Colorado State University Athletics
2021-22 Track & Field Roster
Brunger, Tayla
Tayla Brunger
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Whanganui, New Zealand
- High School:
- Whanganui Collegiate School
Bio
Collegiate Personal Bests
Indoor
- 60 meters - 8.02
- 200 meters - 26.75
- 400 meters - 1:03.42
Outdoor
- 100 meters - 11.96 (T-15th in CSU History)
- 200 meters - 25.63
- 400 meters - 57.35
Accolades
- All-Mountain West, 4x100m Relay (2022 OTF)
Brunger at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 9th place, 100m (Outdoor)
- 2nd place, 4x100m Relay (Outdoor)
COLORADO STATE
Freshman (2021-22)
(Indoor): Competed in five meets... Achieved a 60m PR of 8.02 at the Air Force Holiday Open...Her 1:03.42 PR in the 400 meter occurred at Air Force Invitational...Ran a 200m PR at Colorado Invitational with a time of 26.75.
(Outdoor): Competed in seven meets including the Mountain West Championships... Ran a 11.96 100m dash in the prelims of MW, which is 15th in school history and then placed ninth in the finals to just miss out on scoring...A part of the second-place 4x100m relay team that earned eight points for the women's score en route to their second-place team finish...Recorded a 400m PR at Doug Max Invite and 200m PR at CSU Spank Blasing Invite.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Attended Whanganui Collegiate School...At 2021 NZ U20 Championships at Hawkes Bay, she won the 100m and finished second in the 200m, while also being a part of the championship 4x100m team...Ranked in top-5 U-18 women sprinters in the country...By a comfortable margin, Brunger was named 2020 Whanganui Athlete of the Year...At the 2020 New Zealand Championships, she took gold in the junior 100 and 200 races, while finishing runner-up in the 400m...In November of 2020, she recorded her first legal sub 12-second 100m with a time of 11.97 at a regional meet...She clocked a 54.63 400 that vaulted her to the top of the U-20 rankings and second in the opening rankings nationally in March of 2020...A part of the California Track and Field Tour - a three-week meet series organized annually for New Zealand athletes...Was awarded financial support for traveling to the States from New Zealand-based organization, the Mitre 10 Mega Wanganui Future Champions Trust...Also competed in swimming, cycling, netball, hockey and basketball...Daughter to Jodie and Nicholas.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 100m – 11.78
- 200m – 24.17
- 400m – 54.63
Indoor
- 60 meters - 8.02
- 200 meters - 26.75
- 400 meters - 1:03.42
Outdoor
- 100 meters - 11.96 (T-15th in CSU History)
- 200 meters - 25.63
- 400 meters - 57.35
Accolades
- All-Mountain West, 4x100m Relay (2022 OTF)
Brunger at the Mountain West Championships
2022
- 9th place, 100m (Outdoor)
- 2nd place, 4x100m Relay (Outdoor)
COLORADO STATE
Freshman (2021-22)
(Indoor): Competed in five meets... Achieved a 60m PR of 8.02 at the Air Force Holiday Open...Her 1:03.42 PR in the 400 meter occurred at Air Force Invitational...Ran a 200m PR at Colorado Invitational with a time of 26.75.
(Outdoor): Competed in seven meets including the Mountain West Championships... Ran a 11.96 100m dash in the prelims of MW, which is 15th in school history and then placed ninth in the finals to just miss out on scoring...A part of the second-place 4x100m relay team that earned eight points for the women's score en route to their second-place team finish...Recorded a 400m PR at Doug Max Invite and 200m PR at CSU Spank Blasing Invite.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Attended Whanganui Collegiate School...At 2021 NZ U20 Championships at Hawkes Bay, she won the 100m and finished second in the 200m, while also being a part of the championship 4x100m team...Ranked in top-5 U-18 women sprinters in the country...By a comfortable margin, Brunger was named 2020 Whanganui Athlete of the Year...At the 2020 New Zealand Championships, she took gold in the junior 100 and 200 races, while finishing runner-up in the 400m...In November of 2020, she recorded her first legal sub 12-second 100m with a time of 11.97 at a regional meet...She clocked a 54.63 400 that vaulted her to the top of the U-20 rankings and second in the opening rankings nationally in March of 2020...A part of the California Track and Field Tour - a three-week meet series organized annually for New Zealand athletes...Was awarded financial support for traveling to the States from New Zealand-based organization, the Mitre 10 Mega Wanganui Future Champions Trust...Also competed in swimming, cycling, netball, hockey and basketball...Daughter to Jodie and Nicholas.
High School Personal Bests
Outdoor
- 100m – 11.78
- 200m – 24.17
- 400m – 54.63
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