Taylor Roe

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Taylor Roe
Personal information
Born (2000-10-13) October 13, 2000 (age 24)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event Long-distance running
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000m: 8:51.60 (2024)
5000m: 14:49.91 (2025)
10000m: 30:58.66 (2025)
Road
10 miles: 49:53 (2025)
Half marathon: 1:07:22 (2025)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
NACAC Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Freeport 10,000 m

Taylor Roe (born 13 October 2000) is an American long-distance runner. [1] She holds the American records for the road 10km and 15km.

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Early life

From the state of Washington, she attended Lake Stevens High School, graduating in 2019 having won nine individual state titles in cross country and track. [2]

NCAA

She competed for Oklahoma State University and had a second-place finish at the 2020 NCAA Division I cross country championships. [3] She won the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships over 3000 metres with a time of 8:58.95. She took the silver medal in the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships over 5000 metres in March 2024, finishing runner-up to Parker Valby. [4] She placed third in 10,000 metres and sixth in the 5,000 metres for Oklahoma State University at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships in June 2024 in Eugene, Oregon. [2]

Professional career

She turned professional with an endorsement deal with Puma in July 2024. [5]

In March 2025, she won the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta, Georgia with a personal best time of 1:07.22. [6]

In April 2025, she won the USATF 10 Mile Championships and became the first woman to run under 50 minutes for the distance on the road. In running a time of 49:53, Roe broke the previous best, set by Evaline Chirchir in 2019, by nearly 40 seconds, and she broke Keira D'Amato’s best American time by over a minute. She also set a new American best in the 10km (30:56) and 15km (46.24) en-route at the event, part of the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run. [7] [8] Later that month she finished third at the Boston 5k and ran a time of 14:57, her first time under 15:00. [9]

She lowered her personal best to 14:49.91 for the 5000 metres at the Sunset Tour Los Angeles on 12 July 2025. [10] She finished in third place overall in the 10,000 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. [11] At the same championships, she placed seventh in the final of the 5000 metres. [12] Later that month, she won the 10,000 metres at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in a championship record 32:19.84. [13] She was selected for the American team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. [14]

Statistics

International competitions

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YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2025 NACAC Championships Freeport, The Bahamas 1st10,000 m 32:19.84

National championships

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTime
2024 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 8th5000m15:15.37
2025USA 10-Mile Championships Washington, D.C. 1st10-mile49:53
USA Half Marathon Championships Atlanta, Georgia 1stHalf Marathon1:07:22
USATF Outdoor Championships Eugene, Oregon 3rd10000m31:45.41
7th5000m15:21.36

References

  1. ↑ "Taylor Roe". World Athletics. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Coe, Aaron (June 19, 2024). "Taylor Roe competes at the Olympic trials this weekend". Herald.net. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Patterson, Nick (September 20, 2021). "The Herald's 2020-21 Woman of the Year in Sports: Taylor Roe". Heraldnet.com. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Ormond, Cameron (January 2, 2025). "Try this pro runner's rust-busting workout for 2025". Runnimgmagazine.ca. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ "A RISING STAR IN DISTANCE RUNNING". Puma-catchup.com. July 10, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Taylor Roe After Winning The U.S. Half Marathon Championships To Qualify For Her First National Team (1:07:22)". Citiusmag.com. March 10, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "TAYLOR ROE BREAKS WORLD BEST AT USATF 10 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS". DyeStat. April 6, 2025. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ Monti, David (April 6, 2025). "RRW: Taylor Roe Sets World Best for 10 Miles & US Records at 10k & 15k En Route At Cherry Blossom 10-Mile". Lets Run. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  9. ↑ Gault, Jonathan (April 17, 2025). "2025 Boston 5K/BAA Mile: Casey Comber Repeats in Mile, Taylor Roe's Strong Season Continues". Lets Run. Retrieved April 1, 2025.
  10. ↑ "BRIAN MUSAU GOES UNDER 13 MINUTES, BYU WOMEN SHINE AT SUNSET TOUR". Dyestat. July 13, 2025. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Women's 10000m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. July 31, 2025. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
  12. ↑ Johnson, Weldon (August 4, 2025). "Roisin Willis arrives, Houlihan returns, a brutal weekend for front-runners – Sunday at USATF Championships". Lets Run. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Roban makes history at NACAC Championships". World Athletics. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
  14. ↑ "USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Dyestat. September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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