Taylor Caba
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- Hometown:
- Plattsmouth, Neb.
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- Year:
- So.
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- Previous School(s):
- Plattsmouth HS
Bio
2020 Season (Freshman): Top Bruin finisher at four cross country meets…Ran a personal best 5k time of 21:28.4 at the Briar Cliff Open on October ... Broke own school record in the 800-meter run (2:34.59) at the Prairie Wolf Invite on April 22 ... Ran a personal best times of 5:32.44 in the 1500-meter run and 1:05.48 in the 400-meter dash.
High School: Earned three medals at the Nebraska State Track meet including two as a junior in 2019, in the 4 x 800-meter relay and 1,600-meter run ... Qualified in four events at the 2017 Nebraska State Track Meet finishing second in the 4 x 800-meter relay ... Was the Eastern Midlands Conference champion in the 3,200 meters in 2019 and was the District B-2 runner-up in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters ... Her 4 x 800 team won the 2019 District B-2 title ... Posted a personal best of 2:23.86 in the 800 meters and 5:24.47 in the 1,600-meter run ... A versatile athlete, Caba was also a four-year letterwinner for Plattsmouth HS in volleyball and basketball ... Earned all-conference honorable mention honors in volleyball in 2019.
Personal: Daughter of Brian and Pam Caba ... Majoring in Business ... Has three siblings, Tanner, Mackenzie, and Lyndsey ... Born on Dec. 7, 2001.
News mentions
The Bellevue University women’s cross country team had another good showing Friday, finishing just thirteen points behind Division II SW Minnesota State at the Wildcat Classic hosted by Wayne State.
Freshman Madison Nelson was just five seconds from the Bruin school record for five kilometers as she covered the course in 19:41.4, good for 94th place among 206 finishers.
Madison Nelson’s fifth-place finish highlighted the Bruin cross country season opener at the Bill Buxton Invitational hosted by Simpson College. Nelson was one of four newcomers running for the Bruins, leading the team to a third-place finish among four teams.