Brooke Taylor
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- Hometown:
- Knoxville, Tenn.
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- Year:
- Senior
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- High School:
- Hardin Valley Academy
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- Events:
- Jumps
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- Major:
- Elementary Education
Bio
2025: Indoor - Excelled at the VMI Team Challenge, earning first place in the triple jump with a distance of 11.34m and second place in the long jump with a distance of 5.49m. Sixth-place finish in the long jump at the VMI Invitational. She set her PR in the 60m at the Liberty Open with a 7.89. At the SAC Championships, Taylor came in fifth in both the long jump, 5.53m, and triple jump, 11.36m.
Outdoor - Started the outdoor period with a third-place finish at the Lee University Invitational with a long jump of 5.68m. The next week at the King University Invitational, she set her PR in the 100m and won the event with a time of 12.39 seconds, and came in second in the triple jump with 11.38m. In the SAC Championships, she stepped on the podium with a third-place finish in the long jump, 5.84m, and the triple jump, 12.03m, both being PRs for her. Saw her year come to a close in the LR Last Chance Meet, finishing in second in the long jump, 5.58m, and fourth with an 11.72m triple jump.
2024: Indoor - Began the season setting two personal records at the Bast-Cregger Multi Invitational, one of which is the triple jump, where she placed second in the event with a distance of 11.50m and the other in the 60-meter sprint with a time of 7.91. Placed fifth in both the long and triple jumps at the SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Outdoor - Earned first-place finish at the Montreat College Open in the long jump with a distance of 5.56m. Placed third in the long jump at the SAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships while setting a new personal record with a distance of 5.80m.
2023: Indoor - Placed third in her first collegiate long jump event at the Bast-Cregger Multi Invitational, placed fourth in the triple jump at the SAC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Outdoor - Competed in the 100-meter dash, where she set her PR in the event at the Montreat College Open, placing ninth with a time of 12.89.
HIGH SCHOOL: All-5Star Preps for field events 2021, All-state in 4x1, 4x2, triple jump, and long jump 2021, All-state in long jump 2019, 2020
PERSONAL: Her uncle, David Waggoner, played quarterback at MTSU from 1982 to 1985. Her grandfather, Martin Taylor, played football at Kentucky.
News mentions
CLEVELAND, Tenn. - Ahead of the Division II Outdoor National Championships, Carson-Newman had a school record, with countless personal and season-best marks at the Lee University Last Chance. It marked the final event before nationals begin on May 21st in Emporia, Kansas.
EMORY, Va. – After two days filled with perseverance and strong performances, the Carson-Newman track and field teams both finished in the top four. The men’s side claimed third with 95.5 points, while the women’s took fourth, missing out on third by just one point, 88 points.
EMORY, Va. – On the opening day of the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships, which featured periods of rain with pockets full of sunshine, Carson-Newman set itself up for some hardware tomorrow.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The postseason begins for Carson-Newman Outdoor Track and Field as it heads to Emory, Virginia, for the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships on Wednesday and Thursday.
Another week of Carson-Newman track and field testing itself against premier athletes from around the country. The Eagles sent their top athletes to the Georgia Tech Invitational, and once again, more school records fell.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - One weekend remains in the outdoor season for Carson-Newman track and field before the postseason arrives at the end of April. On Friday and Saturday, a select group will be in Atlanta, Georgia for the Georgia Tech Invitational, and another will be heading to Kentucky for the Centre Twilight, hosted by Centre College on Friday.
Rylan Jordan built off his strong first day at the Tennessee Invite with an impressive Saturday to conclude his weekend against stronger competition. The sophomore continues to top the time sheets in his respective events, cementing himself as one of the top sprinters in the nation.
After a week off for a majority of the team, Carson-Newman outdoor track and field did not have to travel too far to get back in action. The Eagles kicked off day one at the Tennessee Invite in Knoxville and the Scots Invitational, hosted by Maryville Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Following a quaint and restful Easter weekend where six athletes competed at two events, Carson-Newman returns to full force with a pair of events in the Volunteer State. Athletes will either head to the UT Invite in Knoxville or the Scots Invitational, hosted by Maryville College.
In an action-packed weekend, Carson-Newman outdoor track and field splintered to three different events in a pair of states. It was a strong weekend, with plenty of personal records and bests being set for the Eagles.
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – Despite the six-day turnaround, Carson-Newman put together a solid weekend at the Lee University Invitational.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Four members of the Carson-Newman women's track & field team have been named SAC Athletes to watch in the upcoming outdoor season, the league office announced Friday. School record holder in the 200m and 400m, Lovelyne Larrame and senior jumper Brooke Taylor are the two veterans of the group, while Katie Edmunds and Keirieonna Wilson are both in their freshman years.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – The USTFCCCA has announced that 17 Eagles have been named to the Southeast All-Region Team for performances during the 2025-26 Indoor Track and Field season.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – After the first day of the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, multiple Carson-Newman athletes were making noise. The festivities close tomorrow at the JDL Fastrack.
In a season that has featured countless school, building and meet records, and more recently gold medals, Carson-Newman added another milestone as the men’s indoor track & field team finished as South Atlantic Conference runners-up on Sunday
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – After a strong regular season that saw multiple school records, countless personal records and young athletes emerging. Kieran Showler-Davis’s squad heads to Winston-Salem, North Carolina for the South Atlantic Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships.
Cadence Dolgin and Lovelyne Larrame reset their own school records on the first day of The Music City Challenge
LEXINGTON, Va. – It has been a tough indoor season to settle into, with long breaks and schedule adjustments, but Carson-Newman has weathered the storm. At the VMI Winter Relays, normalcy returned, and the Eagles set personal records and season bests throughout the weekend.
Four athletes take the top step in their events, and an additional 12 get podium finishes
Showler-Davis and company return to action after a month off due to Winter Break
Brooke Taylor, Blayne Jackson and Rylan Jordan, twice, also took first place in events as the Eagles showed out