Taylor Kientzel Class: Sophomore Hometown: Santa Cruz, Calif. High School: Santa Cruz HS Event: Long Jump-Triple Jump Experience: 1V

• Ranked second on the squad in the long jump with a PR 23-10.25 at the Big Meet
• Took seventh at the state meet in the triple jump with an effort of 47-11.50w as a high school senior

Freshman: Had a best of 47-11.75 in the triple jump at the Stanford Invitational ... 13th in the triple jump and 18th in the long jump at the Pac-10 Championships ... indoors, took eighth in the triple jump and 10th in the long jump at the MPSF meet. High School: Had a PR of 48-2.00 in the triple jump ... won the CCS title in the triple jump (47-8.00) and long jump as a senior ... qualified for the state meet in the long jump and placed 19th (22-1.75) ... best mark in the event is 22-10.50 ... other PRs include 11.81 in the 100 meters and 6-4 in the high jump ... a three-time league champion in the triple jump and twice captured the league title in the long jump ... voted team MVP his senior year ... didn't begin competing in track until his sophomore year ... earned all-league honors three times in basketball, averaging 16 ppg as a junior when he was named team MVP. Personal: Born July 25, 1991 ... mother is Bethany Kientzel and father is Keith Means ... has a younger brother and a younger sister ... undeclared major.

Career Best Marks
Event             Mark   Date
200m             24.18   April 2, 2011
Long Jump     23-10.25   April 16, 2011
Triple Jump   47-11.75   March 26, 2011