2009-10 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Sa'Kia Taylor
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Broken Arrow HS
- Hometown:
- Broken Arrow, Okla.
2012 --Outdoor: Ranked No. 389 in the
NCAA as part of the 4x400 Meter Relay team with a time of 3:47.58 at the
Missouri Relays (3/23)... recorded a UMKC personal best time in the 800 Meter Run
with a time of 2:34.83 at the State Farm/ESU Relays (4/7)... finished fourth at
the Missouri Relays (3/34) in the 400 Meter Dash and as part of the 4x100 Meter
Relay Team... finished second at the Tulsa Duels (3/17) and the Missouri Relays
(3/24) as part of the 4x400 Meter Relay Team.
2011 -- Indoor: Finished first (40.43) in the 300-meter dash at the Iowa State Holiday Preview (12/10)... placed 23rd (57.50) in the 400-meter dash at the ISU Classic (2/12)... finished seventh (1:26.21) in the 600-yard run at the ISU Open (1/22)... placed eighth (8.14) in the 60-meter dash at the KSU Invitational (1/15)... finished 22nd (26.13) in the 200-meter dash at the ISU Open (1/22)... Outdoor: Placed ninth in the preliminary round of the 200-meter dash (25.64) at The Summit League Championships (5/13)... finished third (56.31) in the 400-meter run at the CMU Breast Cancer Awareness Invite (4/9)... placed sixth (12.67) in the 100-meter dash at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/23).
2010 -- Indoor... led the Kangaroos in the 600-yard run, ran the fifth fastest time in school history... champion at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) in the 600-yard run at 1:27.52 for a personal record... placed third in the 600 yards at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/5) with a time of 1:28.91... ran a personal best time of 58.23 in the 400 meters at the ISU Classic (2/13)... finished third at the ISU Holiday Preview (12/11) in the 300 meters, clocked in at 40.93 for a personal best... competed in the 200-meter dash at The Summit League Championship (2/28), ran a personal best 25.80 in the prelims... Outdoor... competed in five meets on the season... took sixth in the 400 meters at The Summit League Championships (5/15) with the personal best time of 56.48... was the champion in the 400 meters at the Emporia State Relays (4/3), clocking in at 58.62... recorded four top-ten finishes in two events... ran 25.64 at the Nebraska Invitational (4/10) in the 200-meter run for a personal best... was a member of the women's 4x100-meter relay team that took first at the Emporia State Relays (4/3).
2009 -- Indoor... champion in the 400-meter run at the Wildcat Invitational (1/31)... held the top time for UMKC in the 300 meters, clocked in at 41.20 for a second place finish at the ISU Holiday Preview (12/5)... crossed the finish line in 26.52 in the 200 meters for a personal best at The Summit League Indoor Championships (2/27)... at the League Championships, clocked in at 59.90 in the 400 meters... ran a personal best in the 400 meters with a time of 58.95 at the CMSU Indoor Classic (2/20)... was the runner-up at the CMSU Indoor Classic in the 400 meters and finished seventh in the 600-yard run at the KSU Invitational (1/17)... ran the second leg of the 4x300-meter relay team that finished fifth with the season best time of 2:50.97 at the ISU Holiday Preview... a member of the 4x400-meter squad that posted the top time of the year for UMKC and finished seventh at the League Championships... Outdoor... led the Kangaroos in the 200 and 400 meters... ran for a seventh place finish and the personal best time of 57.69 in the 400 meters at The Summit League Outdoor Championships (5/16)... took sixth place at the Nebraska Invitational (4/11) in the 400 meters with a time of 57.81 and the 200 meters with a time of 25.86..
High School -- Was team captain three years... voted team MVP as a junior and senior... as a senior ran the 400 meters in 57.2 and the 200 meters in 25.2... team took second at state in 2008 in Class 6A... team claimed conference championship in 2008... took second at conference in 2007 and finished third in 2006... ran for head coach Michael Donaldson... earned three letters in basketball.
Personal -- Born in Tulsa, Okla... daughter of Michael and Nicole Fowler... has four siblings... undecided on a major.
CAREER-BEST TIMES
INDOOR
60 meters: 8.14 at KSU Invitational, 1/15/11
200 meters: 25.80 at Summit League Indoor Championships, 2/28/10
300 meters: 40.43 at Iowa State Holiday Preview, 12/10/10
400 meters: 57.50 at ISU Classic, 2/12/11
600 yards: 1:26.21 at ISU Open, 1/22/11
OUTDOOR
100 meters: 12.67 at John McDonnell Invitational, 4/23/11
200 meters: 25.64 at Summit League Championships, 5/13/11
400 meters: 56.31 at CMU Breast Cancer Awareness Invite, 4/9/11
800 meters: 2:34.83 at State Farm/ESU Relays, 4/7/12
