Antony Taylor

Height:
6-0
Class:
Redshirt
Hometown:
Arlington, Mass.
High School:
Arlington

As a redshirt sophomore in 2012: Finished third on the team and 79th overall in the NCAA Northeast Regional Championships, crossing the finish line at 32:00.5 (11/9) ... Placed first for UMass and 11th overall in the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 26:05.9 qualifying for All-Conference (10/27) ... Crossed the finish line with a time of 24:54 earning him second for the Minutemen and 35th overall in the Dellinger Invitational (9/29) ... Raced in the Minuteman Invitational and took first place on the team and first overall with a time of 24:20.9 (9/15). As a redshirt freshman in 2011: Competed in seven meets ... Placed third on the team at the IC4A Championships (11/19) with a time of 26:06 ... Finished third on the team at the NCAA Regional Championships (11/12) crossing the finish line in 33:38.3 ... Had a third place finish for the team and was 27th overall at the A-10 Championships (10/29) with a time of 25:26.3 ... Finished second on the team at the New England Championships (10/8) with a time of 25:33 ... Placed fourth on the team at the Paul Short Invite (9/30) crossing the finish line with a time of 26:06 ... Finished third on the team and 10th overall at the Minuteman Invite (9/17) with a time of 22:54.79 ... Placed first on the team and 14th overall at the Bryant Invite 5K (9/10) crossing the finish line at 15:46.29. As a freshman in 2010: Did not compete. Before UMass: Competed for Arlington High School in cross country, indoor and outdoor track and soccer ... Was the Dual County League individual cross country champion in 2009 ... Posted runner-up performances at the MIAA Division II Cross Country Championships and the MIAA All-State Championships ... State champion in the two-mile indoors and second-place finisher outdoors in 2010 ... During the indoor season as a junior in the two-mile, took second at the DII State Championships, third at the All-State Championships and fifth at New England meet ... Collected six Dual County League All-Star honors in cross country, indoor and outdoor track ... Earned all-scholastic recognition in both cross country and indoor track as a senior ... Was a two-time team MVP and Best Distance Runner award winner in track ... Chosen as the team MVP for cross country as a senior ... Set school records in the mile (4:21.09), two-mile (9:19.37) and 4x800m relay (8:48.11) ... Two-mile time was the second best in the country when set.

Personal: Born Antony James Taylor on July 13, 1992 in Bromley, England ... Son of Stephen and Marijke Taylor ... Brother of Jennifer, Stephanie and Katie ... Majoring in Kinesiology.