Student-Athlete Highlights
• One school record
• Three program all-time top 10 marks
Academic Honors
• 2024, ’25 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
In the Record Books
• Holds school record as a member of the shuttle hurdle relay (55.77)
• Fourth in Vanderbilt history in the 100mH (13.46)
• Fifth in Vanderbilt history in the 60mH (8.27)
• Sixth in Vanderbilt history as a member of the 4x100m relay (45.49)
As a Senior (2026)
• PR in the 100mH (13.46) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• Second in the 60mH final (8.27) at the Music City Challenge
• Ninth in the 60mH semifinals (8.28) at the Bob Pollock Invitational
• Won the 60mH prelims (8.39) and final (8.27) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Fourth in the 60mH final (8.34) at the Commodore Challenge
• Black Student-Athlete Group Executive Board – Marketing & Communications Chair
As a Junior (2025)
• Recorded a personal best in the 100mH (13.50) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• Third in the 100mH (13.59) at the Outdoor Music City Challenge
• PRed in the 100mH (13.62) at Florida Relays
• Top-20 finish in the 100mH prelims (13.83) at Texas Relays
• 17th in the 60mH prelims (8.37) at the SEC Indoor Championships
• Recorded personal-best times in the 60mH prelims (8.46), semifinals (8.38) and final (8.36) at the Music City Challenge
• Won the 60-meter hurdles prelims (8.56) and final (8.53) at the Commodore Challenge
As a Sophomore (2024)
• 18th in the 100mH (13.72) at the SEC Outdoor Championships
• Third and an all-conditions PR in the 100mH qualifying (13.58, 4.5 m/s) and seventh in the final (13.68, 4.3 m/s) at the Music City Challenge
• Wind-legal PR in the 100mH (13.91) at the LSU Alumni Gold
• Top collegian, second overall in the 100mH (13.91, 2.7 m/s) and ninth in the 400mH (1:07.44) at the Joe Walker Invitational
• Fifth in the 60-meter hurdles final (8.62) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
• Sixth in the 60-meter hurdles (8.63) at the Commodore Challenge
As a Freshman (2023)
• Competed in 10 meets, including the SEC Indoor Championships
• Second as a member of the 4×100-meter relay (45.49) at the Music City Challenge
• Fifth in the 100mH (13.75) at the Joe Walker invitational
• Third as a member of the shuttle hurdle relay (55.77) and 17th in the 100mH (13.73, 2.6 m/s) at the Pepsi Florida Relays
• 12th in the 60mH semifinals (8.62) and seventh in prelims (8.70) at the Music City Challenge
• Fifth in the 60mH final (8.66) and fourth in prelims (8.61) at the Vanderbilt Invitational
The McKinnon File
• Prepped at Cardinal Gibbons
• Prep bests: 8.70 in the 60mH; 13.77 in the 100mH and 43.51 in the 300mH
• 2019 state champion in the 100-meter hurdles
• Two-time silver medalist in the 100mH at the state championships
• Milesplit National Girls Performer of the Week (2022)
• 2021 4A Girls Sportsmanship Award
• 2022 Cardinal Gibbons Girls Athlete of the Year nominee
• National Honor Society
• Spanish Honor Society
• A-Honor Roll
• Maintained 4.0 grade-point average in high school
Personal
• Taylor is the daughter of Shawna and Tim McKinnon.
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