2008-09 (Junior):Earned a second team All-WAC Award by placing fifth in the 200breaststroke in a career-best time of 2:17.29 ... Placed 11th inthe 100 breaststroke after swimming a career-best time of 1:04.47in the prelims ... Swam a career-best time of 2:08.39 in theprelims of the 200 IM ... Earned five individual and four relaywins in dual meets ... Took first place in both the 100 and 200breaststroke vs. New Mexico and BYU on Nov. 1 and was also part ofthe winning 200 medley relay team in that meet ... Won the 200breaststroke and was part of the winning 200 medley relay team vs.Loyola Marymount on Jan. 17 ... Earned a total of 22 top-fivefinishes over the course of the season ... Named Academic All-WAC... Earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2007-08 (Sophomore): Earned a pair of ninth-placefinishes at the WAC Championships in the 100 breaststroke and 200breaststroke ... Swam career-best times in both (1:06.12 and2:20.89) ... Earned eight individual second-place finishes over thecourse of the season ... Took second in the 100 breast and 200breast vs. Idaho and NMSU on Nov. 10, vs. New Mexico on Dec. 6 andat San Diego on Dec. 15 ... Took third in the 200 breast and fourthin the 100 breast vs. Pac-10 Washington State on Nov. 16.

2006-07 (Freshman): Placed eighth in the 200breaststroke at the WAC Championships in 2:25.05 ... Swam aseason-best time of 2:24.57 in the prelims of the event to placesixth ... Finished 15th in the 200 IM and 16th in the 100breaststroke at the WAC meet ... Earned wins in the 200breaststroke vs. NMSU/Boise State and vs. San Diego ... Placedthird in the 200 IM vs. San Diego and third in the 200 breaststrokeat Idaho and at Washington State.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Blue Springs HighSchool … Swam for coaches Bill Shalley and Robert Sturman… Four-year letterwinner … Team captain …Earned six All-American honors … Named all-state 11 timesand received 12 all-conference honors … Holds conference andhigh school records in the 100 yard breaststroke and the 200 yardIM … Team won state championships in 2005 and 2006 …Swam the breaststroke leg for the medley relay team that broke thestate record.

Personal Info: Taryn Jean Williams was born Dec.23, 1987 in Blue Springs … Daughter of Mitch and KathyWilliams … Has one sister, Tobie … Majoring in speechpathology.