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2021-22 Women's Track and Field Roster

Erik Schelkun
AJ Schraffenberger
Stew Milne

Taylor Flight

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Highschool Pike
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Custom1 Throws

Biography

Event     Personal Best Date
Weight Throw 19.07m 2/27/2022
Hammer Throw 50.68m 3/27/2021
Discus 48.29m  4/17/2021
Shot Put - Outdoor 14.93m 4/17/2021
Shot Put - Indoor 14.46m 3/1/2020

2021 (Senior)
• Named to the 2020-21 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Outdoor
• Placed fourth in discus with a PR and UD Top 5 mark of 48.29m at the Indiana State Gibson Invitational 
• Took first place of 56 competitors in the discus at the Yellow Jacket Open with a mark of 47.64m
• Placed second of 22 in discus at the Miami Blizzard Buster with a mark of 47.72m and second of 24 at the Miami RedHawk Invitational with a mark of 46.39m 
• Was sixth place in shot put with a mark of 13.96m at the Atlantic 10 Championships 
• Had a PR of 14.19m in shot put to take second place at the Miami Blizzard Buster 
• Placed second of 51 in shot put (14.09m) and second of 56 in the hammer throw (PR of 50.68m) at the Yellow Jacket Open

Indoor
• Canceled due to COVID-19

2020 (Junior)
• Named to the 2019-20 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Outdoor
• Canceled due to COVID-19

2020 (Junior)
Indoor 

• Ranked 4th in UD History in shot put with a distance of 14.46m 
• Set personal bests at the Akron Invite in weight throw (18.49m) and shot put (14.46m) placing 3rd at the Atlantic 10 Championship

2019 (Sophomore)
Named to University of Dayton Dean's List for Fall 2018
• Named to the 2018-19 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Indoor
• Set personal bests at the A-10 Championships in weight throw (17.24m) and shot put (13.11m)
• The distance of 17.24m was good for 2nd at the A-10 Championships
• Recorded top-5 finishes in weight throw at the Findlay Classic, Akron Invite, Spire Invitational, and A-10 Championship
Outdoor
• Set personal bests in the hammer throw (43.25m; Ball State Invite) and the shot put (12.93m; Raleigh Relays)
• Finished 5th in the shot put at the Vanderbilt Invite with a distance of 11.91m
• Competed in the hammer throw, shot put, and discus in five different events

2018 (Freshman)
• Named to the 2017-18 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

Indoor
• Reached her best shot-put attempt at the Buckeye Classic, with a distance of 12.03. Also got a weight throw distance of 11.12 at the same competition.
• Had a personal-best weight throw at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a distance of 16.47, where she placed 5th overall. Also threw in the shot-put competition getting a distance of 10.93.
• At the SPIRE Invitational, threw a 11.96 in the shot put and a 13.10 distance in the weight throw.
• Competed at the Gladstein Invitational in the shot put and weight throw, with distances of 11.42 and 14.55.
• Finished with distances of 11.92 and 14.93 in the shot put and weight throw at the Kentucky Invitational.
• At the Findlay Classic, threw a 10.95 in the shot put, and a 13.94 in the weight throw.
• Also competed at the Akron Invitational, where she threw a 10.62 in the shot put.
Outdoor
• Started off season with the Stan Lyons Invitational, where she threw for 11.27m in the shot put
• At the adidas Raleigh Relays, threw for 11.47m in the shot put and 39.23m in the Hammer Throw
• Competed in 3 events at the Cherry Blossom Invitational, throwing for 11.74m in the shot put, 37.13m in the discus, and 39.69 in the hammer throw
• Competed in the RedBird Invitational, throwing for 41.91m in the hammer throw, 35.19m in the discus, and 11.61m in the shot put
• Threw for a distance of 37.58 in the discus at the Jesse Owens Classic
• Participated in 3 events at the RedHawk Invitational, throwing for 44.28m in the hammer throw, 12.33m in the shot put, and 36.53m in the discus
• At the A-10 Championships, threw for 11.94m in the shot put, 38.76m in the discus, and 42.51m in the hammer throw- setting Hammer throw and Discus personal records in the process.
• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School
  • Graduated from Pike High School in Indianapolis, Ind. in 2017
  • Was a four year varsity track and field athlete
  • Member of the state championship team as a freshman and sophomore

Personal
  • Daughter of Mark and Risa Flight
  • Has two siblings, Madeline and Hannah
  • Majoring in Foreign Language Education with a minor in Music
  • Plans to become a Spanish teacher

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

  • 2018-19Sophomore

  • 2019Junior

  • 2020Junior

  • 2021Senior

  • 2021-22Graduate Student