Tate Taylor (sprinter)

Tate Taylor
Taylor in 2026
Personal information
Born (2007-09-26) September 26, 2007
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60 m: 6.64 (New York 2025)
100 m: 9.94 (Eugene 2026)
200 m: 19.75 (Eugene 2026)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  United States
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 Eugene100m
Gold medal – first place2026 Eugene200m
Gold medal – first place2026 Eugene4×100m

Tate Taylor (born September 26, 2007)[1] is an American sprinter from San Antonio, Texas. He is the world under-20 champion in the 100 metres and 200 metres.[2]

Career

2022-2024

As a high school freshman at John Marshall Harlan High School in San Antonio in 2023, Taylor ran 10.59 seconds in the 100 metres, albeit with a +3.6 m/s wind. The following year, he ran 6.75 indoors for the 60 meters and 21.05 for the 200 meters, placing 5th in both events at the New Balance Indoor Nationals. Outdoors, Taylor improved to 10.28 seconds with a -1.2 m/s wind, finishing runner-up in the 100 meters at the UIL State 6A Track and Field Championships.[3] He also placed 4th in the 200 meters in 21.15 and ran anchor for the 5th placed 4 x 100 meters team (40.09). That year, he finished runner-up in the 200 metres at the national high school championships.[4] In July 2024, running for San Antonio Swift Track Club, he won the 200m final at the USATF National Junior Olympics. Running into a strong headwind, Taylor managed to win with a personal-best effort of 20.66 seconds (-1.3 m/s).[5]

2025

In March 2025, at the boys indoor 200m final at Nike Indoor National Championships he ran 20.46 seconds for the 200 metres, to set a new high school national indoor record, eclipsing the previous mark of 20.48 seconds set by Issam Asinga at the 2023 New Balance Nationals Indoor. It also broke the Armory High School meet record of 20.63 seconds, previously held by Noah Lyles in 2016.[6] Taylor also finished runner-up in the 60 metres race, in a time of 6.64 seconds.[7]

He broke the ten-second barrier for the 100 metres running 9.92 seconds at the UIL State 6A Track and Field Championships on May 3, 2025 (+1.1 m/s).[8] The time moved him to second on the all-time U20 sprinter list worldwide, with the only athlete faster in this age group being Letsile Tebogo from Botswana who ran 9.91 seconds as a teenager, eclipsed the American record set by Christian Miller in 2024 of 9.93 seconds and made him the youngest person to have broken the ten-second barrier (at the age of 17 years, 7 months and 7 days).[3][9] At the same meeting, Taylor also won the 200 metres with a 20.14 seconds finishing time, setting a Texas high school state record but fell 0.01 seconds short of Roy Martin's national high school record of 20.13 seconds, set in 1985.[10] Taylor explained after the race that he elected to shut it down and coast across the line because he felt a minor twinge in his hamstring.[11]

In June 2025, he won the Nike Outdoor Nationals championships 100 metres in 10.10 seconds, 0.01 seconds ahead of Maurice Gleaton.[12]

He entered the 100 metres and 200 metres at the senior USA Track and Field Championships held in Eugene, Oregon in 2025.[13][14] He reached the semi-finals of the 100 metres.[15]

2026

On January 17, 2026, Taylor ran the fastest indoors 300m time in American high-school history with 32.45 ahead Jake Odey-Jordan, who also ran below the old national best time, at the VA Showcase.[16] In April at the Tom Jones Invitational in Gainesville, Florida Taylor ran the 200 m in 20.05 seconds to break the high school record set by Noah Lyles of 20.09.[17] On June 6, he ran 19.97 seconds for the 200 metres to move to sixth on the all-time world under-20 list, at the USATF Lone Star Grand Prix in College Station, Texas.[18] On June 18, he won the 100 metres title at the 2026 USATF U20 Championships.[19] In the 200 metres final on June 19, Taylor ran 19.94 seconds to win ahead of Blake Hamilton.[20] On July 4, Taylor ran a personal best 19.75 seconds (-0.9) into a headwind from lane 3 to win the 200 metres at the 2026 Prefontaine Classic, winning ahead of Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo. This time moved him to third on the world U20 all-time list.[21][22] On 5 August, he reached the final of the 100 metres race at the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, United States, running 10.06 seconds. He won the final in a personal best 9.94 seconds, the first American to win the title since Noah Lyles in 2016. The time moved him to joint fifth on the world all-time under-20 list.[23][24][25] On 8 August, he completed the sprint double, winning the 200 metres final in 19.83 ahead of his American teammate Blake Hamilton with Barbadian Jayden Green in third place.[26][27] On the final day of the championships he won the gold medal with the American men's 4 x 100 m relay team in a new world U20 record of 38.16 seconds, surpassing the previous best set by South Africa in winning the title in 2021.[28][29][30]

Achievements

  • Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[31]

Personal bests

DistanceTime (s)WindLocationDateNotes
60 metres 6.64 Armory Track & Field Center, New York (USA) 16 March 2026
100 metres 9.94 +0.1 m/s Eugene, OR, U.S. 6 August 2026
200 metres 19.75 -0.9 m/s Eugene, OR, U.S. 4 July 2026
200 meters (i) 20.46 - Armory Track & Field Center, New York (USA) 16 March 2026
300 meters (i) 32.45 - Virginia Beach Sports Center, Virginia Beach (USA) 17 January 2026

International competitions

Representing the  United States
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2026 World U20 Championships Eugene, OR, United States 1st 100 m 9.94 PB
1st 200 m 19.83 CR
1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.16 WU20R

Circuit wins

References

  1. ↑ "Tilastopaja Oy Track and field statistics". www.tilastopaja.info. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Tate Taylor". World Athletics. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Padilla, Roland (May 4, 2025). "Texas high schooler Tate Taylor runs 9.92, 100-meter in historic track performance". si.com. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  4. ↑ Melling, Shane (May 3, 2025). "Tate Taylor Sets New National Mark in 100m". Milesplit. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  5. ↑ "TATE TAYLOR, LISA RAYE SHINE IN 200-METER FINALS AT JUNIOR OLYMPICS". Runnerspace. July 26, 2024. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  6. ↑ Kotajarvi, Ryan (March 16, 2025). "Tate Taylor Astonishes with 200m Indoor National Record". Mile Split. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  7. ↑ Bradley, Maxx (March 17, 2025). "National Boys Indoor Performer of the Week (Mar. 10-16)". Mile Split. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  8. ↑ Bloomquist, Bret (May 3, 2025). "San Antonio sprinter Tate Taylor blasts national record 9.92 in 100 meters at UIL state meet". El Paso Times. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ Binder, Eric (May 3, 2025). "TEXAS STATE MEET RECAP 2025 - TATE TAYLOR RUNS 9.92/20.14 DOUBLE". Dye Stat. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  10. ↑ Baggarly, Charles (May 3, 2025). "WATCH: Harlan's Tate Taylor sets national record in 100-meter at UIL state meet". Star-Telegram. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  11. ↑ Lindstrom, Sieg (May 7, 2025). "Texas State Meet — Century Showdown Ends With HSR". Track & Field News. Retrieved May 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "JANE HEDENGREN SHINES IN 'VICTORY LAP' 3,000 METERS, LOWERS RECORD IN FINAL PREP RACE". Runnerspace. June 22, 2025. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ Sheeby, Tate (July 30, 2025). "The high school kids are more than all right: HS sprinters Quincy Wilson, Tate Taylor and Maurice Gleaton are chasing spots on the Worlds team". Letsrun.com. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  14. ↑ "U20 athletes to watch at the USA Track & Field Outdoor Championships". World Athletics. July 31, 2025. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Men's 100m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  16. ↑ "BULLIS MD BUILDS ON RELAY LEGACY, BREAKS OWN MIXED 4X400 RECORD AT VA SHOWCASE". Runnerspace. January 17, 2026. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
  17. ↑ "TATE TAYLOR BREAKS HIGH SCHOOL 200 RECORD WITH 20.05 IN FLORIDA". Dye Stat. April 18, 2026. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Thomas scorches to 21.70 at Lone Star Grand Prix". World Athletics. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 6, 2026.
  19. ↑ "TATE TAYLOR, MIA MAXWELL WIN 100 METERS AT USATF U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 19, 2026.
  20. ↑ "THREE HIGH SCHOOL RECORDS FALL IN FRENZIED CONCLUSION TO USATF U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. June 19, 2026. Retrieved June 20, 2026.
  21. ↑ "LILIAN ODIRA BEATS KEELY HODGKINSON OVER 800M AGAIN". Athletics Weekly. July 4, 2026. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Records fall as top-class clashes light up Eugene". World Athletics. July 4, 2026. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  23. ↑ "THEA BROWN ENJOYS FINE START AT WORLD U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved August 6, 2026.
  24. ↑ "TAYLOR AND MAXWELL COMPLETE US 100M DOUBLE AT WORLD U20 CHAMPS". Athletics Weekly. August 7, 2026. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Taylor and Maxwell win US world U20 100m double in Oregon". World Athletics. August 7, 2026. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
  26. ↑ Bogert, Owen (August 8, 2026). "World U20 records by Brown and Italy, Taylor runs championship record in Oregon". World Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2026.
  27. ↑ Nelsen, Matt (August 8, 2026). "World Athletics U20 Championships 2026: Tate Taylor powers to victory in the men's 200m". Olympics. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  28. ↑ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. Retrieved August 9, 2026.
  29. ↑ Zaccardi, Nick (August 9, 2026). "Tate Taylor wins triple gold at World U20 Track and Field Champs; U.S. breaks medal record". nbcsports. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Taylor anchors USA to world U20 4x100m record in Oregon". World Athletics. August 9, 2026. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Tate Taylor | Profile | World Athletics". worldathletics.org. Retrieved August 7, 2026.
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