Taryn Tempel
2018 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Placed fifth in the triple jump at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a mark of 11.41 meters (37-5.25 ft.).
2018 INDOOR (Sr.)
Opened the season with a third-place finish in the triple jump at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a mark of 11.08 meters (36-4.25 ft.) … Finished fifth in the long jump (4.87m; 15-11.75 ft.) and sixth in the triple jump (11.19m; 36-8.5 ft.) at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) … Finished seventh in the triple jump at the Mark Colligan Memorial (1/20) with a mark of 11.14 meters (36-6.75 ft.) … Won the triple jump at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a mark of 11.37 meters (37-3.75 ft.) … Finished sixth in the triple jump at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) with a leap of 11.58 meters (38-0 ft.).
2017 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Competed at the Emporia State Relays (4/1) earning fifth place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.36 meters (37-3.25ft.) … Placed 16th at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-4/8) with a career-best mark of 11.55 meters (37-10.75 ft.) … Posted a fifth place finish at the Kansas Relays (4/19-4/22) in the triple jump with a wind-aided mark of 11.71 (38-5 ft.) … Claimed victory at the Rock Chalk Classic with a wind-aided mark of 11.66 meters (38-3.25 ft.) in the triple jump … Earned third place at the Ward Haylett Invite with a wind-aided triple jump mark of 11.64 meters (38-2.25 ft).
2017 INDOOR (Jr.)
Competed at the Bill Easton Classic (1/6), placing 13th in the long jump with a mark of 5.04 meters (16-6.5 ft.) and fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.34 meters (37-2.5 ft.) … Competed in the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, placing 10th in the long jump with a mark of 5.04 meters (16-6.5 ft.) and seventh in the triple jump, with a mark of 11.17 meters (36-7.75 ft.) … Took third place in the triple jump at the Jayhawk Classic (1/26-27) … Earned 16th place at the Husker Invitational (2/3-4) with a career-best mark of 11.55 meters (37-10.75 ft.) in the triple jump
2016 OUTDOOR (So.)
Competed in the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) and posted a triple jump mark of 11.31 meters (37-1.25 ft.), good for 16th place … Won the triple jump at the Ward Haylett Invitational with a leap of 11.33 meters (37-2.25 ft.) … Took fourth in the triple jump at the Mesa Classic (4/8) with a mark of 11.10 meters (36-5.0 ft.) … Personal-best triple jump mark of 11.50 meters (37-8.75 ft.) came at the ESU Relays, earning her eighth place … Finished seventh in the triple jump at the Kansas Relays (4/23) after her wind-aided leap of 11.77 meters (38-7.5 ft.) … Posted a wind-aided mark of 5.36 meters (17-7.0 ft.) and placed ninth in the long jump at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) … Recorded a personal-best long jump of 5.32 meters (17-5.5 ft.) at the Mesa Classic, good for 11th.
2016 INDOOR (So.)
Took third in the triple jump at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29) with a mark of 11.22 meters (36-9.75 ft.) … Placed fifth in the triple jump after posting a mark of 10.94 (35-10.75 ft.) at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) … Recorded a seventh-place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 10.86 meters (35-7.75 ft.) at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/4) … Claimed 16th in the 60 meters at the Bob Timmons Challenge with a time of 8.46 … Her triple jump of 11.22 meters (36-9.75 ft.) at the Iowa State Classic (2/13) earned her eighth overall … Leaped to an 18th-place finish at the Husker Invitational (2/6) with a triple jump mark of 10.91 meters (35-9.5 ft.).
2015 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Kicked off the outdoor campaign with a fifth-place finish in the triple jump at the ESU Spring Open (3/28) with her mark of 11.00 meters (36-1.25 ft.) … Took 10th in her final triple jump outing of the year at the Rock Chalk Classic (5/2), leaping a distance of 10.91 meters (35-9.5 ft.) … Best long jump mark of the season came at the ESU Spring Open when she hit 4.83 meters (15-10.25 ft.) en route to a 22nd-place finish.
2015 INDOOR (Fr.)
Top triple jump outing of the season came at the Jayhawk Classic (1/30) when she hit a mark of 10.62 meters (34-10.25 ft.) and finished third overall … Twice posted a triple jump mark of 10.58 meters (34-8.5 ft.), the first coming in a fifth-place finish at the KSU-KU-WSU Triangular (1/17), and the second at the ISU Classic (2/14), which earned her a seventh-place finish.
HIGH SCHOOL
Earned four letters in track as a member of the Garden City High School team that won the Western Athletic Conference three-consecutive years … Also earned letters in each of her four seasons on the volleyball and basketball teams … Broke the school record in the triple jump and became the all-time leading scorer in basketball … Led the women’s track team in points scored in all four seasons … Awarded Most Outstanding Female Athlete of her graduating class.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Robert and Kristi Tempel … Has a brother Tanner and triplet siblings Dustin and Greyson … Greyson is a quarterback at Pittsburg University while Dustin is on the track team at Garden City Community College … Majoring in speech pathology and plans to attain her master’s degree in the same field.
