University of Miami Athletics

Isaiah Taylor

position

Sprints

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Pembroke Pines, Fla.

High School

West Broward

Isaiah Taylor - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2019 Outdoor: Ran a 22.03 in the 200m dash at the Hurricane Invitational to start the outdoor season… Finished seventh in the men’s 100m dash at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge with a time of 10.62, sixth in the 200m with a time of 21.45 and helped the Canes to a second-place finish in the 4x100m relay with a time of 40.49… Ran a 10.95 in the 100m dash at the Florida Relays and helped Miami run a 40.76 in the 4×100 relay…Finished with a time of 10.63 in the men’s 100 m dash and helped the Canes place fourth in the 4x100m relay with a time of 40.14 at the Alumni Invitational.

2019 Indoor: Ran a 6.95 in the men’s 60m at the UAB Blazer Invite… Ran a 6.90 in the 60m dash in the Texas Tech Classic… Finished fifth in the 60m finals running a time of 6.95 seconds and 10th in the 200m, posting a time of 22.35 at the Virginia Tech “Doc Hale” Elite Meet… Ran a season best time of 6.88 in the 60m at the Tiger Paw Invite… Ran a 6.91 in the 60 at the ACC Indoor Championships. 

2018 Outdoor: Finished third as a member of the 4x100m relay team at the Hurricane Invitational with a time of 41.82 seconds… Earned a fourth-place finish in the 4x100m relay at the Power 5 Trailblazer Challenge with a season-best 40.63 seconds finish… Ran a personal-best time of 21.54 seconds in the 200m at the Florida Relays… Was fifth in the 100m at the Hurricane Alumni Meet with a personal-best time of 10.37 seconds… Finished 15th at the National Relay Championship in the 100m at 10.63 seconds and finished eighth overall in the 4×100 with a combined season-best time of 40.44.… Finished fourth in the men’s 4x100m relay with a season-best time of 40.07 seconds for the fifth best time in UM history at the 2018 ACC Outdoor Championship… Finished with a time of 10.60 seconds in the 100m at the East Preliminary…

2018 Indoor: Placed ninth in 60m at UAB Blazer Invitational with a time of 6.86 seconds…Led the Canes with a fifth-place finish in the 60m final at the Red Raider Invitational, tying his career-best of 6.77 seconds…Ran a time of 22.04 seconds in the 200m at the Power 5 Invitational…Ran a time of 6.91 seconds in the 60m semis at the Tiger Paw Invitational

2017 Outdoor: Member of the men’s 4x400m relay team that finished fourth at the Hurricane Invitational… Member of the men’s 4x100m relay team that finished third at the Hurricane Collegiate Invitational with a time of 40.20 seconds that ranks fourth in UM history… Miami’s top finisher in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.59 seconds at the Florida Relays… Member of the men’s 4x100m relay team that combined to finish 15th at th Florida relays with a season-best time of 40.03 seconds that ranks fourth in school history… Top finisher for the Canes in the men’s 100m with a time of 10.63 seconds, and led all Hurricanes in the 200m with a time of 21.80 seconds at the Hurricane Alumni Invitational…

2017 Indoor: Finished fourth at the VT Invitational with a personal-best time of 6.78 seconds to tie with Lamar Miller for fourth in school history… Preliminary time of 6.77 seconds at the McCravy Memorial Invitational moved him into sole possession of fourth place on Miami’s all-time top five, breaking a tie with NFL star and former Hurricanes standout Lamar Miller. Placed fifth with a time of 6.79 seconds in the 60m final… Reached the finals after winning his semifinal heat and won the men’s 60m final at the Meyo Invitational with a time of 6.77 seconds that tied his personal best, a time that ranks fourth in UM history… Tied his all-time best in the 60m with a time of 6.77 seconds to finish fifth at the Tiger Paw Invitational…  Scored two points for the men’s team with a time of 6.82 seconds to finish seventh at the ACC Championships…

2016 Indoor: Placed fifth in the men’s 60m dash at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 6.88 seconds … Placed 13th in the 60m dash at the McCravy Memorial Meet with a time of 6.88 seconds

High School: Taylor is expected to make an immediate impact for the Hurricanes after an impressive showing in 2014. The Pembroke Pines, Fla., native was the runner-up at the 2014 AAU Junior Olympics Games in both the 100m and 200m. Taylor also claimed the 100m title and finished second in the 200m at the 2014 AAU Club Championships. Finally, he earned a fourth-place finish in the 100m dash at the 2014 Florida Class 4A State Meet. Taylor holds personal bests of 10.48 seconds in the 100m and 21.20 seconds in the 200m. His 100m time ranks ninth among returning seniors in the United States, while his 200m time is 17th among his peers.