Magenta Taylor
Magenta Taylor
Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Willingboro, N.J.

High School:
Burlington Country Instistute of Technolgy

Height:
5-6

Position:
hurdles

Birthdate:
12/17/1981

Experience:
2VL

2001
Indoor: Finished runner-up to her teammate, All-American Jenny Adams, in the 60-meter hurdles at the C-USA Championships with a career-best time of 8.46…placed second in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.62 at the Hilton Memorial Invitational…ran a 26.11 in the 200 meters at the Oklahoma Classic. Outdoor: Finished second in the 100- meter hurdles at the Texas Southern Relays with a time of 13.64…placed fifth in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.23 at the College Station Relays.

2000
Indoor: Started the season impressively with a second-place finish in the 60-meter hurdles at the Bayou City Indoor (8.79). Outdoor: Did not compete.

High School
Two-time all-county selection in 100-meter hurdles… two-time 55-meters state champion…also won state championship in 55-meter hurdles…three-year all-area selection in 55 and 100-meter hurdles…also was state champion in 100 meters…finished sixth at the National Scholastic Meet… earned all-county honors as a right wing player for soccer team.

Personal
Born December 17, 1981, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla…. parents are Marion and Linda Taylor of Willingboro, N.J….likes to read and play soccer in her spare time…served as a youth coordinator at her church…an education major.