The 6-foot-2, 165-pound junior sprinter won the Nike Outdoor Nationals 100-meter dash title this past season in a time of 10.10 seconds despite cold and rainy conditions. Taylor delivered the fastest dash double in prep history at the Class 6A state meet. His time of 9.92 in the 100 broke the national record and made him the world No. 1 among U20s. In the 200, his 20.14 clocking is tied for No. 3 in prep history. No other high school boy ranks in the all-time top three of those two events.
Taylor has maintained a B-plus average in the classroom. He will begin his senior year of high school this fall.
Taylor, who credits his faith in the Lord for carrying him through adversity, has volunteered locally with the Special Olympics.
