2018-19 Track & Field Roster
Taj Dorsett
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Nassau, Bahamas
BOISE STATE CAREER
2018-19: INDOOR- Competed in both of the horizontal jumps events at the Jackson’s Open, leaping 37-08.75 in the triple jump to place fourth. Did not record a distance in the long jump at that meet (Dec. 8) . . . Appeared in both the triple and long jump at the Bronco Invitational, finishing fourth in the long jump at 17-6.75 (5.35m). Also took fifth in the 60m, with her best time on the day of 7.79 coming in the prelims (Jan. 12) . . . Appeared in both horizontal jumps at the Ed Jacoby Invitational and Multis (Jan. 18-19) . . . Competed in both the long jump and triple jump at the New Mexico Team Invite (Jan. 26) . . . Took fourth in the long jump (18-1.75 / 5.53m) while also appearing in the long jump at the Jacksons/Nike Boise Indoor Invite (Feb. 1-2) . . . Competed in both the long and triple jumps at the Bronco Challenge (Feb. 9) . . . Scored at a conference championship for the first time in her career, taking fifth in the triple jump. Also competed in the long jump on the weekend (Feb. 21-23) . . . OUTDOOR- Competed in the horizontal jumps at seven meets during the outdoor season . . . Concluded her career with a sixth-place showing in the triple jump at the Mountain West Championships, leaping 38’-2.5” (11.95m) to score three points . . . Swept the long jump and triple jump at the Border Clash (April 17-19) . . . Won the long jump with a jump of 18’-3.25” at the Sun Angel Classic (April 5-6) . . . Also saw action at the Mike Fanelli Track Classic (March 28-30), the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30) and the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 17-19).
2017-18: INDOOR- Had her best season in the Blue and Orange, setting new personal best in the 60m, long jump and triple jump . . . Finished ninth in the triple jump, while also competing in the long jump at the Mountain West Championships (Feb. 22-24) . . . Took first in triple jump with a jump of 39-2.25 (11.94m) at the Boise State Challenge. Also placed fifth in the 60m (Feb. 10) . . . Had a runner-up finish in the long jump, jumping 17-10.25 (5.44m) at the Jackson's Nike Boise Indoor Invite (Feb. 2-3) . . . Continued her impressive start to the season with a runner-up finish in the long jump at the Bronco Invitational (Jan. 20), jumping a personal best 18-7.25 (5.67m) . . . Competed in the long and triple jumps at the Ed Jacoby Invitational (Jan. 12-13), finishing sixth and third, respectively. Establish a new personal best of 39-7.25 (12.07m) in the triple jump. . Opened the season in dominant fashion, setting personal best in the 60m and triple jump . . . Missed qualifying for the preliminary round of the 60m at the UW Invitational (Jan. 26-27) by spots, running 7.85. Also competed in the triple jump that weekend . . Won the 60m at the Jackson's Open (Dec. 9) in a new personal best of 7.77 after running the fastest time in the prelims if 7.83 – also a personal best time. Followed up with a fourth-place showing in the triple jump, jumping a then personal best of 38-2.25 (11.64m) . . . OUTDOOR- Competed in five meets during the outdoor season, specializing in the horizontal jumps . . . Opened the outdoor season with a personal best of 39-8.5 (12.10m) in the triple jump to take seventh in the triple jump at the Stanford Invitational (March 30-31) . . . Competed in the long and triple jumps at the Sun Angel Classic (April 5-7), taking sixth in the triple jump (38-7.5 / 11.77m) and 13th in the long jump (18-4.25 / 5.59m) . . . Swept the long and triple jumps at the Border Clash (April 27-28) . . . Took 10th in the triple jump at the Mountain West Championships (May 9-12), leaping 39-1 (11.91m) . . . Ran 12.55 for the 100m at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 19-20) . .
2016-17: INDOOR – Competed in the triple jump, long jump and 60m dash over the course of the indoor season…best individual event at the conference championships was the triple jump, where she was 12th thanks to a 36-9.75 (11.22m)…also competed in the long jump (17-2.25 / 5.24m) and ran a leg on the 4x400m relay team (3:51.00) at the conference championships…kicked off the season at the Jackson's Open and took third in the 60m with a 7.86…was fourth in the 60m (7.92) at the Bronco Invitational…competed at the UW Invitational and the Jackson's/NB Indoor Invitational…enjoyed her career-best mark in the triple jump at the Boise State Challenge, taking third thanks to a 17-10.75 (5.45m)…OUTDOOR – Progressed to the outdoor season and started the year at the Stanford Invitational (16-7.25/ 5.06m)…best performance in the 100m came at the Stanford Invitational (12.40)…competed in the 100m again at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival (12.44)…27th at the Sun Angel Classic thanks to a 17-2 (5.23m)…15th at the Bryan Clay Invitational in the triple jump after bounding her way to a career-best 37-2.25 (11.33m)…best finish of the season came at the Border Clash when she took second in the long jump with a 17-10.25 (5.44m).
2015-16: INDOOR – Competed in the long jump and triple jump in her freshman indoor campaign…started the year at the Ed Jacoby Invite and took fifth (17-7.5 / 5.37m) in the long jump and sixth (36-6.75 / 11.14m) in the triple jump, both of which were season bests…was 12th in the long jump at the Bronco Invite with a mark of 17-5.25 (5.31m)…second in both the long jump (17-1.25 / 5.21m) and the triple jump (35-1.25 / 10.70m) at the Jackson's/NB Invitational…took seventh in the triple jump at the Boise State Challenge with a 35-5.25 (10.80m)…competed at the Mountain West Indoor Track and Field Championships in both the triple jump and long jump...OUTDOOR – Continued specializing in the triple jump and long jump…recorded her career-best mark in the long jump at the Border Clash, jumping 17-8.25 (5.39m), but ended up taking fourth place with a wind-aided 18-3 (5.56m)…took 13th place in the triple jump at the conference championships, bounding her way to a 36-1.5 (11.01m)…placed ninth in the triple jump at the Oregon Relays with a career-best performance of 36-9 (11.20m), and was also 10th in the long jump (17-4.75 / 5.30m)…started the season at the Sun Angel Classic and took 22nd in the long jump.
Began her prep career specializing in the 100m and 200m, and then moved towards the long jump and triple jump during her junior and senior seasons...personal bests include a 18-4 in the long jump, a 38-6 in the triple jump and 12.69 in the 100m.
CAREER BESTS
Indoor
60m - 7.77
200m - 26.04
Triple Jump - 39'-7.25" (12.07m)
Long Jump - 18'-7.25" (5.67m)
Outdoor
100m - 12.40
Triple Jump - 39'-8.5" (12.10m)
Long Jump - 18'-4.25" (5.68m)
