Lakan Taylor

Position:
Pole Vault
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Fort Worth, Texas
High School:
Boswell

Accolades
• School record-holder in the indoor pole vault
• NCAA champion, indoor pole vault (2017)
• First Team All-American, outdoor pole vault (2017)
• First Team All-American, indoor pole vault (2017)
• NCAA qualifier, indoor pole vault (2017)
• First Team All-American, indoor pole vault (2015)
• Second team All-American, outdoor pole vault (2014)

2016-17

2017 Outdoor Season
Tied for eighth in the pole vault at the NCAA Championships on June 8 with a clearance of 13-7 1/4 (4.15m) ... finished seventh in the pole vault at the NCAA East Regional with a clearance of 13-9 1/4 (4.20m) to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships ... finished fourth in the pole vault at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 12 with a clearance of 13-8 1/4 (4.17m) ... finished second in the pole vault at the SEC Relays on April 29 with a clearance of 13-10 (4.22m) ... won the pole vault at the Jim Bush Collegiate on April 15 with a clearance of 14-1 1/2 (4.31m), the sixth-best vault in school history ... won the pole vault at the Crimson Tide Invitational on April 8 with a clearance of 13-8 1/4 (4.17m) ... won the pole vault at the Florida Relays with a clearance of 13-9 1/4 (4.20m) ... competed in the pole vault at the Florida State Relays on March 24 in her outdoor collegiate debut but did not record a clearance.

2017 Indoor Season
School record-holder in the indoor pole vault (14-7 1/4; 4.45m) ... 2017 NCAA champion in the indoor pole vault ... holds seven of the top-10 marks in the event in school history ... won the pole vault at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships with a school-record clearance of 14-7 1/4 (4.45m) ... also recorded the second-best vault in school history at the NCAA championships, clearing 14-5 1/4 (4.40m) ... finished fourth in the pole vault at the 2017 SEC Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 24 with a personal best clearance of 14-2 1/2 (4.33m), the second-best indoor pole vault mark in school history ... won the pole vault at the Tiger Tuneup on Feb. 17 with a season-best clearance of 13-11 1/4 (4.25m), the sixth-best vault in school history ... won the pole vault at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Feb. 11 with a season-best clearance of 13-5 1/4 (4.10m) ... competed in the pole vault at the Bob Pollock Invitational on Jan. 28 but did not record a mark ... won the pole vault at the Auburn Invitational with a mark of 13-3 1/2 (4.05m) ... tied for second with a clearance of 13-1 (3.99m) in the pole vault at the season-opening Commodore Invitational on Jan. 14.

2015-16
2016 Outdoor Season
Jumped 12-11 ½ (3.95m) at the NCAA East Regional meet … cleared 13-1 1/2 (4.00m) in the pole vault to finish tied for seventh at the SEC Championships … finished tied for fifth in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-3 3/4 (4.06m) at the LSU Invitational … won the women’s pole vault at the South Alabama Invitational with a clearance of 13-7 1/4 (4.15m) … jumped 13-8 1/4 (4.17m) in the pole vault to finish third in the event at the Battle on the Bayou … cleared 12-3 1/2 (3.75m) in the pole vault at the Florida Relays … cleared 12-11 1/2 (3.95m) to finish sixth in the pole vault at the Alabama Relays.

2016 Indoor Season
Cleared 13-6 1/4 (4.12m) in the pole vault to finish seventh at the SEC Championships … registered a fifth place finish in the invitational section of the pole vault with a clearance of 13-7 1/4 (4.15m) at the Tyson Invitational … cleared 19-9 1/4 (4.20m) to finish seventh in the pole vault at the New Mexico Classic … jumped 13-2 1/4 (4.02m) in the pole vault at the Indiana Relays to finish tied for sixth … cleared 13-5 1/4 (4.10m) to finish third in the pole vault at the Commodore Indoor Invitational.

2014-15
2015 Outdoor Season
Claimed fifth in the pole vault at the SEC Championships with a height of 13-11 3/4 (4.26m)…cleared 13-8 1/2 (4.18m) to finish as the top collegiate pole vaulter at the LSU Invitational … finished as the top collegiate vaulter with a height of 14-0 (4.27m) at the Border Clash … cleared 13-11 3/4 (4.25m) at the Florida Relays, the top mark by a collegiate competitor in the event … won the Crimson Tide Invitational with a clearance of 13-4 1/4.

2015 Indoor Season
Finished sixth in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship pole vault competition with a clearance of 14-1.25 … vaulted to a clearance of 13-8 1/2 (4.18m) to take fifth in the women’s pole vault at the SEC Championships…finished third in the invite section of the women’s pole vault at the Tyson Invitational, clearing 13-9 (4.19m) … won the women’s pole vault with a clearance of 13-8 1/4 (4.17m) at the Husker Indoor … cleared a personal-best height of 14-1 3/4 (4.31m) to win the New Mexico Team Invitational…cleared 13-9 1/4 (4.20m) to finish as the top collegiate at the Vanderbilt Invitational…placed 5th in the pole vault, jumping 12-7 1/2 (3.85m) at the Auburn Invitational

2013-14
2014 Outdoor Season
Cleared 13-3 1/2 to finish 15th in the pole vault and earn Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Championships … matched her season-best performance with a clearance of 13-9 1/4 at the NCAA East Preliminary to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the only freshman to do so … was the top collegiate finisher in the pole vault at the Jace Lacoste Invitational with a clearance of 13-5 1/2 ... finished runner-up in the pole vault at the Mt. SAC Relays after clearing 13-7 1/4 ... won the pole vault title at the Alabama-Mississippi Border Clash with a season-best clearance of 13-9 1/4 ... placed fifth in the pole vault with a clearance of 12-8 1/4 at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... competed in the pole vault at the Yellow Jacket Invitational ... finished runner-up in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-0 1/4 at the Alabama Relays.

2014 Indoor Season
Tied for 10th in the pole vault with a clearance of 13-0 1/4 at the SEC Championships … cleared 13-1 1/2 to place sixth in the pole vault at the Tyson Invitational ... finished fifth in the pole vault with a mark of 12-11 1/2 at the Indiana Relays ... tied for seventh in the pole vault at the Rod McCravy Memorial with a mark of 12-8 3/4 ... placed third in the pole vault at the Auburn Invitational with a mark of 13-3 1/2.

Prep and Personal
Had back-to-back first place finishes in the USATF Junior Olympics in 2012 and 2013 ... won district, region and Texas state championships from in 2012 and 2013 ... coached by Devin Rodriguez at Boswell ... daughter of Monty and Tina Taylor ... born June 21, 1995, in Fort Worth, Texas.