2026 Women's Indoor Track Roster
Zharia Taylor
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Poly HS
- Prev School:
- Cerritos College
2025 (Sophomore)
β’ Finished third in the pentathlon and fourth in the high jump at the MPSF Championships
β’ Scored a personal-record 3,785 points in the pentathlon to rank fourth in school history
β’ Established personal bests in the 60H (8.95) and high jump (1.79m)
β’ Her high jump PRΒ of 1.79m (5-10.5) ranks second on UCIβs all-time charts
β’ Also cracked the programβs top-10 in the long jump with a distance of 5.53m (18-1.75) at the Nevada Invitational
at Cerritos College
β’ Earned All-America honors atΒ Cerritos College (2023-24)
β’ Runner-up in the heptathlon with a personal-record 4,528 points at the 2024 3C2A State Championships
β’ Also took second in the heptathlon and high jump at the South Coast Conference Championships
at Southern Miss
β’ Spent one year at Southern Miss (2022-23)
β’ Cleared an indoor season-best 1.75 meters (5-8.75) in the high jump
High School
β’ Prepped at Long Beach Poly High School
β’ Finished eighth in the high jump at the CIF State Championships
β’ 2021 CIF-Southern Section Division I high jump champion
Personal
β’ Majoring in urban studies
TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:27.80 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
60m Hurdles = 8.95 (2025 MPSF Championships)
High Jump = 1.79m / 5-10.5 (2025 MPSF Championships)
Long Jump = 5.53m / 18-1.75 (2025 Nevada Invitational)
Shot Put = 10.13m / 33-3 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
Pentathlon = 3,785 (2025 MPSF Championships)
β’ Finished third in the pentathlon and fourth in the high jump at the MPSF Championships
β’ Scored a personal-record 3,785 points in the pentathlon to rank fourth in school history
β’ Established personal bests in the 60H (8.95) and high jump (1.79m)
β’ Her high jump PRΒ of 1.79m (5-10.5) ranks second on UCIβs all-time charts
β’ Also cracked the programβs top-10 in the long jump with a distance of 5.53m (18-1.75) at the Nevada Invitational
at Cerritos College
β’ Earned All-America honors atΒ Cerritos College (2023-24)
β’ Runner-up in the heptathlon with a personal-record 4,528 points at the 2024 3C2A State Championships
β’ Also took second in the heptathlon and high jump at the South Coast Conference Championships
at Southern Miss
β’ Spent one year at Southern Miss (2022-23)
β’ Cleared an indoor season-best 1.75 meters (5-8.75) in the high jump
High School
β’ Prepped at Long Beach Poly High School
β’ Finished eighth in the high jump at the CIF State Championships
β’ 2021 CIF-Southern Section Division I high jump champion
Personal
β’ Majoring in urban studies
TOP INDOOR MARKS AT UCI
800m = 2:27.80 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
60m Hurdles = 8.95 (2025 MPSF Championships)
High Jump = 1.79m / 5-10.5 (2025 MPSF Championships)
Long Jump = 5.53m / 18-1.75 (2025 Nevada Invitational)
Shot Put = 10.13m / 33-3 (2025 Riverfront Invitational)
Pentathlon = 3,785 (2025 MPSF Championships)
Anteater Spotlights | Ep. 6 | Zharia Taylor
Wednesday, January 21
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Tuesday, March 18
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