2011 Track and Field Roster
Eddie Taylor
- Position:
- Combined Events
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit Lakes, Minn.
- High School:
- Detriot Lakes
PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
Heptathlon: 4,896 (2012)
60-Meters: 7.23 (2012)
Long Jump: 20-06.25/6.25m (2010)
Shot Put: 40-2/12.24m (2011)
High Jump: 6-04/1.93m (2012)
60-Meter Hurdles: 8.93 (2011)
Pole Vault: 14-05.50/4.40m (2012)
1,000-Meters: 2:40.24 (2010)
400-Meters: 51.11 (2010)
800-Meters: 2:05.80 (2009)
OUTDOORHeptathlon: 4,896 (2012)
60-Meters: 7.23 (2012)
Long Jump: 20-06.25/6.25m (2010)
Shot Put: 40-2/12.24m (2011)
High Jump: 6-04/1.93m (2012)
60-Meter Hurdles: 8.93 (2011)
Pole Vault: 14-05.50/4.40m (2012)
1,000-Meters: 2:40.24 (2010)
400-Meters: 51.11 (2010)
800-Meters: 2:05.80 (2009)
BIG 12 SCORING
2010 (O) Decathlon, 7th (6,212)
HONORS
2010 All-Big 12
CAREER UPDATE: Taylor made his mark on the CU combined events record book. He has the second-best throw in the indoor shot put (40-02) and ran the fifth fastest time in the 1,000 (2:40.24) and the 60-meter dash (7.23). Taylor also owns the 10th best mark in the pole vault (14-05.50). In the outdoor record book, Taylor owns the sixth best pole vault (14-09), seventh discus throw (126-00) and the 10th best shot put throw (39-05).
2012: Indoor: Taylor started his final season with a lifetime best in the heptathlon, picking up 4,896 points at the Potts Invite (1/21). The meet got off to a great start for Taylor as he sprinted to the fifth best time in CU combined events history in the 60 (7.23). He also had season best marks at the invite in the long jump (20-04.25) and high jump (6-04). At the ISU Classic, Taylor recorded the 10th best vault mark in combined events history after clearing 14-05.25. He placed fifth overall at ISU in the heptathlon (4,837).
Outdoor: Taylor competed in two decathlons for CU. He placed 12th at the Jim Click Shootout (6,200) and was 14th at the Pac-12 Championships with a lifetime best of 6,407 points. Taylor recorded four season bests in the discus (117-09), pole vault (14-09), javelin (120-06) and the 1,500 (4:38.36). His mark in the pole vault ranks sixth in the combined events record book.
2011: Indoor: Taylor placed fifth at the Potts Invite (4,673), was 11th at the New Mexico Invite (4,648) and 15th at the Big 12 Championships with 4,764 points. Taylor recorded a pair of season bests at the Big 12 meet. He finished the 60-hurdles in 8.93 and cleared a height of 14-01.25 in the pole vault. Taylor excelled in the shot put as his two best throws of the year rank second and third on CU's all-time list at that time. His PR of 40-02 placed first at the Potts Invite while his throw of 39-09.75 at the conference meet was 12th.
Outdoor: Taylor earned a season-high of 6,392 points at the Big 12 Championships, picking up a 10th-place finish in the process. At the meet he recorded the seventh best toss in the discus at 126-00. His throw in the shot put, 38-09.75, was the 10th best in CU history at the time. Taylor was second at the Glenn Morris meet (6,327) and placed 12th at the Jim Click with 6,258 points.
2010: Indoor: Taylor had a great sophomore campaign in the heptathlon. He started the season off with a third-place finish at
the Potts Indoor Invite (4,683). At the meet, Taylor recorded four then-personal records. He ran 7.34 in the 60 and 9.32 in the 60-hurdles, jumped 6-00.50 in the high jump and cleared 13-09.25 in the pole vault. Taylor bettered his PR in the heptathlon at the Big 12 meet when he scored 4,766 points to take 10th overall. He threw the shot put 38-08.75 for the third best throw all-time at CU for a heptathlete. Taylor also ran a time of 2:40.24 in the 1,000, the fourth best at CU.
Outdoor: Taylor showed even more improvement in the decathlon. He was 10th at the Jim Click meet (4/1-2) and notched then-personal bests in the long jump (20-03) and discus (110-08). Taylor placed second at the Glenn Morris meet (4/22-23) earning season bests in the high jump (6-00.75) and the pole vault (13-11.25). Taylor's top performance came at the Big 12 Championship. He scored 6,212 points to take seventh overall and earned his first letter. He notched career-highs in the shot put (38-07.50), javelin (122-10) and the 1,500 (4:30.47).
2009: Indoor: Taylor competed in two heptathlons. At the Air Force Duals, he ran the fifth-best times in combined events history in the 60-meter dash and the 1,000, 7.35 and 2:47.13, respectively. At the meet, Taylor recorded season bests in total points, long jump, shot put, high jump, pole vault, 60 and 1,000-meters.
Outdoor: Taylor competed in two decathlons. His best finish was at the Cal State Northridge Spring Break Open when he recorded 5,768 points and finished fifth. At that meet, Taylor recorded season bests in the high jump, discus and pole vault. At the time he ran the 11th and 13th fastest times in combined events history in the 1,500 and both earned him first-place finishes (4:38.18 and 4:38.53, respectively).
HIGH SCHOOL: Taylor earned four letters as a member of the Lakers' track and field team. He competed in the pole vault as well as 400 and 800-meter runs. Taylor was a member of the basketball and soccer teams as well.
ACADEMICS: Taylor earned degrees in mathematics and chemistry. He was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll and was an AP Scholar in high school.
PERSONAL: Kenneth Eddie Taylor was born on May 8, 1990. His mother is Linda Jackson of Detroit Lakes, Minn. He has one younger sister, Rose. He enjoys skateboarding, snowboarding, wakeboarding and snowmobiling.
