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