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Taylor Ellis-Watson

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Taylor Ellis-Watson
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Taylor Washington[2][3] (née Ellis-Watson) is an American track and field athlete. She was a member of the winning relay team for the United States Olympic team in the women's 4 × 400 meter relay for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

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Early life

Taylor Ellis-Watson was born on May 6, 1993, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[1] Ellis-Watson began running at age 12, and she excelled in track as a high school student.[4][5] In 2011, she graduated from Springside School, which has since been renamed Springside Chestnut Hill Academy.[5]

Track and field Athletic Career

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Ellis-Watson first attended college at the University of Pittsburgh where she was named All-Big East Conference in track.[5] After two years, she transferred from Pittsburgh to the University of Arkansas seeking the increased competition that comes at an SEC track school.[4][5] In November 2013 and December 2014, Ellis-Watson had surgery on her left foot to repair a stress fracture. Ellis-Watson was an 11-time All-American at Arkansas and was part of the school's 2015 indoor track and 2016 outdoor track national championship teams.[4] Although she graduated from college 2015, Ellis-Watson began working towards her post-graduate degree in counseling and continuing to compete in the NCAA through 2016.[5]

At the 2016 Olympic trials in Eugene, Oregon, Ellis-Watson finished fourth in the 400 meters with a personal best time of 50.25.[4][5] She missed qualifying for the individual 400 meter .08 of a second. The result was still good enough to earn Ellis-Watson a spot on the U.S. 4 × 400 women's relay team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[4] At the Olympics, Ellis-Watson ran the second leg of the preliminary round of the 4 × 400 relay with a split of 50.81 seconds.[6] Although Ellis-Watson did not race in the finals, she won gold for being part of the winning relay team.[6]

Former Arkansas women's track and field team captain Taylor Washington (née: Ellis-Watson) was honored at the 2017 NCAA Convention which was held January 18–21, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee.[7]

Taylor Washington placed 17th in 400 meters in 52.47 at 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[8]

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Personal life

As of 2016, Ellis-Watson is engaged to be married to fellow track athlete Wesley Washington.[5][9] The pair met while Ellis-Watson was a student at the University of Pittsburgh.[5]

Professional Career

Team USA Track and Field Coaching

Coach Taylor Washington, Darryl Woodson, Jeremy Wariner and Kyra Jefferson teamed to coach Team USA at 2025 World Athletics Relays where 4 of the 5 relays qualified for the 2025 World Athletics Championships.[10][11][12]

NCAA Coaching and Program Management

In 2024, coach Taylor Washington returned to University of Arkansas to assist the Razorbacks.[13]

In July of 2019, Taylor Washington joined the University of Central Florida athletic staff as coordinator of executive operations.[14]

High School Coaching and Program Management

In July 2017, Coach Taylor Washington developed many state qualifiers for cross country and track & field at Windermere High School and Montverde Academy in Florida.[15]

Ernst & Young

In 2021, Washington specialized in program management, organizational change management, and training as a People Advisory Services Consultant at Ernst & Young.

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