2007-08 Cross Country & Track and Field Roster

Avery Taylor

  • Position Jumps
  • Ht./Wt. 0-0 / 0
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Jonesboro, Ark.
  • High School Jonesboro HS

Biography

 

2008 Indoor Track Season:  Redshirted.

 

2007 Outdoor Track Season:  Redshirted...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll for academic excellence.

 

2007 Indoor Track Season:  Recorded season best in the 55 meters in the preliminaries at the ASU Kickoff Klassic recording a time of 6.56 ranking him seventh in UALR career records...Recorded season best in the long jump at the Sun Belt Championships placing fifth with a jump of 6.97m (22-10.50).

 

2006 Outdoor Track Season:  Recorded personal bests at the Ted Lloyd Invitational in the long jump with a distance of 23-10.75 (7.28) ranking him third in UALR Top Ten Outdoor Performances and fifth in the Sun Belt and in the triple jump with a distance of 48-03.25 (14.71) ranking him first in UALR Top Ten Outdoor Performances and tied for sixth in the Sun Belt...Received Sun Belt Conference Field Performer of the Week after Ted Lloyd Invitational Performance by winning both events...Placed sixth at the Sun Belt Conference Meet in the long jump with a distance of 23-01.25 (7.04) and in the triple jump with a distance of 46-06 (14.17).

 

2006 Indoor Track Season:  Placed eighth at the ASU Kickoff Klassic in the triple jump with a distance of 43-7 (13.29) ranking him fourth in UALR Indoor Track Records...At the Saluki Booster, placed fourth in the long jump with a distance of 23-04.00 (7.11) ranking him third in UALR Indoor Track Records and ninth in the Sun Belt Conference.

 

High School: Set two school records at Jonesboro High School...Received all-state honors in triple jump and long jump in outdoor track his senior season...State indoor track champion in the triple jump and long jump...Recieved all-conference in the long jump his senior and junior seasons...Named to Who's Who Among American High School Athletes his senior and junior years and Who's Who Among American High Students his senior, junior, and sophomore years...Personal records of 23'7 in long jump and 46'2 in triple jump...Graduated with honors.

 

Personal: Son of Dale and Myra Taylor...Has one brother, Joshua, and two sisters, Allison and Kara...Born September 22, 1987, in Jonesboro, Ark....Undecided on major.

 

Historical Player Information

  • 2005-06Freshman

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  • 2006-07Sophomore

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  • 2007-08Junior

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