{"id":505966,"date":"2026-01-10T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T10:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/505966\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T10:55:15","slug":"harlan-sprinter-tate-taylor-speaks-1-on-1-with-ksat-sports-now-after-inking-nli-with-texas-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/505966\/","title":{"rendered":"Harlan sprinter Tate Taylor speaks 1-on-1 with KSAT Sports Now after inking NLI with Texas Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 Tate Taylor, the Harlan High School standout who became the fastest high school 100-meter runner in U.S. history, signed his national letter of intent with Texas Tech this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The senior phenom ran a wind-legal 9.92 seconds in the 100 at the 2025 UIL Class 6A State Championships, breaking the previous national high school record. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He also clocked a Texas state-record 20.14 in the 200 and holds the national indoor 200 record (20.46).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Named the 2025 Gatorade National Track and Field Player of the Year, Taylor opted out of UIL competition his senior season to focus on national meets. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">He now heads to Lubbock to join the Red Raiders\u2019 sprint program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">At his signing ceremony, Taylor expressed excitement went 1-on-1 with the KSAT 12 Sports team. Click the video player above for the full interview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Authors<\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 jbJvfh cLUOeE author-container\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 grUvMp iQviKm author\">Mary Rominger headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/MRWVITNBGVPOP375NBPMRWPS\/\" title=\"View Mary Rominger&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mary Rominger<\/a>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Mary Rominger is KSAT 12 Sports&#8217; first full-time female sports anchor and reporter.<\/p>\n<p>She came to San Antonio from Mankato, Minn., where she worked as a weekend sports anchor at KEYC News Now. 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