Brooklyn Taylor

Position:
Throws
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
Whiteland Community High School
Hometown:
Whiteland, Ind.

2024 OUTDOOR: Competed in seven meets ... competed in first collegiate hammer throw event, throwing for 37.24 meters and finished ninth in the shot put with a mark of 11.14 meters at the Margaret Simmons Invite (Mar. 22-23) ... finished tenth and threw a personal best distance of 12.80 meters in the shot put at the BSU We Fly Challenge (Apr. 13) ... threw a personal best in the discus throw with a mark of 38.95 meters at the Outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 26) ... threw a personal best in the javelin throw with a mark of 30.15 meters at the Mid-American Outdoor Track and Field Championships (May 9).

2024 INDOOR: Competed in six meets ... opened her collegiate career at the BGSU Tom Wright Opener (Dec. 9) with a sixth-place finish in the shot put (12.70 meters) ... finished ninth in the shot put at the Bob Parks Memorial meet (Jan. 20) with a mark of 12.46 meters ... competed in her first collegiate weight throw competition, throwing a mark of 12.93 meters at the IUPUI Invitational (Jan. 26).

HIGH SCHOOL: Four-year letter winner at Whiteland Community High School … competed for head coach Brandon Bangel … received academic all-state … received all-conference honorable mention and all-country honorable mention as a junior … was team captain as a senior … two-time indoor and one-time outdoor state qualifier … won conference championship as a team junior year. Other: Three-year letter winner in basketball … was basketball team captain for one season … two-year letter winner in volleyball … was volleyball team captain for one season … four-time honor roll recipient … was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society … received academic honors as a senior.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Eric and Kimberly Taylor … plans to major in media production … enjoys painting, baking and photography … favorite athletes are Valarie Allman and Giannis Antetokounmpo … was president of Best Buddies Club in high school, volunteering and helping spread awareness for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities … chose Ball State for the team chemistry, the size of campus and its distance from home, and for the stellar media program.