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Four-time All-American Charisma Taylor wins triple jump competition

Four-time All-American Charisma Taylor wins triple jump competition for the Lady Vols.

Tennessee student-athletes recorded five top-10 NCAA marks on the second day of the Bob Pollock Invitational Saturday in Clemson, South Carolina.

Charisma Taylor, a four-time All-American, won the triple jump with a leap of 13.86 meters (45 feet, 5.75 inches) on her first attempt of the day.

The mark was 10 centimeters short of her program record set at last season’s at 2022 NCAA Championships. Her leap is also the second best in the nation this season.

Jacious Sears (23.18 seconds) and Joella Lloyd (23.38) recorded top times in the 200-meter dash for Tennessee.

Javonya Valcourt recorded a personal best in the 200-meter (24.51) for the Lady Vols.

Carolyn Barksdale set a personal record with an effort of 2 minutes, 11.61 seconds in the 800-meter run.

In the men’s 200-meter dash, Javonte Harding (20.60) and Emmanuel Bynum (20.69) recorded the top two times in the Southeastern Conference this season.

Tennessee’s men’s 4×400 relay team of Bynum, Jakwan Hale, Clement Ducos and Rasheeme Griffith finished third at the meet with a time of 3:06.10. The mark ranks sixth in Tennessee history and is the No. 9 mark nationally this season.

In the men’s 200-meter dash, T’Mars McCallum set a personal best time of 21.51.

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Charisma Taylor breaks two school records at Bob Pollock Meet

Charisma Taylor breaks two Tennessee school records at the Bob Pollock Meet.

Charisma Taylor had a record-setting weekend at the Bob Pollack Meet at Clemson.

Taylor, a graduate transfer from Washington State, set two Tennessee indoor track and field records in the meet, breaking the Lady Vols’ 60-meter hurdles mark and besting the school’s women’s triple jump.

Taylor, a native of Nassau, Bahamas, broke the school mark in the 60-meter hurdles, finishing the final heat with a time of 8.01 seconds.

Her time ranks tied for 10th in the world, tied for fifth in the nation and tied for third in the Southeastern Conference.

Tennessee’s previous record was 8.04 set by Celriece Law in 2009.

Saturday at Clemson, Taylor broke the school’s triple jump record twice (13.80 meters and 13.90 meters).

Her mark is the sixth-best in the world this season and third in the NCAA.

Taylor broke the previous record of 13.54, recorded by La’Chyna Roe in 2019.

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Charisma Taylor breaks 60-meter hurdle Tennessee school record

Lady Vols’ Charisma Taylor breaks 60-meter hurdle Tennessee school record.

Charisma Taylor has etched her name in Lady Vols’ indoor track and field history.

Taylor, a graduate transfer from Washington State, broke a Tennessee school record in the 60-meter hurdles at Clemson’s Bob Pollack Meet Friday.

She finished in 8.01 seconds, breaking Cleriece Law’s mark of 8.04 set in 2009.

Taylor qualified for the finals with a time of 8.06 seconds in the preliminaries, her previous personal best time.

Taylor, a native of Nassau, Bahamas, has the 10th best time in the world in the 60-meter hurdles. She is tied for third in the Southeastern Conference and tied for fifth in the NCAA.

Washington’s Charisma Taylor, center, wins the women’s 100 meter Hurdles ahead of Oregon’s Alexa Webster, left. and teammate Mackenzie Fletcher, right, at The Hayward Premiere. Syndication: The Register Guard

Mia O’Neil posted a personal best in the 400-meter run as she crossed the finish line in 54.94 seconds.

Callie Tucker had a personal best mark in the women’s mile as she finished the race in 5:06.25

Tennessee’s Chandler Hayden finished second in the weight throw with a mark 20.39 meters, she was the top collegiate finisher at Clemson.

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