100mh at the Mt. Sac Relays...ran a collegiate best 24.07 in the 200-meter at The American Championships for eighth-place and won the 100mh... advanced to the NCAA Championships in the 100mh and the 4x100-meter relay.
FRESHMAN (2017-18)
INDOOR
Made an immediate impact as a freshman, claiming the silver medal in the 60-meter hurdles at The American Indoor Championships, by running 8.34, earning Second Team All-American Athletic Conference honors for the finish…Also finished fourth in the long jump at the indoor championships with a personal-best 19-0.75 (5.81m) to score five points…Set a personal-best in the 60 hurdles in 8.26 at the Tyson Invitational, which stands as the No. 3 time in program history…Opened the season with a PR in the 200-meter dash after running 25.62 at the Reveille Invitational…Finished the season with six top-5 finishes.
OUTDOOR
Qualified for the NCAA West Regional in her freshman season where she finished 46th in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.30…Took home the silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles at The American Outdoor Championships after running a personal-best 13.38 to earn Second Team All-American Athletic Conference laurels…Scored five more points for the Cougars at the outdoor meet with a fourth-place finish in the long jump and a personal-best mark of 19-3.25 (5.87m)…Won the 100 hurdles at the Tom Tellez Invitational in 13.71…Ran 13.45 at the Victor Lopez Classic to win the 100 hurdles…Opened her outdoor career with a victory in the 100 hurdles in a wind-aided 13.34 at the Cougar Spring Break Invitational…Finished her freshman campaign with four victories and six top-5 finishes.
HIGH SCHOOL
Four year letterwinner for coach Astin Haggerty at Clear Springs...Was a district and area champion for the Chargers during her final three seasons on campus...Won the AAU National Championship in the 100-meter hurdles in 2017...State Finalist in the hurdles during her senior season.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Regional and Danielle Phillips-Taylor...has two siblings, Devin and Ashley...Graduated Cum Laude from Clear Spring High School...Was a member of the National Honor Society, Rho Kappa and NTHS...Enjoys reading in her spare time...Majoring in Organizational Leadership and Development.
