Taylor Martin

Photo by: Sideline Sports

Position:
Sprints
Weight:
null
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Macon, Ga.
High School:
Presbyterian Day School

2011: Ran a season best 51.63 in the 400m, member of the 4x400m relay team that earned All-SoCon honors with a Davidson top-10 best time of 3:28.54 to place third and ran the 400m leg of the DMR (Davidson top-10 best 10:20.77 to place fifth) at the indoor SoCon Championships … ran a Davidson top-10 time of 1:08.65 in the 500m and ran leg in a top-10 Davidson performance in the 4x800m relay (8:21.29) at the Liberty Open … ran 1:27.07 in the 600m at the UNC Invitational … competed in the 400m hurdles outdoors, opening the season in 56.60 at the Charlotte 49er Classic … improved to 55.83 at the Terrier Relays, placing third … finished in 56.37 at the JCSU Invitational … ran a season-best 55.63 in the 400m hurdle finals at the outdoor SoCon Championships to place sixth and was a member of Davidson’s fourth-place finishing 4x400m team (3:22.36).

2010: Competed in the 400m indoors … All-Southern Conference performer in the 400m hurdles, placing third in 55.40 at the outdoor SoCon Championships … also ran first leg for fourth-place finishing, Davidson all-time top-10 4x400m team (3:19.73) at SoCons … opened outdoor season running the 200m and 400m at the Charlotte 49er Classic … took ninth at Winthrop Invitational in the 400m hurdles in 57.19 … placed fifth in 56.87 at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational … finished fourth in 55.96 at the Carolina’s Cup (Winthrop) … placed ninth in 56.15 at the Charlotte Invitational.

2009: Made indoor debut at the ETSU Niswonger Invitational in the 200m (23.97) and 400m (53.05) … Competed in the 60m at the UNC Invitational (7.68) … Led team in both the 200m (23.82) and 400m (52.35) at the Clemson Tiger Invitational … Ran indoor-best 52.31 in the 400m at the indoor SoCon Championships … Placed eighth in the 400m in 50.39 and ran 22.81 in the 200m at the Liberty College Invitational … Competed in the 400m hurdles at the Joe Hilton UNC Invitational in 58.58 seconds … Placed eighth in the 400m in 51.48 after running 50.80 in the preliminaries at the outdoor SoCon Championships … Also led fifth-place 4x100m relay effort (44.65).

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner in track & field ... Named All-State in 2008 ... All-Region honoree following junior and senior seasons ... State Champion in the 110-meter hurdles in 2008 ... Won Regional Championship in 110-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, and was part of championship 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams in 2008 ... Holds the school record in 400-meters, running a 50.50 during senior season ... Was the High Point Winner at the 2008 Regional Meet ... Also played football, where he was named 2nd Team All-Middle Georgia in 2007 ... 2008 Georgia Sports Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete nominee ... Father, Keith, played quarterback for the Davidson football team from 1981-83.