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Taylor Latimer
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Valley Center
- Hometown:
- Valley Center, Kan.
Bio
| Personal Bests | |
|---|---|
| Indoor | |
| Shot Put | 16.17m/53-00.75 (Razorback Invitational, 2019) |
| Weight Throw | 19.15m/62-10 (Big 12 Championship, 2021) |
| Outdoor | |
| Shot Put | 17.74m/58-02.25 (Big 12 Championship, 2019) |
| Discus | 50.83m/166-09 (Big 12 Championship, 2019) |
| Hammer Throw | 59.20m/194-03 (Big 12 Championship, 2021) |
| Javelin | 42.12m/138-02 (Big 12 Championship, 2018) |
Accolades
2019, 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships Qualifier – Shot Put
2021 Second Team Outdoor All-American – Shot Put
2019 First Team Outdoor All-American – Shot Put
2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
2019 and 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Shot Put Champion
2019 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team
K-State All-Time Top 10-Performers List
#5 Indoor Shot Put – 16.44m/53-11.25 (Big 12 Championship, 2021)
#10th Indoor Weight Throw – 19.15m/62-10.00 (Big 12 Championship, 2021)
#2 Outdoor Shot Put – 17.74m/58-02.25 (Big 12 Championship, 2019)
NCAA Championships
2021 Outdoor Shot Put – 16.82m/55-02.25 (13th)
2019 Outdoor Shot Put – 17.67m/57-11.75 (4th)
NCAA Outdoor West Regionals
2021 Shot Put – 17.40m/57-01 (5th)
2019 Shot Put – 17.00m/55-09.25 (6th)
2018 Shot Put – 14.87m/48-09.5 (35th)
Big 12 Championships
2021 Outdoor Shot Put – 17.73m/58-02 (1st)
2021 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 59.20m/194-03 (6th)
2021 Outdoor Discus – Foul
2021 Indoor Shot Put – 16.44m/53-11.25 (3rd)
2021 Indoor Weight Throw – 19.15m/62-10 (5th)
2019 Outdoor Shot Put – 17.74m/58-02.5 (1st)
2019 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 53.96m/177-0 (4th)
2019 Outdoor Discus – 50.83m/166-09 (7th)
2019 Indoor Shot Put – 16.02m/52-06.75 (2nd)
2019 Indoor Weight Throw – 17.10m/56-01.25 (7th)
2018 Outdoor Shot Put – 15.36m/50-04.75 (6th)
2018 Outdoor Hammer Throw – 54.97m/180-04 (7th)
2018 Outdoor Discus – 49.44m/162-02 (9th)
2018 Outdoor Javelin – 42.12m/138-02 (9th)
2018 Indoor Shot Put – 14.74m/48-04.50 (7th)
2018 Indoor Weight Throw – 17.84m/58-06.50 (6th)
2020-21
Outdoor – Season bests: Shot Put (17.73m/58-02), Discus (49.96m/163-11), Hammer (59.20m/194-03)
Earned Second Team All-America honors in the shot put at the NCAA Championships (6/10/21) with a 13th-place finish with a toss of 16.82m/55-02.25… Earned a bid to her second outdoor championship in the shot put with a fifth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/28/21) with a toss of 17.40m/57-01… Collected her second straight Big 12 title in the shot put with a season-best mark of 17.73m/58-02 at the Big 12 Championships (5/15/21)… Hit on throws of 17 meters or better (55+ feet) in shot put in two total meets (also at UTSA Invitational (3/19/21)… Competed in three total events (shot put, discus, hammer) at the Big 12 Championships (5/14-16/21), earning 13 total points with the title in the shot put and a sixth-place finish in the hammer with a season-best mark of 59.20m/194-03… Also competed in all three events at the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/26-27/21) and Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7-8/21)… Placed first in the shot put in two regular-season meets, including the UTSA Invitational (3/19/21) and the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/8/21)… Registered a season-best toss of 49.96m/163-11 in the discus to finish second at the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/7/21).
Indoor – Season bests: Shot Put (16.44m/53-11.25), Weight Throw (19.15m/62-10)
Finished in the top-5 in both the shot put and weight throw at the Big 12 Championship (2/26/21) with season-best marks… Posted a season-best mark of 16.44m/53-11.25 in the shot put and a season-best toss of 19.15m/62-10 in the weight throw… Competed in both events in seven total meets… Captured the shot put title at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/29/21) and Steve Miller Invitational (2/20/21), while she won the weight throw title at the Wildcat Invitational (1/9/21).
2019-20
Outdoor
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
Indoor – Season bests: Shot Put (16.12m/52-10.75), Weight Throw (18.70m/61-04.25)
Competed three times unattached in the shot put and weight throw… Won the shot put titles at both the K-State Winter Invitational (12/14/19) and DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/24/20)… Posted a season-best mark of 18.70m/61-04.25 in the weight throw to finish fourth at the DeLoss Dodds Invitational (1/24/20)… Collected a season-best toss of 16.12m/52-10.75 in the shot put at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/14/19).
2018-19
Outdoor – Season bests: Shot Put (17.74m/58-02.50), Discus (50.83m/166-09), Hammer Throw (55.18m/181-00).
Collected First Team All-America honors in the women's shot put, placing fourth overall at the NCAA Championships (6/6/19) with a toss of 17.67m/57-11.75... Earned her first trip to the national meet in the shot put with a sixth-place finish at the NCAA West Regional (5/24/19) with a toss of 17.00m/55-09.25… Captured her first Big 12 title in the shot put with a season-best throw of 17.74m/58-02.50, which is the second-best mark in school history, just one centimeter off the record… Scored 17 total points at the Big 12 Championship (5/10-12/19) with her title in the shot put, a fourth-place finish in the hammer and a seventh-place finish in the discus… Posted a season-best toss in the discus at the Big 12 Championship with a mark of 50.83m/166-09… Won the shot put titles at the Michael Johnson Invitational (4/19/19) and Ward Haylett Invitational (5/3/19)… Recorded a season-best mark in the hammer at the TCU Invitational (3/16/19) with toss of 55.18m/181-0.
Indoor – Season bests: Shot Put (16.17m/53-00.75), Weight Throw (17.95m/58-10.75).
Scored 10 points at the Big 12 Championship with a second-place finish in the shot put with a toss of 16.02m/52-06.75 and a seventh-place finish in the weight throw with a mark of 17.10m/56-01.25… Won the shot put title at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/8/18) and KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18/19)… Posted a season-best mark in the shot put for a second-place finish at the Razorback Invitational (1/25/19) with a toss of 16.17m/53-00.75… Recorded a season-best toss of 17.95m/58-10.75 at the Wildcat Invitational (1/12/19).
2017-18
Outdoor – Season bests: Shot Put (15.42m/50-07.25), Discus (49.44m/162-02), Hammer Throw (54.97m/180-04), Javelin (42.12m/138-02).
Advanced to the NCAA West Regional (5/25/18) in the shot put, finishing 35th with a mark of 14.87m/48-09.5… Competed in four events (shot put, discus, hammer and javelin) at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13/18), scoring points in both the shot put with a sixth-place finish and the hammer throw with a seventh-place finish… Also finished ninth in the discus and javelin… Posted season-high throws in the discus, hammer and javelin at the Big 12 Championship… Won the shot put titles at the Texas Invitational (4/13/18) and Kansas Relays (4/19/18), including a season-best toss of 15.42m/50-07.25 at the Kansas Relays… Went on to compete at the USATF Junior Championships in the shot put, where she capped off an impressive freshman season by placing sixth overall.
Indoor – Season bests: Shot Put (16.43m/53-11) and Weight Throw (17.84/58-06.50).
Combined to score 5 points at the Big 12 Championship with a sixth-place finish in the weight throw with a season-best toss of 17.84m/58-06.50 and a seventh-place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.74m/48-04.50… Registered a season-best mark in the weight throw at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/19/18) with a toss of 16.43m/53-11… Competed in both events in five meets.
High School
Competed at Valley Center High School in Valley Center, Kan. … Earned 11 total letters between track and field, basketball, tennis and golf… Was the 2017 Class 5A State Champion in the shot put and discus and the 2016 State Champion in the discus.
Personal
Born on February 12, 1999… Daughter of Shawn Latimer and Shana Corter… Has three siblings, Garret, Brook and Austin… Majoring in Education.
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