Demetra Taylor

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Photo by: Brad Phalin, BGSU Marketing and Communications

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Class:
Senior
High School:
Northrop
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.

2015-16: (Indoor) Ran the 60 hurdles for the Falcons, posting a team-best time of 8.98 seconds at the GVSU Holiday Invitational … Posted the team’s six-fastest times in the event. (Outdoor) Won the 100 hurdles in the Toledo Dual with a wind-aided time of 14.81 seconds.

2014-15: (Indoor) Ran the 60 hurdles and the 400 for the Falcons, also competing in limited fashion on the 1600 relay team … Posted the team’s seven fastest times in the 60 hurdles, including a career-best 8.83 seconds to place seventh at the MAC Championships and earn a spot on the podium … Ran the event in 8.88 seconds in the MAC Championships prelims to enter the finals eighth … Won the Tom Wright Classic with a time of 8.94 seconds in the 60 hurdles … Had a season-best time of 60.22 seconds in the 400 at the Eastern Michigan Holiday Classic … Ran the second leg on the Tom Wright Classic winning 1600 relay team that posted BGSU’s season-best time of 3:55.26 seconds … Also placed second in the 1600 relay at the BG Opener with a time of 3:57.63. (Outdoor) Ran the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles for the Falcons … Set a wind-legal personal best time of 14.31 seconds in the MAC Championships preliminary round to finish 12th overall … That time makes her the sixth-fastest woman in school history in the event … Prior to that, had a season-best time of 14.44 seconds at the Jesse Owens Classic … Won the 400 hurdles at the Toledo Dual with a season-best time of 1:03.92.

2013-14: (Indoor) Ran the 60 hurdles, 400 and 1600 relay during the season, representing the Falcons at the MAC Championships in the 60 hurdles and 1600 relay … Ran the team’s seven fastest times in the 60 hurdles this year … Placed second at the BG Opener with a personal best time of 8.88 seconds … Ran 8.93 seconds at the MAC Championships to finish 14th … Competed in the 400 at the Tom Wright Open, running a converted time of 59.38 seconds … Ran second leg at the MAC Championships in the 1600 relay, helping the team to a season-best time of 3:47.13 to place seventh … Part of 1600 relay team that finished first at the GVSU Big Meet. (Outdoor) Ran the 100, 200, 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles for the Falcons … Team’s top competitor in the 100 hurdles, running a 14.73 at the Raleigh Relays … Set a personal best in the 100 with a time of 12.64 seconds to finish sixth at the Cherry Blossom Invitational … Ran the 200 just once, finishing in 26.96 seconds at the Cherry Blossom Invitational … Posted a season-best time of 1:03.83 in the 400 hurdles at the Raleigh Relays … Competed on the 1600 relay team that finished fifth at the Gina Relays with a time of 3:59.27.

2012-13: (Indoor) Competed in the 60 hurdles, 200 and 400 during the season, qualifying for the MAC Championships in the 60 hurdles … Also ran on the 4x400 relay team as well as the distance medley relay team that ran at the MAC Championships … The DMR team placed 12th with a time of 12:20.38 … Ran on the 4x400 relay team that ran a 3:48.74 at the GVSU Big Meet … Established a personal best in the 200 with a time of 27.28 at the EMU Holiday Eagle Meet … Ran the 400 in 58.85 seconds at the GVSU Big Meet … Established a personal best time of 9.19 seconds in the 60 hurdles at the EMU Holiday Eagle Meet and then improved upon that time four times during the year … Pushed her best to 9.15 seconds at the Bowling Green Opener and 9.13 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … Climbed to 9.05 with a second place finish at the Tom Wright Classic and then finished 15th at the MAC Championships with a time of 9.01. (Outdoor) Ran both hurdle events during the year and also competed on the 4x400 relay team at the Jesse Owens Classic that ran a 3:54.65 … Qualified for the MAC Championships in both the 100 hurdles and 400 hurdles … Established a personal best time of 14.57 in the 100 hurdles at the UC Early Bird Relays to finish second … Pushed her top time to 14.39 at the Raleigh Relays and then placed 10th at the MAC Championships in 14.20 … Set a personal best in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:02.84 at the Raleigh Relays … Ran the event in 1:04.25 at the MAC Championships to finish 14th.

High School: Earned three varsity letters in track and field at Northrop High School ... Team won two state titles and was runner-up once ... Earned all-state honors 10 times during career in both sprints and hurdles ... Is the IHSAA sectional record holder in the 100 hurdles ... Earned USATF All-American honors in the 400 hurdles.

Personal: Full name is Demetra Iasha Taylor ... Born June 14, 1994 ... Daughter of Adrian Woods Nurse ... Two brothers, D’Andre Fowlkes and Ronnie Fowlkes, and a sister, Jaquell Taylor ... Major in liberal studies.

PERSONAL BESTS
Indoor Track and Field
60 hurdles: 8.83, MAC Championships (2/28/15)
200: 27.28, EMU Holiday Eagle Meet (12/7/12)
400: 58.85, GVSU Big Meet (2/9/13)
Outdoor Track and Field
100: 12.64, Cherry Blossom Invite (4/5/14)
100 hurdles: 14.20, MAC Championships (5/10/13)
200: 26.96, Cherry Blossom Invite (4/5/14)
400 hurdles: 1:02.84, Raleigh Relays (3/29/13)