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2022-23 Women's Track & Field Roster
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Taylor, Josie
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Josie Taylor
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- St. Paul's Collegiate School
- Hometown:
- Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
Bio
Taylor's TFRRS Results
ALL-TIME RICE RANKINGS (as of July 15, 2024)
No. 1 Indoor High Jump - 1.86m/6-1.25 (2/20/2022)
No. 2 Outdoor High Jump - 1.86m/6-1.25 (4/20/2024)
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
2022 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (High Jump-8th)
CONFERENCE TITLES
2024 AAC Outdoor (High Jump)
2022 C-USA Indoor (High Jump)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2024 AAC Outdoor High Jump (1st)
2024 AAC Indoor High Jump (2nd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor High Jump (2nd)
2022 C-USA Outdoor High Jump (2nd)
2022 C-USA Indoor High Jump (1st)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2025 American Indoor - 5th, High Jump, 1.70m (5-7)
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 14th, High Jump, 1.81m (5-11.25)
2024 AAC Outdoor - 1st, High Jump, 1.84m (6-0.5)
2024 AAC Indoor - 2nd, High Jump, 1.78m (5-10)
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 13th, High Jump, 1.82m (5-11.50)
2023 C-USA Outdoors - 2nd, High Jump, 1.79m (5-10.50)
2022 NCAA West Prelims - 13th, High Jump, 1.76m (5-9.25)
2022 C-USA Outdoors - 2nd, High Jump, 1.76m (5-9.25)
2022 NCAA Indoor Championships - 8th, High Jump, 1.86m (6-1.25)
2022 C-USA Indoors - 1st, High Jump, 1.86m (6-1.25)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2024-25 AAC All-Academic
2023-24 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Rice Honor Athlete
2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022-23 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024-25
Indoor: Jumped at five meets...Was fifth at the American Indoor Championships in the high jump...Had a seasons-best 1.73m clearance at the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invite, finishing fourth...Won the high jump at the Robert Platt Invite.
2023-24
Indoor: Jumped at five meets...Placed second in high jump at the AAC Championships...Won three high jump titles throughout the indoor season...Outdoor: Competed at eight meets...Claimed the AAC high jump title at the AAC Championships...Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims, where she finished 14th...Set a personal best clearance of 1.86m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
2022-23
Outdoor: Competed in four meets...Opened her season with an event title win at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight, her first meet in nearly a year. Finished in second at the C-USA Championships and saw a 13th-place finish at the NCAA West Prelims.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed in six meets...burst onto the scene by winning three high jump competitions, including the C-USA Indoor Championships with a C-USA record clearance of 1.86m...advanced to the NCAA Indoor Championships where she placed eighth overall to earn USTFCCCA First Team All-American accolades. Outdoor: Saw action at five meets...earned C-USA All-Conference honors with a second place finish in the high jump...advanced to the NCAA West Prelims where she placed 13th overall...won the Tom Tellez Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from St. Paul's Collegiate School (Hamilton, New Zealand)..competed for club team under head coach Michael Taylor (father)...was the New Zealand U20 national champion abd U18 national champion...established personal best mark of 1.85m in the high jump.
PERSONAL
Parents: Michael and Bridget Taylor (two sisters)...Rice College: Baker...Major: Earth, Environmental and Planetary Science.
ALL-TIME RICE RANKINGS (as of July 15, 2024)
No. 1 Indoor High Jump - 1.86m/6-1.25 (2/20/2022)
No. 2 Outdoor High Jump - 1.86m/6-1.25 (4/20/2024)
ALL-AMERICAN HONORS
2022 NCAA Indoor First Team All-American (High Jump-8th)
CONFERENCE TITLES
2024 AAC Outdoor (High Jump)
2022 C-USA Indoor (High Jump)
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
2024 AAC Outdoor High Jump (1st)
2024 AAC Indoor High Jump (2nd)
2023 C-USA Outdoor High Jump (2nd)
2022 C-USA Outdoor High Jump (2nd)
2022 C-USA Indoor High Jump (1st)
AT MAJOR MEETS
2025 American Indoor - 5th, High Jump, 1.70m (5-7)
2024 NCAA West Prelims - 14th, High Jump, 1.81m (5-11.25)
2024 AAC Outdoor - 1st, High Jump, 1.84m (6-0.5)
2024 AAC Indoor - 2nd, High Jump, 1.78m (5-10)
2023 NCAA West Prelims - 13th, High Jump, 1.82m (5-11.50)
2023 C-USA Outdoors - 2nd, High Jump, 1.79m (5-10.50)
2022 NCAA West Prelims - 13th, High Jump, 1.76m (5-9.25)
2022 C-USA Outdoors - 2nd, High Jump, 1.76m (5-9.25)
2022 NCAA Indoor Championships - 8th, High Jump, 1.86m (6-1.25)
2022 C-USA Indoors - 1st, High Jump, 1.86m (6-1.25)
ACADEMIC HONORS
2024-25 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2024-25 AAC All-Academic
2023-24 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023-24 AAC All-Academic
2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
2024 Rice Honor Athlete
2022-23 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022-23 CSC Academic All-District
2022-23 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2021-22 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2021-22 C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024-25
Indoor: Jumped at five meets...Was fifth at the American Indoor Championships in the high jump...Had a seasons-best 1.73m clearance at the Texas A&M Charlie Thomas Invite, finishing fourth...Won the high jump at the Robert Platt Invite.
2023-24
Indoor: Jumped at five meets...Placed second in high jump at the AAC Championships...Won three high jump titles throughout the indoor season...Outdoor: Competed at eight meets...Claimed the AAC high jump title at the AAC Championships...Advanced to the NCAA West Prelims, where she finished 14th...Set a personal best clearance of 1.86m at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight Meet.
2022-23
Outdoor: Competed in four meets...Opened her season with an event title win at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight, her first meet in nearly a year. Finished in second at the C-USA Championships and saw a 13th-place finish at the NCAA West Prelims.
2021-22
Indoor: Competed in six meets...burst onto the scene by winning three high jump competitions, including the C-USA Indoor Championships with a C-USA record clearance of 1.86m...advanced to the NCAA Indoor Championships where she placed eighth overall to earn USTFCCCA First Team All-American accolades. Outdoor: Saw action at five meets...earned C-USA All-Conference honors with a second place finish in the high jump...advanced to the NCAA West Prelims where she placed 13th overall...won the Tom Tellez Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from St. Paul's Collegiate School (Hamilton, New Zealand)..competed for club team under head coach Michael Taylor (father)...was the New Zealand U20 national champion abd U18 national champion...established personal best mark of 1.85m in the high jump.
PERSONAL
Parents: Michael and Bridget Taylor (two sisters)...Rice College: Baker...Major: Earth, Environmental and Planetary Science.
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