Tayla Cabana

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Homer, Alaska
High School:
Homer

2017-18 (SENIOR)
Won the Women’s Collegiate 4+ of the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 14) with a time of 17:54.8 ... won the Women’s Club 4+ by a course-record time of 18:02.402 at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 21) ... competed in three races at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 4-5), finishing seventh in the Women’s Championship 4+ (18:11.25), third in the Women’s Championship 8+ (16:20.64) and first in the Women's Open 8+ (17:18.41) ... competed in five First Varsity 8+ races against Central Florida (Nov. 11), placing weekend-best times of 7:37.13 in the 2,500 meter races and 4:43.35 in the 1,500 meter races ... competed in four First Varsity 8+ races against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 24), posting a weekend-best time of 3:41.99 ... competed in three First Varsity 8+ races against SMU (March 3), placing weekend-best times of 7:43.2 in the 2,000 meter race and 3:51.2 in the 1,000 meter races ... competed in the First Varsity 8+ at the Crimson Tide Invitational (March 24), winning the morning session (7:13.5) and finishing second in the afternoon’s A Final (6:44.2) ... won both First Varsity 8+ races at the Big 12 Double Dual (April 7), posting the fastest overall time of 6:36.750 in the first and a 6:43.207 finish in the second ... marked a weekend-best third-place finish (6:49.4) against No. 7 Stanford, Notre Dame and Sacramento State at the Lake Natoma Invitational (April 14-15) ... posted a weekend-best time against No. 7 Iowa, No. 9 Virginia and Central Florida (7:00.608) at the Longhorn Invitational (April 28) ... placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships (May 12-13) in the 1V8+ by a time of 7:02.876.

2016-17 (JUNIOR)
Won both the Women’s Collegiate 8+ (7:59.9) and the Women’s Collegiate 4+ (8:57.8) at the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 8) … competed in the Head of the Charles (Oct. 23), placing 18th in the Women’s Championship 4+ (20:50.949) … competed in three races at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 5-6), placing fifth in the Women’s Championship 4+ (18:23.2), second in the Women’s Open 8+ (16:38.4) and sixth in the Championship 8+ (16:57.4) ... won the First Varsity 8 against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 25) with a weekend-best time of 3:25.81 … won the First Varsity 8+ 2,000 and 1,000 Meter races against Dayton (March 25) with times of 6:55.3 and 3:30.6 … finished third in the First Varsity 8+ with times of 6:38.0 and 6:39.1 at the FIRA Rowing Regatta (March 31-April 1) … won the First Varsity 8+ morning and afternoon sessions of the Big 12 Regatta (April 8) with times of 6:54.9 and 6:47.0 … finished first in the First Varsity 8+ with a time of 6:43.4 against SMU (April 21) … finished second in the First Eight Heat 1 race of the Big 12 Championships (May 13-14) with a time of 6:32.237 … placed fourth in the First Eight Grand Final with a time of 6:42.057 at the Big 12 Championships (May 13-14) ... was named a CRCA Scholar Athlete, as well as being named to both the Academic All Big 12 honor list and the SEC Academic honor roll.

2015-2016 (SOPHOMORE)
Won the College 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 10) with at time of 16:11.24 and finished second in the College Pairs/2+ in 18:44.07 … placed sixth in the Club 8+ at the Head of the Charles (Oct. 17) in 17:38.851 … competed in the Championship 8+ (17:03.2), Championship 4+ (18:28.1) and Open 8+ (16:49.2) at the Head of the Hooch (Nov. 7-8) … raced in three 1,000-meter pieces with the First Varsity 8+ against Eastern Michigan (Feb. 27), posting a best time of 3:31.4 … raced with the Varsity 8+ in the morning (6:45.34) and afternoon (6:58.90) sessions of the Cardinal Invitational (March 12) … won both the morning (6:33.7) and afternoon (6:47.1) sessions of the First Varsity 8+ at the Lake Natoma Regatta (March 19-20) … competed with the Second Varsity 8+ at the Knecht Cup Regatta (April 9-10), posting a weekend-best time of 6:56.05 in the Petite Final … won the First Varsity 8+ against SMU (April 30) with a time of 6:49.7 … rowed with the First Varsity 8+ at the Big 12 Championships (May 14-15), ultimately winning the event Petite Final in 7:01.649 after a 6:47.365 finish in the prelims.

2014-15 (FRESHMAN)
Won the Collegiate Novice 8+ at the Chattanooga Head Race (Oct. 11), finishing in 18:34.58 … competed twice with the Novice 8+ on day one at the Cardinal Invitational Regatta (March 14), finishing third in 6:29.258 and second in 6:32.455 … finished third in the Novice 8 race with a time of 6:29.276 on day two of the Cardinal Invitational Regatta (March 15) …won the Novice 8+ race against Drake in Tuscaloosa with a time of 7:37.6 (March 21) … placed second in the Novice 8 race with a time of 7:23.9 against Jacksonville (March 28) … finished fifth in the Novice 8+ prelims (7:10.39) and in the grand final (7:13.22) at the Knecht Cup Regatta (April 12) … finished sixth in the First Varsity 4 with a time of 8:02.54 at the Big 12 Championships (May 17).

HIGH SCHOOL
Competed in basketball, volleyball, and track & field at Homer High School... Student Athlete of the Year in 2013 and 2014... Basketball MVP in 2014... All state 3rd team in basketball.

PERSONAL
Born Tayla Gwendolyn Cabana on Dec. 26, 1995 ... daughter of Jeff and Amber Cabana... has two brothers, Kannen and Forrest... kinesiology major.