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Kayla Fisher-Taylor - Track & Field - University of New Mexico Lobos Athletics

Kayla Fisher-Taylor

Position

Sprints

Hometown

Denver, Colo.

Previous School

MLK Jr. Early College HS

2013-14
2014 Indoors: Competed at six meets for New Mexico, all in the short sprints … Opened at the Lobo Collegiate Invitational, placing sixth in the 60 meters (7.78*) and fifth in the 200 (25.11*) … Raced to strong times at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, finishing the 60 in 7.69* to place third and finishing the 200 in 24.93* to placed 10th … Took runner-up honors in the 60 at the New Mexico Classic, crossing the line in 7.77* … Set the New Mexico record in the 60 in the preliminary round of the event at the Mountain West Indoor Championships with a time of 7.55* before tying for third in the finals with a time of 7.58*.
2014 Outdoors: Saw action at six meets for the Lobos, splitting time between the 100, 200 and the 4×100 relay … Placed fourth in the 100 and fifth in the 200 at the Jim Click Shootout with times of 11.74 (wind-assisted) and 24.28, respectively … Took eighth in the 100 at the Beach Invitational, finishing in 12.16 … Tallied a third-place finish in the 200 at the Brutus Hamilton Open with a time of 24.86 … Registered a seventh-place time of 12.40 in the 100 at the Brutus Hamilton Challenge … Placed fifth in both short sprints at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, finishing the 100 in 12.01* and the 200 in 24.38* … Also helped the women’s 4×1 relay to top-10 finishes at every meet in which it competed, including a victory at the Beach Invitational.

2012-13
2013 Indoors: Competed at seven meets in both the 60- and 200-meter dashes … Opened at the Lumberjack Team Challenge with an 11th-place time in the 60 of 7.83* and a third-place in the 200 of 25.15* … Ran the same double at the Cherry & Silver Invitational, taking 17th in the 60 (7.84*) and 18th in the 200 (25.27*) … Competed in both short sprints again at the New Mexico Invitational and New Mexico Classic, placing 13th in the 60 (7.89*) and 16th in the 200 (25.19*) at the Invite and 11th in the 60 (11th) at the Classic with a DQ in the 200 at the Classic … Posted a time of 24.91* in the 200 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, placing 13th … Rank a 7.74 time in the 60 and a 24.93 time in the 200 at the Mountain West Championships, placing 14th and 16th, respectively.
2013 Outdoors: Ran a six meets, splitting time between the 100 and 200 … Ran to a 10th-place time of 12.13* (+3.1) at the UTEP Springtime Invitational … Took eighth in the 100 (11.98*) and seventh in the 200 (24.41*) at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational … Tallied runner-up finishes in the 100 (12.11*) and 200 (24.90*) at the Air Force Triangular … Nabbed a ninth-place time of 24.29 in the 200 at the Beach Invitational, while also placing 15th with a time of12.04 in the 100 … Claimed fifth in the 200 at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, finishing in 24.71 … Scored in both short sprints at the MW Championships, finishing eighth in both (11.81 in the 100, 24.39 in the 200).

2011-12
2012 Indoors: Competed at six meets, primarily in the 200-meter dash … Opened at the NAU Lumberjack Open, placing sixth in the 60 (7.90*) and 13th in the 200 (25.88*) … Took 12th in the 200 at the New Mexico Invitational with a 25.36* time … Claimed 19th in the 200 at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, crossing the finish line in 25.45* … Ran a season-best 25.26* at the Mountain West Indoor Championships, placing 14th in the preliminary round.
2012 Outdoors: Ran at eight meets throughout the year, competing in the 100 and 200 … Notched a 10th-place finish in the 100 and a 13th-place finish in the 200 at the UTEP Springtime Invitational … Registered a 13th-place time and 12-place time in the same events at the Don Kirby Tailwind Invitational … Claimed sixth in the 100 and runner-up honors in the 200 at the Brutus Hamilton Open … Ran a 12.06* time in the 100 at the MW Outdoor Championships to place seventh, while clocking a 24.80* 200 to place fourth.

2010-11
2011 Indoors: 9th-place finish in 60 at the Lobo Open with a time of 7.96 … Finished 26th in the same event with the same time at the Cherry and Silver Invitational … 26th at the 60 (8.03) and 20th in the 200 (25.63) at the New Mexico Clasic & Multis … 19th-place finish at the Don Kirby Invitational in the 200, finishing in 25.75s.
2011 Outdoors: Posted a 13th-place finish in the 100 at the Arizona State Invitational … Runner up in the 200 with a time of 24.65 and 5th-place finisher in the 100 with a time of 11.97 at the UNM Tailwind Invitational … Registered a 7th-place finish in the 100 at the Sun Angel Track Classic with a time of 12.45 … Tallied another seventh-place at the UTEP Invitational in the 100, this time 11.99 … Member of the first-place 4×100 meter relay team who ran in 46.23 at the UTEP Invitational … 2nd in the 200 at the Brutus Invitational with a time of 24.38 … Ran with the 4×100 meter relay team at the MWC Indoor Championship that finished third.

PERSONAL BESTS

Indoor
60 meters: 7.55*!#
200 meters: 24.91*

Outdoor
100 meters: 11.81*
200 meters: 24.06

TRACK & FIELD HONORS

• All-Mountain West Indoor Team, 2014 (60 meters)
• Academic All-Mountain West, 2013-14

* indicates a performance that has been adjusted based on the NCAA altitude conversion protocol