Taliyah Brooks

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Taliyah Brooks
Athletics
EventHeptathlon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Heptathlon: 6330 (Desenzano del Garda, 2023)

Taliyah Brooks (born 8 February 1995) is an American multi-event athlete.[1]

Early life

Brooks attended S. H. Rider High School in Wichita Falls, Texas.[2] She competed collegiately for the Arkansas Razorbacks.[3] Having finished runner-up for the two previous years, in 2018 she won the pentathlon at the NCAA Division I championships.[4]

Career

Brooks competed in the

USATF.[6][7]

In May 2023, Brooks set a new personal best score of 6330 for the heptathlon in Desenzano del Garda, Italy.[8] At the US national championships in July 2023 in Eugene, Oregon, Brooks finished second in the heptathlon behind Anna Hall.[9] She was selected for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest in August 2023.[10]

References

  1. ^ "T.Brooks". World Athletics. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Taliyah Brooks Qualifies for the World Track & Field Championships". wfisd.net. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  3. ^ Price, Shawn (April 30, 2023). "Taliyah Brooks Wins Multistars Heptathlon With World-Leading 6,330 Score". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ Gretschel, Johanna (March 9, 2018). "Two-Time Pentathlon Runner-Up Taliyah Brooks Finally Wins Her NCAA crown". flotrack.org. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  5. ^ Rudder, Paul (December 9, 2022). "Why is heptahlete Taliyah Brooks suing USA Track & Field". en.as.com. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  6. ^ Butler, Sarah (2 December 2022). "Heptathlete Taliyah Brooks Brings Lawsuit Against USATF". Runners World. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  7. ^ Hunsinger Benbow, Dana. "Forced to compete in 111-degree Olympic Trials, she collapsed. Now she's suing USATF". Indy Star. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  8. ^ Smith, Gary (1 May 2023). "GardaStars by 36th Multistars Results; Brooks sets PB and Tilga breaks MR". Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  9. ^ Butler, Sarah (8 July 2023). "Awkward? Heptathlete Taliyah Brooks Is Suing USATF. She Just Finished Second at the U.S. Championships". Runners World. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  10. ^ Gault, Jonathan (7 August 2023). "USATF Announces 2023 World Championship Roster". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 August 2023.