2012-13 Men's Track and Field Roster
Roster
Collin Taylor
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- High Jump
- Hometown:
- Brookfield, Wis.
- Height:
- 6-0
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Senior/Junior
Notables
• 2012 NCAA Outdoor Championships Preliminary Round qualifier (high jump)
At Wisconsin
2014 Indoor: Finished second in the high jump by clearing 6-11 1/2 (2.12m) at the Big Ten championships (2/28-3/1) ... at the Red & White Open (2/21), won the pole vault by clearing 6-10 1/4 (2.09m) ... with a height of 6-11 (2.11m), finished sixth in the high jump at the Tyson Invitational (2/14-15) ... placed third in the high jump, clearing 6-9 (2.06m) at the Armory Collegiate Invitational (2/7) ... at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational (1/25), making his season debut, finished second in the high jump by clearing 6-11 3/4 (2.13m)
2014 Outdoor: Finished 13th at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/30) with a clearance of 6-11 1/2 (2.12m) in the high jump ... placed fifth at the Big Ten championships (5/16-18) in the high jump with a season-best clearance of 6-11 (2.11m) ... finished runner-up in the high jump with a leap of 6-9 (2.06m) at the Wisconsin Open (5/10) ... finished eighth in the high jump with a clearance of 6-10 1/4 (2.09m) at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/18-19) ... at the Florida Relays (4/4-5), making his outdoor season debut, finished 10th in the high jump with a leap of 6-9 (2.06m)
2013 Indoor: Finished ninth in the high jump at the Big Ten championships (2/23) with a leap of 6-11 (2.11m) ... won the high jump with a leap of 6-10 3/4 (2.10m) at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier (3/1) ... at the Bill Bergan Invitational (1/26), finished fourth in the high jump with a leap of 6-8 1/4 (2.04m) ... earned a second-place finish in the high jumpat the Wisconsin Invitational (1/19) with a leap of 6-11 (2.11m) ... finished third in the high jump at the Badger Track Classic (1/12) with a leap of 6-8 3/4 (2.05m)
2013 Outdoor: Claimed 13th at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/23) in the high jump with a clearance of 6-11 3/4 (2.13m) ... was fourth in the high jump at the Big Ten championships with a height of 6-11 1/2 (2.07m) ... placed fifth in the high jump with a clearance of 6-9 (2.06m)at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/26-27) ... at the Musco Twilight Invitational (4/20), cleared 6-11 (2.11m) in the high jump to finish third ... clearing a career-best height of 7-0 1/2 (2.15m), finished runner up in the high jump at the Spec Towns Invitational (4/13) ... tied a personal record in the high jump with a height of 6-11 3/4 (2.13m) to win the event at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3/30)
2012 Indoor: Took the win in the high jump at the Wisconsin NCAA Qualifier with a personal-best clearance of 7-1 (2.16m) ... earned a sixth-place finish at the Big Ten championships (2/25) with a jump of 6-10 3/4 (2.09m) ... at the Badger Track Classic (1/14), earned a first-place finish in the high jump with a clearance of 7-0 1/4 (2.14m), also becoming the 10th in Wisconsin history to clear the 7-foot mark ... finished third in the high jump at the Iowa State Classic (2/11) with a height of 6-10 1/4 (2.09m)
2012 Outdoor: Came in eighth place in the high jump at the Big Ten championships (5/12) with a clearance of 6-11 (2.11m) ... placed 30th with a height of 6-9 3/4 (2.08m) in the high jump at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/26) ... took the win in the high jump at the UW-Platteville Invitational (4/14) with a mark of 6-8 3/4 (2.05m) ... came runner-up in the high jump at the Wisconsin Open (5/5) with a clearance of 6-7 (2.01m) ... with a height of 6-11 (2.11m), finished fifth in the high jump at the Stanford Invitational (4/6) ... came in fifth with a clearance of 6-10 3/4 (2.10m) in the high jump at the SEC/Big Ten Challenge (3/23) ... placed 11th in the high jump with a height of 6-8 (2.03m) at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/20)
2011 Indoor: Finished third in the high jump with a clearence of 6-8 1/4 competing unattached at the Badger Track Classic (1/15)
2010 Indoor: Placed 7th in the high jump at the Big Ten Indoor Championships and tied his personal-best clearance of 6-11 ... finished second in the high jump at the Wisconsin Elite Invite (1/30), clearing a personal-best height of 6-11
2010 Outdoor: Came in seventh in the high jump (6-10 1/4) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships ... placed third in the high jump at the Wisconsin Twilight Invitational (5/8) with a leap of 6-6 3/4 ... placed fifth in the high jump with a personal-best clearance of 6-11 3/4 at the Drake Relays (4/24) ... tied for third in the high jump with a clearance of 6-7 1/2 at the Long Beach Invitational (4/17) ... tied for second in the high jump at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) and tied a personal-best clearance of 6-10 3/4 ... finished ninth in the high jump at the Florida Relays (4/3) and tied a personal-best clearance of 6-10 3/4 ... finished third in the high jump with a personal-best clearance of 6-10 3/4 at the Florida State Relays (3/26)
High School
Wisconsin Division 1 state champion in the high jump as a senior, clearing school-record height of 6-10 ... also placed fourth at the state meet in the high jump as a junior ... four-time state qualifier in the triple jump, including fourth-place finish as a senior... also lettered in football ... coach: Mike Steiner
Personal
Parents are Christine Taylor and Lloyd Taylor ... has two sisters, Shannon and Natalia ... father, Lloyd, competed in track at UW-Stout ... uncle, Craig Taylor, competed in track at Wayland Baptist ... nickname is "CT" ... double major in finance, investment and banking, and real estate and urban land economy
| Personal Bests | ||||||
| Indoor | Outdoor | |||||
| High Jump | 7-1 (2.16m) | 3-2-12 | High Jump | 7-0 1/2 (2.15m) | 4-13-13 | |
| Triple Jump | 45-6 (13.86m) | High School | ||||
All-Big Ten Honors (1)
2014 - Indoor (1)
High Jump: 2nd (6-11 1/2 (2.12m))
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2014 Outdoor - West Preliminary Round
High Jump - 13th (6-11 1/2 (2.12m))
2013 Outdoor - West Preliminary Round
High Jump: 13th (6-11 1/2 (2.12m))
2012 Outdoor - West Preliminary Round
High Jump: 30th (6-9 3/4 (2.08m))
2010 Outdoor - West Preliminary Round
High Jump: NH
At the Big Ten Championships
2014 - Indoor
High Jump: 2nd (6-11 1/2 (2.12m))
2013 - Outdoor
High Jump: 4th (6-9 1/2 (2.07m))
2013 - Indoor
High Jump: 9th (6-11 (2.11m))
2012 - Indoor
High Jump: 6th (6-10 3/4 (2.10m))
2012 - Outdoor
High Jump: 8th (6-11 (2.11m))
2010 - Indoor
High Jump: 7th (6-11 (2.11m))
2010 - Outdoor
High Jump: 7th (6-10 1/4 (2.09m))
Other Notable Performances
2011 Badger Track Classic
High Jump: 1st (7-0 3/4 (2.14m))
