University of Miami Athletics

Isaiah Taylor

position

Sprints

Class

Sophomore

Hometown

Pembroke Pines, Fla.

High School

West Broward

Isaiah Taylor - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

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.