Versatile Leilani Taylor competed in seven different events to earn her first collegiate letter with the indoor track program over the winter. She continued her track success with the outdoor program in the spring.
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Outdoor Track 2024: Opened the season at the Danny Curran Invitational (March 30), finishing 43rd of 58 in the 100-meter dash (a PR of 14.39), 62nd of 76 in the 200-meter dash (30.85) and 25th of 35 in the long jump (a PR of 4.40 meters)…At the Ursinus College Track & Field Festival (April 6), finished 31st of 43 at 200 meters (31.73), 25th of 38 at 400 meters (1:12.66) and fourth of four with the 4x100 (1:13.59)…Set a 200-meter PR (29.73, finishing 42nd of 61) at the TCNJ Invitational (April 13), while also placing 21st of 23 in the long jump (4.05 meters) and seventh of nine with the 4x100 relay team (57.06)…At the Paul Donahue Invitational (April 20), finished 98th of 99 at 200 meters (30.56), 25th of 27 in the 100 hurdles (a PR of 20.79), 56th of 57 at 400 meters (a PR of 1:10.24) and 42nd of 45 in the long jump (4.13 meters)…Had a busy weekend at the New Jersey Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 4-5), competing in the 200-meter dash (29th of 30, 31.07), the 100 hurdles (11th of 11, 22.45) and the long jump (13th of 16, 4.20 meters) on the first day and the 4x100 relay (seventh of nine, a PR of 55.80) on the second day.
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Indoor Track 2023-24: Established her PR in seven events over first meets in the winter season…Set three PR times at her first meet, the FastTrack Opener (Dec. 1) when she finished 11th of 22 in the 60-meter dash (9.34), 20th of 20 in the 60-meter hurdles (12.12) and 14th of 14 with the 4x400 relay team (4:53.18)…Competed in the 200-meter dash (45th of 64, 31.23) and the long jump (31st of 32, 3.76 meters) at the Bow-Tie Invitational (Dec. 8)…Had a PR of 31.12 to finish 36th of 52 in the 200-meter dash at the Collegeville Classic (Jan. 20), while also finishing 25th of 28 at 60 meters (9.39) and 11th of 14 with the 4x400 team (4:54.13)…Posted a PR in both the 400-meter dash (1:13.65, 23rd of 36) and the long jump (4.11 meters, 17th of 24) at the Frank Colden Invitational (Feb. 3), while also finishing seventh of 14 in the 4x200 (2:01.56)… At the New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships (Feb. 19), placed 11th of 13 in the long jump (3.56 meters) and earned a PR of 2:00.73 with the 4x200 team, while finishing eighth of eight.
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High School: Track and field letterwinner at Absegami High School…Graduated in 2023.
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Personal: Born May 16, 2005…Her hobby is running…Criminal Justice major at Rutgers-Camden…Leilani is the daughter of Jeannette Madera-Taylor of Egg Harbor City.
