2020-21 Merrimack College Women's Track & Field Roster

Taylor Budney

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Event Sprints
  • Hometown Berlin, Conn.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Berlin
  • Major Sport Management

Biography

2019-20 (Indoor)

  • Ran in eleven events as a sprinter during the indoor season
  • Set a personal record in two events and had two top-five finishes including fourth in the 4x200m (1:54.90) at the Bowdoin Invitational 
  • Placed third in the 4x200m (1:55.10) in the Dartmouth Invitational 
  • Set a PR in the 60m (8.40) at the Emmanuel Opener 
  • Also set a PR in the 200m (26.94) at the Boston University Invitational

2018-2019

Indoor Track and Field:

  • Competed in three meets for the Warriors, running in the 60 meter, 200 meter, 4x200 relay, 4x100 relay, and 55 meter
  • Posted three top-five finishes
  • Ran a personal best 8.45 in the 60 meter dash at the Howlin’ Husky Invitational (12/8)
Outdoor Track and Field:
  • Participated in seven meets in 2019
  • Posted personal-best times in the 100 meter and 200 meter at the NE10 Outdoor Championships, running a 13.19 in the 100 and 27.01 in the 200
  • Posted ten top-10 finishes, competing in the 4x100 relay, 100 meter, and 200 meter


2017-18

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed at five meets her sophomore season
  • Posted a new personal-best in the 55m (7.89) at the USM Open III (1/27)
  • Posted a new personal-best in the 60m (8.50) at the Rhode Island Track & Field Invitational (12/9)
  • Recorded two top-10 finishes throughout the season
Outdoor Track & Field
  • Competed in three meets during the outdoor season
  • Placed fifth in the 100m dash at the Merrimack Invitational (4/21) and was on the 4x100 fourth-place team at the same meet.
  • Set a personal best in the 200m dash (27.93) at the Coach Pollard Invitational (4/13-4/14)
 

2016-17

Indoor Track & Field

  • Competed in eight events

 

Outdoor Track & Field

  • Competed in four events



Before Merrimack: Member of the track & field team at Berlin ... Class MM Conference Champions as a sophmore and junior ... Part of 1600 sprint medley relay school record team and earned All-Conference in the 200m as a sophomore ... Part of 800 SMR school record team, 4x200m school record team and set 100m school record as a junior ... Earned All-Conference in the 100m and named All-Herald as a junior ... New Balance Nationals qualifier as a sophomore, junior and senior.

Personal: Born March 9, 1998 ... Daughter of Terri ... Has two siblings, Blake and Morgan ... Sport Management major at Merrimack

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2018-19Junior

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Senior

    Sprints
  • 2020-21Graduate Student

    Sprints