2019-20 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Meghan Taner
- Position:
- Sprint Free/Back
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
- Hometown:
- Marietta, Ga.
Career: Scored 15 points at the Patriot League Championships ... graduated with program's seventh-fastest 100 backstroke time (55.83) ... three wins in individual events ... member of class of 2022 that went 30-3 (23-3 PL) in dual meets as Bison.
2021-22 (Senior): Placed 12th in the 100 backstroke at the Patriot League Championships ... narrowly missed qualifying for the 200 backstroke finals, taking 17th in the preliminaries ... competed in both backstroke races and the 50 freestyle throughout the season ... won the 100 backstroke against Binghamton ... went second in that event at Johns Hopkins and against Army West Point ... took third three times ... swam four of five relays.
2020-21 (Junior): Swam the 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 backstroke over the course of the season ... placed second in the 100 backstroke and third in the 200 backstroke against Lehigh ... competed in the 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2019-20 (Sophomore): Scored seven points at the Patriot League Championships by finishing 10th in the 100 backstroke ... narrowly missed qualifying for the 200 backstroke finals, taking 19th in the preliminaries ... also swam the 50 freestyle ... won the 100 backstroke at UMBC and at Boston University ... placed second in the 200 backstroke at Holy Cross and against Binghamton ... took third three times ... competed in four of five relays, with majority of action coming in the 200 medley relay ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (First Year): Scored three points at the Patriot League Championships by placing 14th in the 100 backstroke ... also swam the 200 backstroke and 100 butterfly ... at the ECAC Championships, went 13th in the 100 backstroke and also swam the 200 backstroke and 200 medley relay ... placed eighth in the 100 backstroke at the Bucknell Invitational ... qualified for the 'A' finals by clocking a time of 55.83 in the preliminaries, good for sixth in school history at the time ... finished fourth three times: in the 100 backstroke against Lehigh and in the 50 and 100 freestyles at the Bison Invite ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
Before Bucknell: Four-year letterwinner at the Holy Innocents' Episcopal School … Academic All-American … helped team place first at the 1A state meet and second at the state 1-5A meet … earned four High Point Awards … Positive Athlete Award winner … served as team captain … graduated with school records in 50 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay … also swam for the Chattahoochee Gold Swim Club and competed at Junior Nationals … member of the first junior advisory board for Swim Across America, a national organization that raises money for cancer research and treatments … organized and raised money for a swim at Lake Lanier … the junior advisory board ultimately raised more than $70,000.
Personal: Meghan Jane Taner … born September 2, 2000 in Berkeley, Calif. … daughter of Derek and Roberta Taner … has two younger brothers: Will and Matthew … loves to travel and has been to 18 different countries … hopes to pursue a career that allows her to travel the world ... major was accounting & financial management.
