2026 Women's Track & Field Roster
Zharia Taylor
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Long Beach, Calif.
- High School:
- Long Beach Poly HS
- Prev School:
- Cerritos College
2026 (Senior)
β’ Big West Champion and NCAA West First Round qualifier in the high jump
β’ Cleared a season-best 1.78m (5-10) at the conference championships
β’ Also a Big West scorer in the heptathlon where she finished fourth overall
β’ Established a personal-record 5,384 points to rank fifth in school history
β’ Picked up three high jump victories during the regular season
β’ Earned CSC Academic All-District and Big West Spring All-Academic honors
β’ Named to the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (Highest Honors)
2025 (Junior)
β’ Earned second-team All-America honors with a 16th-place finish in the high jump at the NCAA Championships (1.79m/5-10.5)
β’ Cleared a personal-record 1.81 meters (5-11.25) to tie for ninth at the NCAA West First Round
β’ That mark moved her up to No. 2 in school history
β’ Claimed runner-up honors with a height of 1.78m (5-10) at the Big West Championships
β’ USTFCCCA All-Academic selection
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (With Honors)
at Cerritos College
β’ Earned All-America honors at Cerritos College (2023-24)
β’ Runner-up in the heptathlon with a then 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 a then personal-record 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 MARKS AT UCI
200m = 25.66 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
800m = 2:23.71 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
100m Hurdles = 14.39 (2025 Ben Brown Invitational)
High Jump = 1.81m / 5-11.25 (2025 NCAA West First Round)
Long Jump = 5.77m / 18-11.25 (2026 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
Shot Put = 11.72m / 38-5.5 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
Javelin = 33.83m / 111-0 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
Heptathlon = 5,384 (2026 Big West Championships)
β’ Big West Champion and NCAA West First Round qualifier in the high jump
β’ Cleared a season-best 1.78m (5-10) at the conference championships
β’ Also a Big West scorer in the heptathlon where she finished fourth overall
β’ Established a personal-record 5,384 points to rank fifth in school history
β’ Picked up three high jump victories during the regular season
β’ Earned CSC Academic All-District and Big West Spring All-Academic honors
β’ Named to the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (Highest Honors)
2025 (Junior)
β’ Earned second-team All-America honors with a 16th-place finish in the high jump at the NCAA Championships (1.79m/5-10.5)
β’ Cleared a personal-record 1.81 meters (5-11.25) to tie for ninth at the NCAA West First Round
β’ That mark moved her up to No. 2 in school history
β’ Claimed runner-up honors with a height of 1.78m (5-10) at the Big West Championships
β’ USTFCCCA All-Academic selection
β’ Made the Big West Commissionerβs Honor Roll (With Honors)
at Cerritos College
β’ Earned All-America honors at Cerritos College (2023-24)
β’ Runner-up in the heptathlon with a then 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 a then personal-record 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 MARKS AT UCI
200m = 25.66 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
800m = 2:23.71 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
100m Hurdles = 14.39 (2025 Ben Brown Invitational)
High Jump = 1.81m / 5-11.25 (2025 NCAA West First Round)
Long Jump = 5.77m / 18-11.25 (2026 Vince O'Boyle Classic)
Shot Put = 11.72m / 38-5.5 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
Javelin = 33.83m / 111-0 (2026 Big West Heptathlon)
Heptathlon = 5,384 (2026 Big West Championships)
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