2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster

Mark Moore
Mark Moore
Darren Miller

Taylor Gilling

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Highland Park, Ill.
  • Highschool Highland Park
  • Instagram taylorgilling01

Biography

Honors: 2022 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier in the 4x100-meter relay ... 2021 NCAA West Preliminary Round qualifier in the 100 meters, 4x100-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay ... ranks ninth in the 60 meters and eighth in the 200 meters on the UW top-10 indoor performance list ... ranks 10th in the 200 meters, eighth in the 200 meters and second in the 4x100-meter relay on the UW top-10 outdoor performance list ... Academic All-Big Ten
 
  Personal Bests
 Indoor  Outdoor
60 Meters 7.47  2/24/23 100 Meters 11.53 wa  5/26/21
 200 Meters  24.33  2/24/23  200 Meters  24.14  5/14/21
 300 Meters  40.60  1/16/21

TFRRS Profile

2024 Indoor Track: finished 10th in the 60 meter prelims with a time of 7.80 and 14th in the 200 meters crossing in 25.78 at the Michigan Invitational (1/26-1/27)... finished 10th in the 200 meter premier race at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 19-12)... placed seventh in the 60 meters in 7.78 and 20th in the 300 meters in 42.81 at the Wisconsin Midwest Invitational (Jan. 13)...

2023 Outdoor Track: Finished eighth in the 100 meters with a time of 11.79 and 13 in the 200 meters crossing in 24.25 at the USF Bulls Invitational (March 17)... part of the 4x100 squad that finished eighth with a time of 46.96 and finished 10th in the 100 meters in 11.88 at the Stanford Invitational (March 31)... Finished second in the 4x100 in 46.00 and fifth in 4x400 in 4:15.43 at the Pacific Coast Invitational (April 13)... Placed 13th in the 200 meters in 24.69 and 14th in the 100 meters in 11.79 at the Beach Invitational (April 14)... finished second in both the 100 meters in 11.64 and the 200 meters in 24.40 at the Wisconsin Alumni Classic (May 5)... finishes 16th in the 100 meters in 11.66 at the 2023 Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) 

2023 Indoor Track: Placed sixth in the 60 meters with a time of 7.57 and 17th in the 300 meters in 42.72 at the Wisconsin Badgers Midwest Invite (Jan.14) ... finished 11th with a time of 25.27 in the 200 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invite (Jan.20-21) ... finished eighth in the 60 meters with a time of 7.85, placed fifth in the 200 meters with a time of 24.8, and earned a seventh place finish in the 4x400 with a time 4:01.06 at the 2023 Indiana University Relays… won the 60 meters crossing the line at 7.52, and placed third in the 200 meters with a time of 25.14 at the Valentines Day Invitational (Feb. 17)... ran a personal best of 7.47 in the 60 meters in the qualifying round finishing 16th at the Big Ten Championships (Feb.24-25)

2022 Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 4x100-meter relay in 47.22, finished ninth in the 100 meters in 11.96 and 38th in the 200 meters in 25.52 at the Texas State Bobcat Invite (Mar.24-26) ... ran a personal best in the 100 meters in 11.77, finishing fifth, placed sixth in the 200 meters in 24.18, finished second in the 4x100 in 44.53, and placed seventh in the 4x400 in  3:47.44 at the Jim Click Shootout (April 8-9) ... finished third in the 100 meters (12.08), second in the 200 meters (24.45), second in the 4x100-meter relay (45.96) and third in the 4x400-meter relay (3:49.22) at the Oregon Relays (April 22-23) ... won the 4x100-meter relay in 45.29 at the Wisconsin Classic (May 6) ... member of the 17th-place 4x100-meter relay in 46.07 at the Texas Relays (March 25) ... member of the sixth-place 4x100-meter relay in 45.14 at the Big Ten Championships (May 13-15); also finished 14th in the 200 meters in 24.26 and 18th in the 100 meters in 11.84... placed 14th in the 4x100 relay with a time of 44.78 at the NCAA West Prelims (May 25-28)

2022 Indoor: Won the 60 meters in 7.64 at the St. Valentines Open (Feb.18) ... finished 24th in the 60 meters in 7.79 and 31st int he 200 meters at the Windy City Invitational (Feb. 11-12) ... placed 36th in the 200 meters in 25.33 and 40th in the 60 meters in 7.80 at the Rod McCravy Memorial (Jan. 28-29) ... finished 11th in the 200 meters in 25.61 and 14th in the 60 meters in 7.75 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 21-22)

2021 Outdoor: Finished 11th in the 100 meters (11.53 wa) and was a member of the 14th-place 4x100-meter relay (44.78) and 23rd place 4x400-meter relay (3:42.55) at the NCAA West Preliminary Round (May 26-29) ... placed 11th in the 100 meters with a personal best time of 11.90 and finished 12th in the 200 meters with a personal best time of 24.14 at the Big Ten Championships (May 12-14)... came in second in the 100 meters with a 11.62 and helped the Badgers win the 4x100-meter relay in 45.28 at the M City Classic (Apr.30-May 1) ... member of the winning sprint-medley relay at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (April 23) in 3:58.93

2021 Indoor: Took 15th in the 60 meters (7.59) and 16th in the 200 meters (24.80) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 25-27) ... placed fourth in the 60 meters (7.59) and was a member of the fifth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:46.82) at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan.22)... finished first in the 300 meters with a 40.60 at the Badger Icebreaker (Jan.16)... came in sixth place in the 200 meters with a 24.65 at Hoosier Hills (Feb.6)

2020 Outdoor: Season canceled due to COVID-19

2020 Indoor: Ran the 200 meters with a time of 25.29 and the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.75 at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (Jan. 17-18)... competed in the 60 meters (prelims) with a time of 7.69, the 200 meters with a time of 24.91 and was apart of the 'Wisconsin B' 4x400 meter relay that competed with a time of 4:01.24 at the Indiana Relays (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... competed in the 60 meters (prelims) with a time of 7.62, the 60 meters (semifinals) with a time of 7.79 and the 200 meters with a time of 24.76 at the Meyo Invitational (2/7-8)... Placed 24th in the 200 meters (prelims) with a time of 24.87 and 25th in the 60 meters (prelims) with a time of 7.64 at the Big Ten Championships (2/28-29)

High School: 2019 state champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters ... as a junior finished second in the 200 meters and fourth in the 100 meters

Personal: Parents are Nichele Gilling and Mark Gilling ... has two siblings - Jasmine and Mark Jr. ... major is health promotion and health equity

Why Wisconsin?

"Aside from Wisconsin's renowned academic and athletic excellence, I found the sense of community to be very welcoming and inviting.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

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  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2021-22Junior

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  • 2022-23Senior

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  • 2023-24Graduate Student

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