Gabriella Taylor Season 2026

2026
Ran at six meets during outdoor season, including the NCAA Championships and Big Ten Championships ... Anchor leg on UCLA's 4x400 relay squad at NCAAs ... Finished 27th in the 400m (54.34) at Outdoor B1Gs ... Set best times in the 400m (53.24) and 200m (24.47) in her outdoor debut at the Jim Bush Legends Meet on Mar. 28 ... Finished seventh in the collegiate division of the 400m (53.68) at the Mt. SAC Relays on Apr. 17 ... Posted her second-best 400m (53.38) of the year during the USC Dual Meet on May 3 ... Competed at three meets during indoor season ... Made her NCAA debut at the Spokane Sports Showcase on Jan. 16, finishing sixth in the 300m (39.04) ... Placed third in her 400m heat at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Invite on Jan. 23, setting her best time of indoor season at 54.25 ... Named to the UCLA Athletic Director's Honor Roll for fall and winter quarters.

High School
Attended Highland High School in her hometown of Gilbert, Ariz. ... Specialized in the 400m ... Posted a best time of 53.80 in the 400m ... Was 400m champion at the Arcadia Invitational ... Ran club with the Arizona Flames Track Club. 

Personal
Gabriella Simone Taylor was born in 2007 in Gilbert, Ariz. to parents Amanda and Irvin ... Has three older siblings, Zach, Skylar, and Isaiah ... Decided to attend UCLA because of the "amazing teammates, coaches, academics, and location" ... Cites winning the 400m at the Arcadia Invitational, and running the No. 2 time in Arizona history as her greatest pre-UCLA athletic thrill ... Plans on majoring in political science ... Aspires to become a lawyer.