McTaggart was a competitive gymnast for 10 years before changing to pole vaulting due to a back injury in 2014.
After less than six months in the sport, she competed at the Australian Junior Championships in the under-16 event and won a bronze medal.
[3] In 2018, she competed at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, Australia[2] where she finished ninth with a clearance of 4.30m.
Her brother Cameron also competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the men's 77 kg division weightlifting.
[4][5] That year she also competed at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland where she finished fifth in the final also with a clearance of 4.30m.