Emily Taylor

Photo by: Jeff Harwell

Position:
Throws
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Sheridan
Hometown:
Mount Perry, Ohio

Results

2020 Indoor: Competed in a pair of meets for the Zips in the shot put and weight throw...recorded season-best marks in the shot put (34-3.50/10.45m) and weight throw (52-9.50/16.09m) at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 24)...registered marks of 33-4.50 (10.17m) and 48-11 (14.91m) in the shot put and weight throw, respectively, at the Akron-Central Michigan Dual (Jan. 17).

2019 Outdoor: Competed in seven meets for the Zips in the hammer, including placing sixth in the hammer at the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Championships (May 9) with a career-best mark of 174-11 (53.31m)...registered a mark of 164-8 (50.19m) to place eighth in the hammer at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 6)...recorded marks of 171-0 (52.13m), 166-10 (50.86m) and 162-7 (49.57m) in the hammer at the Beach Invitational (April 19), Jesse Owens Classic (April 26) and Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 18).

2019 Outdoor Accolades: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2019 Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Zips, including recording a mark of 55-2 (16.81m) to place 15th in the weight throw at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 22)...registered a season-best mark of 55-8.50 (16.98m) to finish third in the weight throw at the Akron-Kent State Dual (Jan. 25)...placed fourth and fifth, respectively, in the weight throw with marks of 53-4.50 (16.27m) and 54-3.75 (16.55m) at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 15) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 2).

2019 Indoor Accolades: Academic All-MAC honoree.

2018 Outdoor: Competed in seven meets for Akron in the hammer, including placing 13th at the Mid-American Conference Championships (5/10) with a mark of 158-7 (48.35m)...posted four top-10 performances in the hammer on the campaign...registered a season-best mark of 169-0 (51.53m) en route to finishing third in the hammer at the Ashland Alumni Open (4/27)...recorded throws of 163-0 (49.68m) and 163-4 (49.79m) in the hammer at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (5/5) and Northeast Ohio Quad (4/7) to earn fourth- and fifth-place finishes, respectively.

2018 Outdoor Accolades: Earned Academic All-MAC accolades.

2018 Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Zips, including placing 12th in the weight throw with a mark of 54-4.50 (16.57m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 23)...recorded five top-10 efforts in the weight throw...registered a season-best mark of 54-5.50 (16.60m) to place third in the weight throw at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 16)...collected a season-best mark of 38-7.50 (11.77m) to finish fourth in the shot put at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 7)...posted throw of 52-6.50 (16.01m) to earn eighth-place effort in weight throw at the Penn State National (Jan. 27).

2018 Indoor Accolades: Named an Academic All-MAC selection.

2017 Outdoor: Did not compete during the outdoor campaign.

2017 Indoor: Did not compete during the indoor campaign.

Personal: Majoring in exercise science...daughter of Tony and Tara Taylor.

3-31-20