2017-18 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Talajah Murrell
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Converse Judson
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
2019 OUTDOOR
Has competed in six meets … best wind-legal jump of her senior season has been an 18’-6” (5.64m) landed at the Michael Johnson Invitational … went for a monster 20’-6.25” (6.25m) with heavy wind at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout … jumped at the Big 12 Championships, placing 22nd with a top leap of 17’-8” (5.38m).
2017 OUTDOOR
Competed in eight meets for the Red Raiders, making appearances at both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA DI West Preliminaries ... began the outdoor season at the UTSA Invitational in the long jump at 5.39m/17-8.25 ... she improved that mark to 5.80m/19-0.50 at the horned Frog Invitational for a seventh-place finish ... at the Texas Tech Red Raider Shootout, she cleared a moderately-windy 6.08m/19-11.50 (2.8) jump for fifth-place ... at the shootout, she also had a personal best in the 100m dash, cloking an 11.79 run for ninth-place overall ... Murrell competed in both the long jump and 100m dash at the Big 12 Championship finishing 15th and 18th overall respectively ... she also went on to compete at the NCAA Division I West Preliminaries in the women's long jump to finish 41st.
2017 INDOOR
Participated in a total of six indoor meets, including the Big 12 Indoor Track & Field Championship ... in her season opener, the Arkansas Invitational, she secured her season-best in the long jump, ending with a best mark of 5.66m/18-7 for seventh-place ... Murrell placed seventh at the Adidas Classic in the 60m dash, clocking a 7.58 run ... she achieved her season-high time of 7.49 in the 60m at the Dunamis Sports Group College Classic for a second-place finish overall ... at the Big 12 Indoor Championship, Murrell competed in the 60m and LJ achieving 11th and 20th place finishes.
2016 OUTDOOR
Competed in the first two meets of the outdoor season ... opened in the 100 & 200-meter dash events at the TCU Invitational, posting times of 12.16 & 25.22(w), respectively ... helped the 4x100 relay team finish second at the Texas Tech Open at 45.41 seconds.
2016 INDOOR
Ran in three meets during her first collegiate indoor season ... began her campaign at the at the Texas A&M Quadrangular in the 60-meter dash at 7.86 seconds ... followed it up with a PR 7.73 the next week at the New Mexico Team Invite, while also going 25.23 in the 200 meters at the meet ... returned to Albuquerque the next week to post times of 7.74 seconds in the 60m and 25.35 in the 200m.
PERSONAL
Graduated from Converse Judson High School in San Antonio ... 5A State runner-up in the 100m (11.66) ... district and Regional champion in the 100m dash ... No. 6 returning 100m sprinter in the nation ... No. 3 returning long jumper in the state of Texas.
