Cheryl Taplin (born September 2, 1972 in

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

) is a retired American

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping eve ...

athlete who specialized in

sprinting Sprinting is running over a short distance at the top-most speed of the body in a limited period of time. It is used in many sports that incorporate running, typically as a way of quickly reaching a target or goal, or avoiding or catching an op ...

events. She represented her country at two consecutive World Championships, in 1997 and 1999. Taplin was elected to the Louisiana State University Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Penn Relays Wall of Fame in 2014. Taplin is currently the Executive Assistant to the Head Coach, and the Assistant Director of Operations, for the University of Southern California Football Team. She is also working on her master's degree in Communication Management at USC.USC Athletics https://usctrojans.com/coaches.aspx?rc=1320&path=football

Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *

100 meters The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, the dash is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contes ...

– 11.07 (+1.8 m/s, Baton Rouge 1994) * 200 meters – 22.79 (+0.4 m/s, Uniondale 1998) Indoor *

60 meters 60 metres, or 60-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field. It is a championship event for indoor championships, normally dominated by the best outdoor 100 metres runners. At outdoor venues it is a rare distance, at least for senior ath ...

– 7.17 (Atlanta 1999)

References

All-Athletics profile
1972 births Living people Track and field athletes from Seattle American female sprinters World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States LSU Tigers track and field athletes Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Goodwill Games medalists in athletics FISU World University Games gold medalists for the United States Medalists at the 1993 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1995 Summer Universiade Competitors at the 1998 Goodwill Games Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games 21st-century American women {{US-sprint-athletics-bio-stub