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2026 Track and Field Roster
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King Taylor
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- New Orleans, La.
- High School:
- John Curtis High School
COLLEGIATE ACHIEVEMENTS
1x NCAA All-American (OTF - 1)
2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships – 14th place, Second Team All-America – 4x400m relay
2025 Big 12 Outdoor – Third place, 4x400-meter relay
FRESHMAN (2025)
Indoor
- Competed in two meets
- Finished third in the 200-meter at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational with a time of 21.71 (Jan. 10).
- Won the 4x400-meter relay at the Leonard Hilton Memorial with a time of 3:09.05 (Jan. 10).
- Placed second in the 4x400-meter relay at the Ted Nelson Invitational with a time of 3:07:22 for the fourth fastest time in program history (Jan. 25).
- Placed 14th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:04.36) to earn Second Team All-America honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11)
- Helped the 4x400-meter relay (3:03.49) place fifth at the NCAA West First Rounds for the fifth best time in program history (May 30)
- Earned third with the 4x400-meter relay (3:05.29) at the Big 12 Championship (May 17)
- Ran a personal best time of 46.38 in the 400-meter at the 44 Farms Invitational (April 11-12)
- Made his outdoor debut with victories in the 400-meter (47.22) and 4x400-meter relay (3:11.08) at the Kirk Baptiste Invitational (March 20)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended John Curtis High School
- Two-time State Champion
- Two-time State Runner Up
- Two-time All-State Team
- From New Orleans, La.
- Son of Kim Henry-Johnson and Jakori Taylor
- Has two siblings: Kross and Johntay
- Most memorable athletic achievement: Winning State
Interview - Shaun Maswanganyi
Tuesday, August 06
1PM - Track & Field, Outdoor | Tom Tellez Invitational
Friday, May 03
Track & Field, Outdoor | Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational:
Saturday, April 06
Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational
Thursday, March 14
