Plenseh-Tay Sakeuh

Bio

2017-18 at Taylor:

Indoor: NAIA All-American in the long jump with a leap of 18-11.75 feet and the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.75 seconds, while finishing in sixth-place in both events at the NAIA Indoor National Championships … Set the TU record in the 60-meter hurdles with her performance at the NAIA Indoor National Championships … NAIA Field Athlete of the Week and Crossroads League Field Athlete of the Week for Feb. 5-12 … Named CL Track Athlete of the Week on three occasions … Earned All-CL honors in the 60-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, 200-meter dash and long jump … Won the 60-meter hurdles at the UIndy Invitational and CL Championships … Finished first in the long jump at IWU Invitational, CL Championships and Findlay Meet … Ran a 7.94 in the 60-meters and a 26.23 in the 200-meters at the CL Championships.

Outdoor: NAIA All-American in the 100-meter hurdles from a fifth-place finish at the NAIA National Championships … Finished 11th at the NAIA National Championships in the long jump … Won the long jump, 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay and finished second in the 200 and third in the 100-meter races to garner All-Crossroads League honors … Set a TU record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.25 seconds at the NAIA National Championships … Moved into fifth place in program history with her effort in the 200-meters at the CL Championships … Tabbed Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week once … Finished first in the long jump, 100-meter hurdles and 4x100-meter relay at the George Glass Invitational … Earned first place in the long jump and 100-meter hurdles at Indiana Little State Championships.

2016-17 at Taylor:

Indoor: Earned NAIA All-American honors with a third-place finish in the long jump at the NAIA Indoor National Championships … Set the TU record in the long jump with a leap of 19-01.50 feet at the NAIA National Championships … Also competed in the 60-meter hurdles at the NAIA National Championships … Finished 11th at Nationals with a time of 9.00 … Won the 60-meter hurdles with a career-best time of 8.82 at the Crossroads League Meet … Won the long jump with a leap of 18-08.50 feet at the Crossroads League Meet … Named the Crossroads League Field Athlete of the Week on Jan. 29 … Set the TU record in the 60-meter hurdles at the Crossroads League Meet with a time of 8.82 … Set a career-best mark in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.91.

Outdoor: Competed in the long jump and the 100-meter hurdles at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships … Placed tenth at the NAIA National Championships with a mark of 18-07 feet in the long jump … Won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.83 at the Crossroads League Championships to earn All-Crossroads League honors … Posted a season-best time of 26.82 to finish in ninth place in the 200-meter dash … Won the long jump and earned All-Crossroads League honors at the Crossroads League Championships with a leap of 18-09.75 feet in the long jump … Helped TU’s 4x100-meter relay team to a second-place finish at the Crossroads League Championships … Named the Crossroads League Field Athlete of the Week on May 7.

2015-16 at Taylor:

Indoor: Qualified for the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the 60-meter hurdles in the long jump … Set a school record for the fastest time in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.90 at the University of Indianapolis Invitational … Named the Crossroads League Track Athlete of the Week on two occasions … Set a school record in the long jump with a mark of 18-04.25 feet at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic … Won the long jump and 60-meter hurdles at the Indiana Wesleyan Classic … Won the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at the Taylor Invitational … Won the 60-meter hurdles and the long jump at the DePauw Invitational … Finished 14th at the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the long jump … Finished 13th at the NAIA Indoor National Championships in the 60-meter hurdles.

Outdoor: Earned All-American honors with an eighth-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships … Finished 14th in the long jump at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships … Won the long jump and the 100-meter hurdles at the Crossroads League Championships … Earned All-Crossroads League honors in the 100-meter dash, 100-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles and long jump … Set a school record in the long jump with a mark of 19-05.50 feet at the North Central Invitational … Set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.29 at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships … Won the 100-meter dash and the long jump at the Manchester Invitational.

Prep: Competed for coach Nick Clarkson at Lapel High and earned three letters … Tabbed Indiana All-State four times … Holds records in the 100 and 300-meter hurdles at regionals and sectionals.

Personal: Daughter of NePlenseh Sakeuh … Brother, Matt, is on the men’s track and field team at Taylor and sister, Princess, competed on the women’s track and field team … Majoring in public relations.