Elana Meyers Taylor was born to Janet and Eddie Meyers in California, on October 10, 1984. At a young age, Elana and her family moved to Douglasville, Georgia. That is where Elana grew up. As a young girl Elana never fit in. The boys would make fun of her because she was a tomboy. She was stronger and faster than most the boys. Obviously, they made fun of her because they were jealous. Elana was passionate about softball. She was sure that softball would always be her sport. Young Elana’s dream was to be apart of the Olympic Softball team. Elana was a star athlete. She was best at softball, but was still an all- star in other sports. Track and field, soccer, and basketball were some sports she played, other than softball. George Washington University recruited Elana for their softball program. The year she was recruited, was the first year George Washington University had a softball program. There, she won MVP every season, and holds the all time record for almost all offensive categories. She threw the first pitch, won the first game, hit the first hit, and scored George Washington’s first run. Elana is the only the player to ever bat .400 in George Washington University Softball Program history. She was on the Atlantic 10 All- Conference First Team. …show more content…
In 2012, Softball was cut out of the summer games. Elana would not get another shot. Resilience was the path Elana decided to take. She was determined to find a new sport. Elana talked to her parents about new sports and new opportunities. Her parents showed her a video of Vonetta Flowers, who used to bobsled for Team USA. After seeing the video, Elana decided she would try