Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Indoor
60 Meter Dash: 6.66 (2011 Penn State National)
200 Meters: 21.08 (2011 Hokie Invitational)
400 Meter Dash: 47.12 (High School)
Long Jump: 24-8 (High School)
Outdoor
100 Meter Dash: 10.61 (High School)
200 Meter Dash: 20.71 (2012 MEAC Outdoor)
Long Jump: 25-0 (High School)

2011-12: Indoor: Ran a season-best 60-meter dash time of 6.74 seconds in winning his first-ever MEAC individual event title at the conference indoor championship … that was one of five sub 6.8 times that Taylor ran on the year … placed second in the 60m at the Hokie Invitational, clocking a 6.78 in the finals … also ran a 6.77 in the MEAC 60m prelims … also placed fifth in the 200 meters at the Hokie Invitational in 21.62 seconds, his second-best 200m time of the year … finished ninth in a stacked 200m field at the Tyson Invitational, but clocked a season-best time of 21.31 … also was part of NSU’s 4x400 relay team which clocked a season-best time of 3:10.66 in a second-place finish at  the Tyson Invitational, and a meet-record 3:14.24 in winning the gold medal at the MEAC Indoor Championship. Outdoor: Won his first-ever MEAC outdoor event title in the 200 meters … clocked a PR of 20.71 seconds in the MEAC 200m prelims and ran a 20.74 in the finals … qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round in the 200m and as part of the 4x400 relay … ran a time of 20.75 in the first round of the NCAA East 200 meters which would have advanced him to the national quarterfinals, but he was later disqualified for running out of his lane … named MEAC Track Athlete of the Week following a stellar performance at the Florida relays in early April … ran what was then a PR of 20.78 seconds to place 15th in the 200 meters, then ran a leg on the fifth-place 4x400 team that ran a school Division I record time of 3:06.87 … earlier in the year, placed second in the 200 meters at the Raleigh Relays (21.18) … ran a season-best 400m time of 48.06 at the Shamrock Invitational and clocked a second-place time of 48.29 at the NSU Relays.

2010-11: Indoor: MEAC Indoor runner-up in the 60 meters after clocking a time of 6.76 seconds in the finals … ran a personal-best time of 6.66 seconds to place second at the Penn State National … also ran a 6.69 in the prelims … clocked a personal-best indoor 200m time of 21.08 seconds, good for a second-place finish, at the Hokie Invitational … that was the fastest time of the season for any Spartan in the 200m … also at the Hokie Invitational, Taylor ran a 6.72 in both the prelims and finals of the 60 meters, placing third … named MEAC Track Athlete of the Week for his performances at Virginia Tech … placed third in the 200 at the MEAC Championship (21.70) … was second to teammate Sean Holston in both the 60 (6.81) and 200 (21.65) at Kent State’s Doug Raymond Invitational … also ran a leg on NSU’s fourth-place 4x400 meter relay team at the Tyson Invitational (3:09.40). Outdoor: Did not run compete due to an injury.

High School: The first athlete in Virginia history to win four gold medals at a state indoor track meet…Taylor took first place in the 50, 300 and 500 meters as well as the long jump his senior year at the 2009 VHSL State Group AAA indoor meet…ranked among the top five high schoolers in the nation in all four events…earned first place in the 200 at the 2009 National Scholastic Indoor Championship…during outdoor season, won state titles in the 200 (21.68) and 400 (47.12, PR) meters as a senior, while placing second in the long jump (25-0, PR) and 100 meters…ran a personal-best time of 21.15 in the 200 meters in the prelims of the 2009 Nike Outdoor Nationals, where he eventually placed third…took second in the long jump at the same meet…achieved his PR in the 100 meters his senior year at the NSU Invitational (10.61)…as a junior, was state indoor champion in the long jump and on Nansemond River’s 4x200 relay team…also won the long jump at the Penn Relays his junior season.

Personal: James Lorenzo Taylor was born on June 30, 1990…son of James and Claudette Taylor…majoring in sociology.