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2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster

Taylor Rucker

Taylor Rucker

  • Position:
    Sprints/Hurdles
  • Height:
    5-7
  • Class:
    Junior
  • Hometown:
    Oak Park, Mich.
  • High School:
    Berkley (Western Michigan)
  • Letters:
    0

Summary

Biography

2020-21:  Transferred to Wayne State in the summer of 2020.  INDOOR:  Did not compete.  OUTDOOR:  Did not compete.

2019-20:  Indoor:  Competed in four meets, plus the Mid-American Conference Championships for Western Michigan University during the indoor season ... participated in both the 60m hurdles and 200m dash events ... ran a season-best 8.79 for the 60m hurdles to finish fourth at the Akron Collegiate Indoor Invitational (2/8) ... posted a season-best time of 25.38 for 200m at the GVSU Big Meet Friday.  Outdoor:  Season was canceled due to COVID-19.

2018-19:  Indoor:  Competed in seven indoor meets, plus the MAC Championships for the Broncos ... primarily participated in the 60m hurdles ... ran a season-best time of 8.83 to place 13th at the MAC Championships (2/23) ... placed second at the Ball State Tune-Up in a time of 9.02 ... posted a season-best time of 26.90 in the 200m dash at the Illinois Indoor Open (1/12).  Outdoor:  Participated in two regular-season meets, plus the MAC Championships ... ran a 14.58 for 100m hurdles to finish 14th at the MAC Championships ... crossed the finish line in 1:05.92 for 300m hurdles at the 61st Annual Mt. SAC Relays (4/19).

High School:  A 2018 graduate of Berkley High School ... set the school record for both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles ... was a letterwinner for the Bears and coach Les Hale ... finished fifth in the 100m hurdles (14.45) at the 2018 MHSAA Division 1 state track meet ... placed 10th in the 300m hurdles event as a senior (45.49) ... finished third at the 2017 regional meet in the 100m hurdles (15.68-prelims) and fifth in the 300m hurdles (47.73) ... participated in both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles at the 2016 MHSAA Regional meet ... competed during the summer for the Motor City Track Club and Maximum Output Track Club.

Personal:  Full name--Taylor R. Rucker ... born on November 23, 2000, in Detroit ... daughter of Robyn Rucker and Anthony Rucker ... has an older brother, Anthony, Jr. ... is majoring in Exercise and Sport Science.






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