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Aaron Taylor
Aaron Taylor

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Rochester Hills, Mich.

High School:
Rochester Adams

Event:
Sprints

Elig. (In/Out):
JR/JR


Last Updated: May 25, 2012

At Michigan ... Second Team All-America (2012, Indoor 4x400-meter Relay) ...Academic All-Big Ten (2011) ... Three-time U-M Athletic Academic Achievement (2010, '11, '12) ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2011) ... Recipient of the Spencer Dowdall Outstanding Scholar Award (2011).

Junior (2012) ... Second Team All-America (Indoor 4x400-meterRelay) ...Championships Meets...At the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13), placed 13th in the 200-meter dash prelims (21.43) ... Outdoor...At the Len Paddock Invitational (May 3-4), finished second in the 200-meter dash (21.55) ... At the Georgia Spec Towns Invitational (April 12-14), ran the third leg of the 4x100-meter relay, which finished in fourth place (41.27) ... At the William & Mary Colonial Relays (April 6-7), finished third in the 200-meter dash (21.46), anchored the runner up 4x200-meter relay (1:25.63), and ran the second leg of the second place 4x100-meter relay (41.70) ... At the USC Trojan Invitational (March 23-24), finished seventh in the 400-meter dash (48.17) and ran the third leg of the 'A' 4x400-meter relay, which finished sixth (3:10.89).

Sophomore (2011) ... Academic All-Big Ten ... Recipient of the Spencer Dowdall Outstanding Scholar Award ... Championships Meets ... Finished ninth in the 200m dash at the Big Ten Outdoors Championships (May 14) ... Outdoor ... Took second in the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the UCLA Rafer Johnson Invitational (April 7-8) ... finished ninth at the 200-meter dash and 23rd in the 400-meter dash at the FSU Relays (March 25-26) ... Indoor ... Finished third in the 200-meter dash (unseeded) at ND Meyo Invitational (Feb. 4-5), running in 22.10 seconds.

Freshman (2010) ... Championship Meets ... Finished 15th in the 200-meter dash at the Big Ten Championships (May 15)... also ran on the 4x400-meter relay ... Finished 18th in the 200-meter dash at the 2010 Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28)... Outdoor ... finished second in the 400-meter dash at the Duke Invitational (April 2)... Indoor ... Finished third in 200-meter dash against Ohio State in "The Dual" (Jan. 16)... made collegiate debut at EMU Invitational (Jan. 16), finishing second in the 200-meter dash (22.35)... ran three events during the 2010 indoor season.

Prep ... Rochester Adams (2009)... four-year varsity letterwinner... 2009 Division I State Champion in 200m dash, winning by .44 seconds, the largest margin of victory in state finals history... All-State selection in 100m and 200m dash as a junior... two-time conference champion in 200m dash... two-time MHSAA Division I Region 9 regional champion in 200m dash... MHSAA Division I Region 9 regional champion in 100m dash as a junior... named team captain as senior... named All-Oakland County by the Oakland Press... named All-Area by Rochester Eccentric...also earned two varsity letters in football.

Personal ... Aaron Cal Taylor was born October 2, 1991 ... Son of Reginald and Laurie Taylor ... Enrolled in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business ... Business major ... Graduated with Cum Laude honors.

COLLEGIATE BESTS
# Converted Time

Event Time/Mark Date
60m (I) 6.90 1/21/12
200m (I) 21.61 2/11/12
400m (I) 48.12 # (48.72) 1/14/12
100m (O) 10.93 4/9/11
200m (O) 21.36 5/7/11
400m (O) 48.17 3/24/12
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