Taliyah Wade –
TFRRS PROFILE
School Records: *Last Updated 5/19/2023
4th - Indoor Shotput Throw - 13.11m (43-00.25) at John Weaver Inv (12/2/2022)
6th - Outdoor Shotput Throw - 13.30m (43-07.75) at UNCC Inv (4/27/2023)
2023 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Competed in five meets during the spring ... Set a personal best in the hammer throw at the Big South Championships (5/10-12) with a mark of 45.60m (149' 7") ... Recorded a 13.30m (43' 0.75") at the Charlotte Inviational for a new career best that ranks 6th furthest in program history.
2022-2023 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Threw in five meets during the winter ... Set a career-best in the weight throw at the Winter Relays (2/3-4) for 2nd with a 15.40m (50' 6.25") and finished 2nd shotput at the meet as well ... Won the SP at the Carolina Challenge (1/20-21) over a field of 30 women ... Set her PB in the indoor shotput with a 13.11m (43' 0.25") at the John Weaver Invitational (12/2-3) for 4th-best in school history.
2022 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Competed in a career-high seven meets only in the shotput and the hammer throw ... Finished 2nd in the SP at the Catamount Classic (4/15-16) with a season-best 13.11m (43' 0.25")
2021-2022 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Appeared in five meets ... Recoreded both season-bests in her events at the VMI Classic (2/11-12) ... Had a 12.56m (41' 2.5") in the shotput and a 14.59m (47' 10.5") in the weight throw.
2021 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Participated in six meets during the spring ... Set a personal best in the shotput at the Vertklasse Meeting (4/1-2) with a throw of 12.92m (42' 4.75") ... Had a career-best in the hammer throw at the Winthrop Invitational (3/26-27) at 44.68m (146' 7").
2021 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Canceled due to COVID-19.
2020 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Canceled due to COVID-19.
2019-2020 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Competed in five meets ... Was 7th in the shotput and weight throw at the Big South Championships (2/28-29) going for a season-best 12.41m (40' 8.75") and personal best 15.18m (49' 9.75") ... Finished 2nd in the WT and 3rd in the SP at the Appalachian Open (12/6-7) in the opening meet of the winter season.
2019 Outdoor at Gardner-Webb: Participated in five meets over the outdoor season ... Scored in the shotput at the Big South Championships (5/8-10) with a mark of 12.72m (41' 8.75") ... Set personal bests in the discus with a 35.86m (117' 8") and hammer throw at 43.29m (142' 0") at the Conference Championships as well.
2018-2019 Indoor at Gardner-Webb: Competed in five meets during the winter ... Finished 6th in the shotput at the Big South Championships (2/15-16) with a throw of 12.22m (40' 1.25") and 8th in the weight throw at 14.07m (46' 2") which marked a personal best.
Prior to Gardner-Webb: Competed at E.C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Va...Was named All-Area Women's Track & Field Athlete of the Year her senior year...Won four individual state championships in the shot put and discus
