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2025-26 Alabama State University Women's Track and Field Roster

Wilnaya Taylor

  • Position Hurdles
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Miami, Fla.
  • Prev School Miami Norland HS

Biography

2026 | OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
  • Set a PR in the 100 with a 12.62 time at the South Alabama Invitational (3/13-14)
  • Had an eighth place performance in the 4x100 relay (45.61) at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge (3/20-21)
  • Finished fourth overall in the 100 hurdles with a 13.95 time at The Josh Reidinger Invite (4/24)
  • Posted a career-best time of 13.73 in the 100 hurdles to finish sixth at the 2026 Tiger Track Classic (4/25)
  • Ended the year with a seventh place 100 hurdles performance (13.87) at the SWAC Outdoor Championships (5/10-12)
2025-26 | INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
  • Opened the fall campaign with a fourth place time of 8.64 in the 60 hurdles at the Birmingham Indoor Icebreaker (12/5)
  • Improved on the placement with a second place time of 8.82 at the Samford Bulldog Open (2/14)
2025 | OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
  • Secured top finishes in a pair of relay races - the 4x100 (46.12, first) and the 4x400 (3:47.49, second) - at the UAB Spring Invitational (3/28-29)
  • Had a fourth place 4x100 (45.93) at the Georgia Tech Invitational (4/18-19)
  • Turned in a pair of top-10 marks in the 4x100 (45.53, first) and 100 hurdles (14.21, eighth) at the UCF Knights Invite (4/25-26)
  • Finished the season with second place times in the 4x100 (45.26) and 4x400 (3:43.91) and a fourth place finish in the 100 hurdles (13.97) at the SWAC Outdoor Championship (5/11-13)
2024-25 | INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
  • Finished the Birmingham Indoor Icebreaker 60 hurdle competition in third with an 8.70 time (12/6)
  • Set a personal best of 43.21 in the 300 at the Rod McCravy Memorial Track & Field (1/10-11)
  • Topped the podium in the 60 hurdle race with a time of 8.56 at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational (2/2)
  • Secured a top three time of 8.65 in the 60 hurdles at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (2/7)
  • Finished fourth in the 60 hurdles with a PR time of 8.54 at the SWAC Indoor Championship (2/22-23)
2024 | OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
  • Posted a top 10 finish in the 100 hurdles (14.15, 8th) at the Bulldog Alumni Relays (3/21-23)
  • Finished the spring with two more sub-15 second times in the race at the Pepsi Florida Relays (14.33, 3/29-30) and the USC Outdoor Open (14.99, 4/20)
2023-24 | INDOOR TRACK & FIELD
  • Secured fifth place finishes in the 60 hurdles (8.85) and 4x400 (3:59.40) at the BSC Panther Indoor Icebreaker (12/1)
  • Improved on her placement with a fourth place time of 8.96 at the Samford Indoor Open (1/20)
  • Concluded the year at the SWAC Indoor Championships, matching her season opening time of 8.85 in a ninth place qualifying performance (2/17-18
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Miami Norland Senior High School… Named Team MVP.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Willie Taylor and Angela Nelson… Majoring in Physical Therapy.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Hurdles
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Hurdles
  • 2025-26Junior

    Hurdles