Taylor Hacker

Taylor is a 2005 Tides Track and Field Alumnus, Taylor returns to the Gig Harbor Track and Field program after four years at Pacific Lutheran University. While at PLU, she threw the shot over 40 feet before focusing on the hammer. As a senior, Taylor destroyed the PLU school record in the hammer by nearly 13 feet, tossing it 184'8" before moving on to a 4th place finish in the NCAA III National Meet. Her 4th place finish earned her NCAA III All-American status. Taylor is working as an team manager for Pacific Lutheran this spring in addition to coaching at Gig Harbor. She is USATF Level I Certified as of January of 2010, and completed USTFCCCA's Technical Certification course in 2014.