2015-16 Qualified for the NCAA Division III Outdoor Championship Meet in the discus throw ... Set the Little East Conference championship record on her way to a gold medal in the discus throw with a throw of 133-04 feet ... Seth the program record in the discus throw with an impressive toss of 147-10 feet on May 13 at the NEICAAA Outdoor Championship meet ... Recorded a season best throw of 38-07.50 feet in the shot put at the 4th Annual UMass Boston Indoor Open on December 5 ... Recorded a outdoor season best toss of 35-10.50 feet at the Tufts Last Chance Meet on March 4 ... Posted a distance of 90-03.00 feet in the hammer throw at the Bridgewater State University Bears Track and Field Invitational on March 26 ... Finished with a throw of 95-10 feet in the javelin on April 6 at the AIC Yellow Jacket Invitational ... Finished the outdoor season with a season best distance of 36-03.50 feet in the weight throw at the conference championship meet on February 13.
2014-15 Closed out the year with an impressive distance of 117-05 in the discus, which she recorded on March 19 at the Shamrock Invitational ... Earned a career-best height of 4-09.75 feet in the high jump at the conference indoor championship meet on February 14 ... Recorded a throw of 100-00 feet in the javelin on March 19 at the Shamrock Invitational ... Earned her best throw in the shot put on January 30 at the Tufts University Stampede Invitational with a throw of 36-08.25 feet.
2013-14 Became the first thrower since 2000 to win gold at the Little East Conference/New England Alliance OutdoorChampionship meet as she won the discus throw with a toss of 126-00feet … Named Little East Conference Rookie Field Athlete ofthe Week on March 31 … Set the program record in the discusthrow with a throw of 135-05 feet on May 16 at the ECAC OutdoorChampionship meet … Recorded her second best throw in thediscus on May 8 at the NEICAAA Championship with a throw of 134-10feet … Recorded a throw of 38-04.00 feet in the shot put onFebruary 15 at the Little East Conference Indoor Championship meet… Earned her top outdoor throw in the shot put on April 19at the MIT Sean Collier Invitational with a toss of 36-06.75 feet… Broke 100 feet in the javelin throw a total of threetimes, with her best distance marked at 102-07 feet at the RamapoCollege (N.J.) Roadrunner Invitational … Had her best throwin the weight throw on January 4 at the RCC Tiger Relays with amark of 33-10.00 feet.
PERSONAL/HIGH SCHOOL Graduated from BurlingtonHigh School in 2013 where she was a member of the basketball andtrack and field teams … Won the Division III StateChampionship in the shot put and the discuss in 2012 and 2013… Was named a Middlesex League All-Star in 2010 …Received the Players’ Award and Red Devil of the Year Awardin 2013 … Earned four varsity letters … Received theCoaches’ Award for Basketball … Daughter of Tomiko Smith and Edwin Grossett …Has five siblings E.J., Amber, Tiffany, Ashlene, and Maria …Currently majoring in Criminal Justice.
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Taylor Smith with Vice Chancellor of Athletics &
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