Taylor Rambo

Position:
Sprints/Relays
Class:
Redshirt Senior
High School:
Euclid
Hometown:
Euclid, Ohio

2016-2017: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 60, 200, 300, 400 and 800, along with the 1600 relay for the Falcons … Placed sixth in the 400 at the MAC Championships, running the event in 56.12 (converted to 55.39) … Won the Akron Invite in the 400 with a season-best time of 55.84 seconds … Qualified for the finals of the MAC Championships by placing eighth in the prelims of the 400 with a time of 56.45 … Won the 400 at the BG Opener … Ran on the team’s three fastest 1600 relay teams, including the winning squad at the Thundering Herd Invite that posted a season-best time of 3:50.03 … Placed 11^th in the 1600 relay at the MAC Championships in 3:51.68 … Broke the school record in the 300 at the Golden Flashes Gala with a time of 40.46 seconds to place second … Ran the 60 in 8.01 seconds at the Golden Flashes Gala … Posted a season-best time of 25.55 seconds in the 200 at the Akron Invitational … Competed in the 800 at the Tom Wright Classic, finishing in 2:27.83. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 200 and 400 for the Falcons, as well as relays … Earned a spot on the podium at the MAC Championships in the 400 by placing fifth with a time of 54.96 seconds in the finals … Set a new personal best in the MAC Championship prelims at 54.70 seconds to qualify third for finals … Won the 400 at the UT Dual … Set a personal best in the 200 at 24.72 seconds to finish fourth at the All-Ohio Championships … Ran the lead leg of the 1600 relay team that finished ninth at the MAC Championships in 3:49.51 … Also ran the lead leg on the 1600 relay team that had a season-best time of 3:48.07 at the Drake Relays … Was on the second leg of the 800 relay at the Raleigh Relays that ran 1:37.88 … That was the second-fastest 800 relay time in program history.

2015-16: (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 60, 200 and 400 for the Falcons, as well as the 1600 relay … Posted a personal best time of 55.80 seconds in the 400 during the prelims at the MAC Championships to finish 11^th … That was the third-fastest 400 time in program history … Was second in the 400 at the BG Opener … Recorded the team’s top five times in the 400 … Ran the anchor leg of the 1600 relay at the MAC Championships, helping the team to an eighth place finish in 3:49.13 … The MAC Championship race was the fourth fastest in program history … Ran the 60 at the Tom Wright Open, setting a personal best time of 7.95 seconds in the prelims … Had a season-best time of 25.95 seconds in the 200 at the GVSU Big Meet. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 100, 200, 400 and 400 hurdles for the Falcons, as well as the 800 relay and 1600 relay … Finished fourth at the MAC Championships in the 400 with a time of 55.28 seconds in the finals … Qualified for the finals by running 55.76 seconds to place eighth in the prelims … Was second in the 400 at the Gina Relays in 56.13 seconds … Won the 400 hurdles at the Toledo Dual with a personal best time of 1:06.27 … Ran the 100 in a personal best 12.31 seconds at the Ball State Challenge the only time she ran the event this year … Also ran the 200 just once, at the Ball State Challenge, completing the race in 25.01 seconds … Competed in the 800 relay at the Raleigh Relays, helping the team finish in 1:39.20 … Ran the anchor leg of the 1600 relay at the Toledo Invitational, placing first in 3:49.51, the team’s fastest time of the season … Placed 11^th at the MAC Championships in the 1600 relay in 3:54.52 … Ran the anchor leg on the 1600 relay team that won the Toledo Dual.

2014-15: (Indoor) Ran the 60, 200, 400 and 1600 relay for the Falcons … Ran both the 400 and the 1600 relay at the MAC Championships … Placed 15^th in the 400 at the MAC Championships with a time of 57.99 seconds … Set a personal best in the 400 with a time of 56.76 seconds at the Kent State Tune-Up that puts her third in BGSU history in the event … Won the blue division of the Akron Invitational in the 400 with a time of 57.33 seconds … Also placed second in the 400 at the Findlay Open in 58.84 seconds … Ran the lead leg on the 1600 relay team that placed eighth at the MAC Championships in 3:55.63 … Won the Tom Wright Classic in the 1600 relay from the anchor leg with a season-best time of 3:55.26 … Also earned a second-place finish in the 1600 relay at the BG Opener with a time of 3:57.63 … Finished second in the 200 at the Tom Wright Classic, running a season-best 25.73 seconds … Posted a personal best time of 8.01 seconds in the 60 during the prelims of the Tom Wright Classic. (Outdoor) Ran the 100, 200, 400 and relays for the Falcons … Earned a spot on the podium at the MAC Championships in the 400, recording a time of 55.56 seconds to finish eighth in the finals … That followed a new personal best time of 55.23 seconds in the prelims to qualify fifth … Competed on the 1600 relay team at the MAC Championships, finishing eighth in 3:47.12 … Was sixth in the 1600 relay at the Jesse Owens Classic with a team season-best time of 3:46.84 … Ran the anchor leg on the 1600 relay team that finished first at the Toledo Dual … Ran the anchor leg on the 400 relay team that finished as runner-up at the Cardinal Invitational in 47.71 seconds … Competed on the 800 relay team at the season-opening Raleigh Relays, finishing fourth with a season-best time of 1:41.15 … Posted season-best times of 12.68 seconds and 25.14 seconds in the 100 and 200 at the Cardinal Invitational.

2013-14: (Indoor) Competed in the 60, 400 and 1600 relay for the Falcons before an injury forced her to the sideline … Eligible for a medical redshirt … Ran the 60 in 8.10 seconds at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Placed third in the 400 at the Tom Wright Open with a converted time of 58.79 seconds … Ran third leg of the 1600 relay at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational that placed third. (Outdoor) Redshirted.

2012-13: (Indoor) Ran the 60, 200 and 400, qualifying for the MAC Championships in both the 200 and 400 … Also ran the lead-off leg on the 4x400 relay team that set a new school record at the MAC Championships with a time of 3:43.92 to finish fourth … Opened the season with a personal best time of 8.11 seconds in the 60 at the EMU Holiday Eagle Meet and improved to 8.02 at the GVSU Big Meet … In the 200, ran a 25.81 at the EMU Holiday Eagle Meet to open the season, improving to 25.58 at the Bowling Green Opener … Set another personal best in the 200 at the Akron Invitational, running 25.27 seconds … Closed out the season in the 200 by placing 16th at the MAC Championships and again setting a personal best with a time of 25.15 … In the 400, set a new personal best all five times she competed, beginning with a 58.68 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Placed third at the Tom Wright Classic with a time of 58.26 and improved to 57.96 at the Akron Invitational … Closed the regular season with a time of 57.35 at the GVSU Big Meet and then placed 12th at the MAC Championships with a time of 57.27. (Outdoor) Ran the 100, 200 and 400, competing in the MAC Outdoor Championships in both the 200 and 400 … Also ran on all relay teams … In the 100, established her personal best time of 12.41 seconds at the UC Early Bird Relays … In the 200, set a personal best with a time of 24.97 seconds at the UC Early Bird Relays and inched forward with a time of 24.94 at the Northeast Ohio Invitational … Climbed to 24.78 at the Gina Relays … Placed 20th in the 200 at the MAC Championships with a time of 25.13 … In the 400, finished second at the Northeast Ohio Invitational with a time of 56.83 … Set a personal best at the MAC Championships with a time of 56.51 seconds to place 14th … Ran on the 4x100 relay team that placed second at the Gina Relays with a time of 47.21 seconds … Ran second leg for the 4x200 relay team that set a new school record with a time of 1:37.80 at the Raleigh Relays … Ran lead-off leg for the 4x400 relay team that placed sixth at the MAC Championships with a time of 3:45.45 … Also ran lead legs on 4x400 relay teams that won both the Toledo Dual meet and the Toledo Invitational … The Toledo Invitational team set a season-best time of 3:44.58 in the 4x400.

High school: Track and field team captain at Euclid High School ... Also competed in cross country and volleyball for the Panthers ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Full name is Taylor Marie Rambo ... Born Oct. 11, 1994 ... Daughter of Tommie and Anita Rambo ... Two sisters, Paris and Erin ... Majoring in exercise science.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
60: 7.95, Tom Wright Open (1/22/16)
200: 25.27, Akron Invitational (2/1/13)
300: 40.46, Golden Flashes Gala (12/10/16)
400: 55.80, MAC Championships prelims (2/26/16)
800: 2:27.83, Tom Wright Classic (1/20/17)
Outdoor Track and Field
100: 12.31, Ball State Challenge (4/16/16)
200: 24.72, All-Ohio Championships (4/15/17)
400: 54.70, MAC Championships (5/12/17)
400 hurdles: 1:06.27, Toledo Dual (4/1/16)