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2019 Men's Track and Field Roster

D.J. Taylor

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 165
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Birmingham, Ala.
  • Highschool Ramsey HS

Biography

2018: Outdoor— Was part of the 4 x 100m relay team which finished fifth at the Southern Miss Open (42.13 seconds) and second at Samford’s Alabama Track Challenge (41.15 seconds) … Helped the 4 x 100m relay team to a 41.93-second finish and a win at the South Alabama Invitational; ran the 200m dash in 21.41 seconds to place fifth at the same meet … Participated in the 4 x 400m relay at Samford’s Alabama Track Challenge, crossing the line in 3:28.33 to finish fourth overall … Ran the Jaguar Opener 100m dash in 11.33 seconds to place fourth and the 1,600m sprint medley in 3:44.77 to help the team take first place. Indoor— Helped the 4 x 400m relay team to a third-place, 3:24.63 finish at the Samford Invite. 

High School: Ran track at Ramsey High School in Ramsey, Ala. … Ran for the Speed City track and field club, participating in the 100m and 200m.

Personal: Born Dec. 11, 1998, in Birmingham, Ala. … Son of Douglas Sr. and Wenona Taylor … Favorite movies are the “Star Wars” series … Favorite book is “Game of Thrones (ASOIF)” … Favorite professional sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers … Favorite athletes are LeBron James and Usain Bolt … Favorite musical artist is Drake … Hobbies include songwriting and playing basketball. 

Major: Computer Engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Sprints
    5'10" 150 lbs
  • 2019Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'10" 165 lbs