Tayla Carter
Tayla Carter

Class:
Freshman

Hometown:
Marietta, Ga.

High School:
Walton

Height:
5-1

Event:
Sprints


05/16/2013

Carter, Keen and Hairston Qualify for NCAA East Preliminary Round

NCAA East Preliminary Round Begins May 23

05/03/2013

Catamount Track & Field Continues Quest for NCAA Regional

Danny Williamson, athletes recount the season, SoCon Championship in video

04/30/2013

Track and Field Has 10 Top-Eight Finishes at Penn Relays

Alisha Bradshaw sets WCU record in discus

04/21/2013

Men and Women Win 2013 SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championship

Catamounts sweep titles

04/20/2013

Men's and Women's Track and Field Third After Day one of SoCon Championships

Final day of action set for Sunday

High School: Highly decorated athlete coached by Travis Gower where team was two-time region runner-ups and won the 5A Georgia State Championships ... Holds school records in the 100m (11.62), 200m (23.97), 4x200-meter relay and the 4x400-meter relay ... Named Rookie of the Year and Overall Sprinter of the Year at Walton ... Second place in the 100m in the state championship as a junior ... As a senior, named team MVP while also earning the Atlanta Track Club's Woman of the Year award ... Placed first in the state in the 100m ... Also ran in the IAAF Championships in Barcelona, Spain where she earned a tenth place finish in the 100m dash.

Personal: Daughter of Deleno Carter and Danalee Williams ... Enjoys volunteering in the chsildren's ministry of her home churchin Georgia and helping others.