2012-13 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Dontay Taylor
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-5
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt
- Hometown:
- Baltimore, Maryland
- High School:
- Carver Voc-Tech HS
2013 -- Outdoor: Finished seventh at the Tulsa Duels in the long jump with a mark of 6.80 meters… finished fifth as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team at the Missouri Relays in a time of 4:05.37.
2012 -- Indoor: Clocked the fastest time (6.94) for a Kangaroo in any 60-meter dash event along with a personal best time at the Bill Easton Classic (1/7) to place second (Section 2)... That performance was the fifth best in team history... Ran a 6.95 in the preliminary round of the 60-meter dash at the Holiday Inn Invitational (1/13) to finish seventh... Finished third (Section 3) with a time of 6.99 in the 60-meter dash at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2)... Clocked a 7.06 in the 60-meter dash at the Jayhawk Classic (1/27) to place first in the preliminary round (Heat 10)... Placed fourth in the triple jump at the Holiday Preview (12/9) with a mark of 45-02.50 (13.78m)... Finished eighth (Flight 2) at The Summit League Championships with a mark of 44-05-00 (13.23m) in the triple jump... Recorded a personal best mark of 23-04.00 (7.11m) in the long jump to place fourth (Flight 1) at the Jayhawk Classic (1/27)... That performance was the best by any Kangaroo during the season... At the Bill Easton Classic (1/7), placed second in the long jump (Flight 2) with a mark of 23-01.75 (7.05m)... Took first (22-10.00 - 6.96m) at the Holiday Inn Invitational (1/13) in the long jump... Placed first (Flight 2) in the long jump at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a mark of 22-09.00 (6.93m). Outdoor: Named All-Summit League (Long Jump)... qualified for the NCAA West Regionals (Long Jump)... ranked No. 86th in the NCAA in the Long Jump with a UMKC personal best mark of 7.44m at the ESU Midweek Open (4/25)... recorded UMKC personal best time of 53.46 in the 400 Meter Dash at the Missouri Relays (3/24) and UMKC personal best mark of 12.05m in the Triple Jump at the Tulsa Duels (3/17)... won the Long Jump at the ESU Midweek Open (4/25), while finishing third at The Summit League Championships (5/11) and ninth at Track-It Buster Invitational (4/28)... placed fifth at the Tulsa Duels (3/17) in the Triple Jump... Named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
2011 -- Indoor: Did not compete. Outdoor: Finished fifth in the long jump event at the Missouri Relays (4/1) with a mark of 21-10.75 (6.67).
Coffeyville CC -- Competed on the track and field squad.
High School -- Ran track and field for Carver Voc-Tech HS... lead jumper, earned second team all-district honors as a senior... posted the personal best mark of 23-10 in the long jump and ran 10.72 in the 100 meters as a senior... competed for head coaches Patrick Nixon, Stephen Kimes and Clifton Wright... also played football.
Personal -- Born on Jan. 31, 1990... has three siblings, James, Shanika and Trease... majoring in studio art.
CAREER-BEST TIMES/MARKS
INDOOR
Long Jump: 23-04.00 (7.11m) at Jayhawk Classic, 1/27/12
Triple Jump: 45-02.50 (13.78m) at Holiday Preview, 12/9/11
60 meters: 6.94 at Bill Easton Classic, 1/27/12
OUTDOOR
Long Jump: 24-4.91 (7.44m) at ESU Midweek Open, 4/25/12
Triple Jump: 12.05m at Tulsa Duels, 3/17/12
400 meter: 53.46 at MU Relays, 3/24/12
