2026-27 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Tavaris Taylor
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Hallandale, Fla.
- High School:
- Shiloh HS
2025–26 (SOPHOMORE): Listed on USC Upstate's track and field roster for his sophomore season … Continued his collegiate career as a member of the Spartans' throwing squad. Did not compete due to injury.
2024–25 (FRESHMAN): Competed in the shot put and discus for USC Upstate during the indoor and outdoor track and field seasons … Earned a seventh-place finish in the shot put at the Big South Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a mark of 15.52 meters (50-11) … Finished seventh in the shot put at the Big South Indoor Championships with a mark of 15.29 meters (50-2) … Recorded a collegiate-best shot put throw of 16.22 meters (53-2.75) at the Charlotte Invitational, finishing fifth … Posted a personal-best discus throw of 39.69 meters (130-2) at the same meet … Earned a third-place finish in the shot put at the Asheville Bulldog Invitational with a mark of 15.19 meters (49-10) … Finished sixth in the shot put at the Charlotte 49er Classic with a throw of 16.10 meters (52-10) … Placed fifth in the shot put at the JDL Last Chance Invitational.
PRIOR TO USC UPSTATE: Attended Shiloh High School in Snellville, Ga. … Competed in the shot put and discus for the Generals … Recorded high school personal-best marks of 51 feet, 8 inches in the shot put and 142 feet, 1 inch in the discus … Ranked among Georgia Class 6A's returning throwers during his high school career … Joined USC Upstate following his graduation from Shiloh in 2024.
