University of Miami Athletics

Taylor Wright

position

Jumps

Class

Graduate Student

Hometown

Germantown, Md.

High School

Northwest

Instagram

@Taylor.wright01

Taylor Wright - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2024 Indoor: Placed fifth in the high jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial (1/12) with 1.78m, ending fourth

2023 Outdoor: Placed third with 1.74m at the Hurricane Invitational (3/18)…placed second with 1.71m in the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational with 1.71m…captured the first place spot at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational with 1.77m, a mark that ties her at fifth all-time in program history for the outdoor women’s high jump…finished second at UNF East Coast Relays (4/29) with 1.74…placed eighth at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/11) with 1.76m.

2023 Indoor: Placed sixth to start the 2023 indoor season at the Louisville Cardinal Classic (1/14) with 1.70m…placed sixth and scored for the Hurricanes at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/25) with 1.74m

2022 Outdoor: Placed fourth in the high jump at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/9) with 1.73m…finished 14th at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/15) in the high jump with 1.70m.

2022 Indoor: Secured two top-ten finishes in the women’s high jump and one top-ten finish in the women’s triple jump…placed eighth at the UAB Blazer Invitational (1/14) with 1.66m…eighth in the triple jump at the Carolina Challenge (1/22)…finished ninth at the Meyo Invitational (2/5) in the high jump with 1.59m.

2021 Outdoor: Finished second behind teammate Michelle Atherley in the women’s high jump at the Hurricane Invitational with her mark of 1.71m…

2021 Indoor: Finished fourth overall in the women’s high jump at the Red Raider Invitational with a mark of 1.73m…Won the women’s high jump at the Bob Pollock Invitational with her mark of 1.78m…Won her second high jump event on Clemson’s track with a height of 1.77m at the Tiger Paw Invite.

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2020 Indoor: Debuted for the Canes with a mark of 1.75m in the high jump at the Wolverine Invitational… With her mark of 1.80m, Wright now boasts Miami’s third-best mark in program history and finished with a personal best mark of 12.45m in the triple jump, both at the Vanderbilt Invitational. She didn’t compete in the final two meets of the season due to injury, but she finished the season ranked 14th nationally in the women’s high jump with her mark of 1.80m.

Personal: Currently pursuing a master’s degree in physical therapy