Kansas State University Athletics
2020-21 Track & Field Roster
Taubert, Lauren
Lauren Taubert
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Natrona County
- Hometown:
- Casper, Wyo.
Bio
| Personal Bests | |
|---|---|
| Indoor | |
| 60 Meter Hurdles | 8.33 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2021) |
| 800 Meter Run | 2:10.94 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| High Jump | 1.75m/5-08.75 (Razorback Invitational, 2020) |
| Long Jump | 6.00m/19-08.25 (Razorback Invitational, 2020) |
| Shot Put | 11.80m/38-08.75 (Razorback Invitational, 2020) |
| 4x400 Relay | 3:37.68 (Big 12 Championship, 2019) |
| Pentathlon | 4,352 (Razorback Invitational, 2020) |
| Outdoor | |
| 100 Meter Hurdles | 13.54 (Big 12 Championship, 2021) |
| 200 Meter Dash | 23.99 (2.0) (Big 12 Championship, 2021) |
| 400 Meter Hurdles | 58.10 (Big 12 Championship, 2019) |
| 800 Meter Run | 2:10.13 (US Outdoor Championship, 2019) |
| High Jump | 1.73m/5-08 (Big 12 Championship, 2019) |
| Long Jump | 6.01w/19-08.75 (4.1) (UTSA Invitational, 2021) |
| Shot Put | 12.08m/39-07.75 (Jim Click Shootout, 2021) |
| 4x400 Relay | 3:32.91 (John Jacobs Invitational, 2021) |
| Javelin Throw | 37.73m/123-09 (NCAA Championships, 2019) |
| Heptathlon | 5,831 (Jim Click Shootout, 2021) |
The Taubert File
2018, 2019, 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier - Heptathlon
Four-time All-American – Heptathlon and Pentathlon
(2019 indoor and outdoor, 2020 indoor, 2021 outdoor)
2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American - Heptathlon
2020 All-American Indoor Pentathlon (Meet Cancelled)
2019 First Team Outdoor All-American - Heptathlon
2019 Second Team Indoor All-American - Pentathlon
16-time medalist at Big 12 Championship events
2020 Big 12 Indoor Pentathlon Champion
2019 Big 12 Indoor Pentathlon Runner-up
2019 Big 12 Outdoor Heptathlon Runner-up
2019 Big 12 Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles Runner-up
Three-time Big 12 Athlete of the Week
2021 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award (Big 12’s highest academic honor)
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2018, 2019, 2020 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2017 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
K-State All-Time Top 10-Performers List
#4 Indoor Pentathlon – 4,352 points (Razorback Invitational, 2020)
Pentathlon Top-10
- #5 Indoor 60-meter Hurdles – 8.42 (Razorback Invitational, 2020)
- #3 Indoor 800 meters – 2:13.47 (NCAA Championships, 2019)
- #5 Indoor Long Jump – 6.00m/19-08.25 (Razorback Invitational, 2020)
#5 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,831 points (Jim Click Combined Events, 2021)
#6 Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles – 58.10 (Big 12 Championship, 2019)
NCAA Championships
2021 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,436 points (15th)
2019 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,793 points (8th)
2019 Indoor Pentathlon – 4,129 points (11th)
2017 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,115 points (6th)
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2019 400-meter Hurdles – 59.68 (29th)
2017 4x400-meter Relay – 3:40.42 (21st)
Big 12 Championships
2021 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,772 points (2nd)
2021 Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:38.46 (6th)
2021 Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles – 1:14.07 (17th)
2020 Indoor Pentathlon – 4,161 points (1st)
2020 Indoor 60-meter Hurdles – 8.49 (10th)
2020 Indoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:38.93 (5th)
2019 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,770 points (2nd)
2019 Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles – 58.10 (2nd)
2019 Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:41.82 (8th)
2019 Indoor Pentathlon – 4,100 points (2nd)
2019 Indoor 60-meter Hurdles – 8.46 (9th)
2019 Indoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:37.68 (7th)
2018 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,491 points (4th)
2018 Outdoor 400-meter Hurdles – 58.52 (6th)
2018 Outdoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:37.27 (5th)
2018 Indoor Pentathlon – 3,967 points (3rd)
2018 Indoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:38.24 (4th)
2017 Outdoor Heptathlon – 5,115 points (6th)
2017 Indoor Pentathlon – 3,620 points (9th)
2017 Indoor 4x400-meter Relay – 3:39.53 (6th)
2020-21
Outdoor – Season bests: 100mH (13.47), 400mH (1:00.40), Long Jump (6.21m/20-04.50), Javelin (37.39m/122-08), Heptathlon (5,831).
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the heptathlon at the NCAA Championships (6/10-11/21) with a 15th-place finish with 5,436 points… Scored points in both the heptathlon and 4x400-meter relay at the Big 12 Championship (5/14-16/21)… Was the runner-up in the heptathlon at the conference championship, scoring 5,772 points… Helped the 4x400-meter relay team finish sixth at the conference meet with a time of 3:38.46… Posted season-highs in the 100-meter hurdles (13.47), long jump (6.21m/20-04.50) and javelin (37.39m/122-08) at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7-8/21)… Won the heptathlon at the Jim Click Shootout (4/9-10/21) with a personal-best score of 5,831, which ranks as the fifth-best in school history… Won both the 200 meters and high jump at the Jim Click Shootout, while was second in the shot put… Also claimed the heptathlon title at the UTSA Invitational (3/18-20/21) with a score of 5,713 points… Won six of the seven events in the heptathlon at the UTSA Invitational.
Indoor – Season bests: 60mH (8.30), 400 meters (57.51), Long Jump (6.03m/19-09.50), Pentathlon (4,230)
Competed unattached in four meets, twice competing in the pentathlon… Won the pentathlon at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/5/20) and DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/29-30/21)… Scored a season-high 4,230 points in the pentathlon at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/29-30/21), winning four of five events.
2019-20
Outdoor
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Indoor – Season bests: 60mH (8.42), 400m (56.56), 800m (2:14.29), High Jump (1.75m/5-08.75), Long Jump (6.00m/19-08.75), Shot Put (11.80m/38-08.75), 4x400 (3:38.93), Pentathlon (4,352).
Won her first pentathlon title at the Big 12 Championship (2/28-29/20) with 4,161 points… Placed first in the high jump, long jump and 800 meters in the pentathlon at the conference meet… Also scored points for the Wildcats with a fifth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:38.93 at the league championship and narrowly missed scored in the 60-meter hurdles, where she placed 10th… Recorded the second-highest pentathlon score in the nation at the Razorback Invitational (1/31-2/1/20) with 4,352 points... Set personal bests in the high jump, 60-meter hurdles and shot put events at the Razorback Invitational... Earned victories in the 60-meter hurdles at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/24-25/20)and Steve Miller Open (2/22/20)… Placed second in the pentathlon at the Carol Robinson Winter Pentathlon (12/13/19) with 3,975 points.
2018-19
Outdoor – Season bests: 200m (24.14), 800m (2:10.13), 100mH (13.66), 400mH (58.10), Long Jump (5.85m/19-02.50), High Jump (1.73m/5-08), Shot Put (11.33m/37-02.25), Javelin (37.73m/123-09), Heptathlon (5,793).
Earned First Team All-America honors in the heptathlon with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Championships (6/7-8/19) with a score of 5,793 points… Was the Big 12 runner-up in the heptathlon (5,770) and 400-meter hurdles (58-10) at the conference championship… Both marks are among the best in school history… Also scored points for the Wildcats at the Big 12 Championship (5/10-12/19) with an eighth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay… Won the 400-meter hurdles at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/3-4/19) with a time of 58.53… Was first among collegians in the heptathlon at the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6/19) with a score of 5,669 points, including winning the 200 and 800 meter events… Qualified for the USA Outdoor Championships in heptathlon, placing 15th (5,550 points) and winning the 800m event with a time of 2:10.13.
Indoor – Season bests: 60mH (8.45), High Jump (1.72m/5-07.75), Shot Put (11.47m/37-07.75), Long Jump (5.72m/18-09.25), 800m (2:13.47), Pentathlon (4,129).
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the pentathlon with an 11th-place finish at the NCAA Championships (3/8-9/19) with 4,219 points, which included a first-place finish in the 800 meters… Nearly scored in three events (60-meter hurdles, 4x400-meter relay and pentathlon) at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-23/19)… Was the Big 12 runner-up in the pentathlon with 4,100 points, while was seventh in the 4x400-meter relay and ninth in the 60-meter hurdles… Placed third in the pentathlon at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (2/1-2/19) with 4,082 points… Won the pentathlon at the Carol Robinson/Attila Zsivoczky Pentathlon with 3,792 points.
2017-18
Outdoor – Season bests: 100mh (13.89), 200m (24.35), 400mh (58.52), 800m (2:14.72), high jump (1.67m/5-05.75), long jump (5.54m/18-02.25), shot put (11.25m/36-11), Javelin (34.32m/112-07), Heptathlon (5,491).
Finished fourth in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13/18) with 5,491 points… Also scored points for the Wildcats at the conference meet with a fifth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay and sixth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles… Qualified for the NCAA West Regional (5/24/18) in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing 29th with a time of 59.68… Set a personal best in the 100m hurdles at the Kansas Relays, running a 13.89 to place third... Placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Jim Click Shootout (4/6-7/18) with a score of 5,487 points.
Indoor – Season bests: 60mH (8.54), High Jump (1.72m/5-07.75), Shot Put (11.60m/38-00.75), Long Jump (5.41m/17-09), 800m (2:15.49) and Pentathlon (3,967).
Finished third in the pentathlon at the Big 12 Championship (2/23-24/18) with 3,967 points, including a first-place finish in the 800 meters… Also scored points for the Wildcats at the conference meet with a fourth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay… Won Big 12 Athlete of the Week on Feb. 7 after winning the pentathlon at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/2-3/18) with a score of 3,811 points… Finished first in the 800 meters at the KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/13/18) with a season-best time of 2:15.49… Scored 3,792 points in the pentathlon at the Carol Robinson/Attila Zsivoczky Pentathlon (12/8/17) to place fourth/
2016-17
Outdoor – Season bests: 200m (24.79), 800m (2:20.95), 100mh (14.44), 400mh (1:02.98), High Jump (1.61m/5-03.25), Long Jump (5.39m/17-08.25 (2.0)), Shot Put (11.10m/36-05), Javelin (36.01m/118-01.50), Heptathlon (5,115).
Finished sixth in the heptathlon at the Big 12 Championship (5/12-14/17) with a score of 5,115 points… Qualified for the NCAA West Regional (5/25/17) in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing 21st with a time of 3:40.42… Broke the 5,000-point barrier in the heptathlon at the Jim Click Shootout (4/7-8/17)… Finished fifth in the heptathlon at the U.S. Junior Outdoor Championships with a score of 4,810 points.
Indoor – Season bests: 800m (2:19.27), 60mh (8.74), High Jump (1.61m/5-03.25), Long Jump (5.56m/18-03), Shot Put (11.00m/36-01.25), Pentathlon (3,660).
Was part of the 4x400m relay, which placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships (2/24-25/17) with a time of 3:39.53... Placed ninth in the pentathlon at the conference meet, racking up 3,620 points… Set her season-high score of 3,660 in the pentathlon at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/20-21/17), placing second.
High School
Competed at Natrona County High School in Casper, Wyo. … Named to the 2016 Wyoming Gatorade Player of the Year... Finalist for the Milward Simpson Award, which is given annually to the top Wyoming Female Athlete of the year… Earned 11 Wyoming State Titles between Volleyball, Track and Field and Basketball... Won 14 All-State awards... Holds 11 Natrona County High School records in track... Three-time State Champion in the 300 meter hurdles and in the high jump... Also won state championships in the (indoor) 55 meter hurdles and (outdoor) 100 meter hurdles... Holds the Wyoming state record in the 300 meter hurdles and high jump...
Personal
Born on March 20, 1998... Daughter of Robert and Teresa Taubert... Has one brother, Harrison... Earned multiple bachelor’s degrees in Human Development/Family Science and Family Science/Gerontology in May 2021.
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