{{Short description|American athlete (born 2000)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Taylor Roe | full_name = | caption = | nationality = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|10|13}} | birth_place = | hometown = | employer = | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | sport = Athletics | event = Long-distance running | collegeteam = | team = | coach = | turnedpro = | pb = '''3000m''': 8:51.60 (2024)<br>'''5000m''': 14:49.91 (2025)<br>'''10000m''': 30:58.66 (2025)<br>''Road''<br> '''10 miles:''' 49:53 (2025)<br>'''Half marathon''': 1:06:20 (2026) | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry| {{USA}}}} {{Medal|Competition|NACAC Championships}} {{Medal|Gold| 2025 Freeport | 10,000 m}} }} '''Taylor Roe''' (born 13 October 2000) is an American long-distance runner.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/taylor-roe-14709234 |website=World Athletics|title=Taylor Roe|accessdate=7 April 2025}}</ref> She holds the American records for the road 10km and 15km.
==Early life== From the state of Washington, she attended Lake Stevens High School, graduating in 2019 having won nine individual state titles in cross country and track.<ref name="lewis">{{cite web|url= https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/taylor-roe-competes-at-the-olympic-trials-this-weekend/|website=Herald.net|accessdate=7 April 2025|title= Taylor Roe competes at the Olympic trials this weekend|first=Aaron|last=Coe|date=19 June 2024}}</ref>
==NCAA== She competed for Oklahoma State University and had a second-place finish at the 2020 NCAA Division I cross country championships.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/the-heralds-2020-21-woman-of-the-year-in-sports-taylor-roe/|website=Heraldnet.com|accessdate=7 April 2025|title= The Herald's 2020-21 Woman of the Year in Sports: Taylor Roe|first=Nick|last=Patterson|date=20 September 2021}}</ref> She won the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championships over 3000 metres with a time of 8:58.95. She took the silver medal in the 2024 NCAA Indoor Championships over 5000 metres in March 2024, finishing runner-up to Parker Valby.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/training/try-this-pro-runners-rust-busting-workout-for-2025/|website=Runnimgmagazine.ca|accessdate=7 April 2025|title= Try this pro runner's rust-busting workout for 2025|first=Cameron|last=Ormond|date=2 January 2025}}</ref> She placed third in 10,000 metres and sixth in the 5,000 metres for Oklahoma State University at the 2024 NCAA Outdoor Championships in June 2024 in Eugene, Oregon.<ref name="lewis"/>
==Professional career== She turned professional with an endorsement deal with Puma in July 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.puma-catchup.com/puma-welcomes-taylor-roe-to-its-puma-elite-running-team/|website=Puma-catchup.com|accessdate=7 April 2025|title= A RISING STAR IN DISTANCE RUNNING|date=10 July 2024}}</ref>
In March 2025, she won the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Atlanta, Georgia with a personal best time of 1:07.22.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://citiusmag.com/podcast/citius-mag-podcast-taylor-roe|website=Citiusmag.com|accessdate=7 April 2025|title= Taylor Roe After Winning The U.S. Half Marathon Championships To Qualify For Her First National Team (1:07:22)|date=10 March 2025}}</ref>
In April 2025, she won the USATF 10 Mile Championships and became the first woman to run under 50 minutes for the distance on the road. In running a time of 49:53, Roe broke the previous best, set by Evaline Chirchir in 2019, by nearly 40 seconds, and she broke Keira D'Amato’s best American time by over a minute. She also set a new American best in the 10km (30:56) and 15km (46.24) en-route at the event, part of the Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=671459|website=DyeStat|accessdate=7 April 2025|title= TAYLOR ROE BREAKS WORLD BEST AT USATF 10 MILE CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=6 April 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/04/rrw-world-best-usa-title-for-taylor-roe-at-cherry-blossom-10-mile/|website=Lets Run|accessdate=7 April 2025|title= RRW: Taylor Roe Sets World Best for 10 Miles & US Records at 10k & 15k En Route At Cherry Blossom 10-Mile|first=David|last= Monti|date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> Later that month she finished third at the Boston 5k and ran a time of 14:57, her first time under 15:00.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/04/2025-boston-5k-baa-mile-casey-comber-repeats-in-mile-taylor-roes-strong-season-continues/|website=Lets Run|accessdate=1 April 2025|title= 2025 Boston 5K/BAA Mile: Casey Comber Repeats in Mile, Taylor Roe’s Strong Season Continues|first=Jonathan|last=Gault|date=17 April 2025}}</ref>
She lowered her personal best to 14:49.91 for the 5000 metres at the Sunset Tour Los Angeles on 12 July 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=672329|website=Dyestat|accessdate=12 July 2025|title= BRIAN MUSAU GOES UNDER 13 MINUTES, BYU WOMEN SHINE AT SUNSET TOUR|date=13 July 2025}}</ref> She finished in third place overall in the 10,000 metres at the 2025 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.watchathletics.com/page/6876/women-s-10000m-results-usatf-outdoor-championships-2025 |website=Watch Athletics|accessdate=1 August 2025|title= Women's 10000m Results - USATF Outdoor Championships 2025 |date=31 July 2025}}</ref> At the same championships, she placed seventh in the final of the 5000 metres.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.letsrun.com/news/2025/08/roisin-willis-arrives-houlihan-returns-a-brutal-weekend-for-front-runners-sunday-at-usatf-championships/|website=Lets Run|accessdate=4 August 2025|title= Roisin Willis arrives, Houlihan returns, a brutal weekend for front-runners – Sunday at USATF Championships|first=Weldon|last=Johnson|date=August 4, 2025}}</ref> Later that month, she won the 10,000 metres at the 2025 NACAC Championships in Freeport, The Bahamas in a championship record 32:19.84.<ref>{{cite web|website=World Athletics|accessdate=19 August 2025|title= Roban makes history at NACAC Championships|date=18 August 2025|url= https://worldathletics.org/news/report/handal-roban-2025-nacac-championships}}</ref>
In September 2025, she competed over 10,000 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7190593?eventId=10229521 |website=World Athletics|accessdate=25 September 2025|title= World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025|date=18 Sep 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&do=news&news_id=672802|website=Dyestat|accessdate=2 September 2025|title= USA TRACK & FIELD NAMES TEAM FOR 2025 WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS|date=2 September 2025}}</ref> At the Houston Half Marathon on 11 January 2026, Roe was the top-placed American, finishing in 1:06:20 to move to second on the American all-time list, eleven seconds outside Weini Kelati's American record.<ref>{{cite web|title= Ethiopia's Fantaye Belayneh wins women's Aramco Houston Half Marathon|first=Peter|last=Warren|website=Houston Chronicle|date=Jan 11, 2026 |accessdate=11 Jan 2026|url=https://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/article/aramco-houston-half-marathon-fentaye-belayneh-21286174.php}}</ref>
==Statistics== ===International competitions=== {|{{AchievementTable|nation=USA|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- |rowspan=2|2025 |NACAC Championships |Freeport, The Bahamas |bgcolor=gold|1st |10,000 m |32:19.84 |- |World Championships |Tokyo, Japan |18th |10,000 m |32:12.19 |}
===National championships=== {|{{AchievementTable|Event=yes|Time=yes|NotesOff=yes}} |- |2024 |USA Olympic Trials |Eugene, Oregon |8th |5000m |15:15.37 |- |rowspan=5|2025 |USA Half Marathon Championships |Atlanta, Georgia |bgcolor=gold|1st |Half Marathon |1:07:22 |- |USA 10-Mile Championships |Washington, D.C. |bgcolor=gold|1st |10-mile |49:53 |- |USA 4-Mile Championships |Peoria, Illinois |bgcolor=gold|1st |4-mile |19:41 |- |rowspan=2|USATF Outdoor Championships |rowspan=2|Eugene, Oregon |bgcolor=cc9900|3rd |10000m |31:45.41 |- |7th |5000m |15:21.36 |}
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