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2017-18 Men's Track Roster

Damon Taylor

Damon Taylor

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Hamden, Conn.
  • High School:
    Notre Dame-West Haven

Summary

Biography

Individual Results

As a Senior in 2017-18:
Finished seventh in the weight throw (13.93m) at the Elm City Challenge…Placed fourth in the weight throw (15.15m) at the Yale Season Opener…Competed in the weight throw (14.82m) at the Spartan Invite…Took 16th in the weight throw (14.53m) at the URI Sorlien Memorial Invitational…Contributed eighth in the weight throw (15.19m) at the Mets Indoor Track and Field Championships…Registered fourth in the weight throw (15.86m) at the Brother Jasper Invitational…Finished 13th in the hammer throw (43.64m) at the George Davis Invitational on 4/21.

As a Junior in 2016-17:
All-Region in the hammer throw…Placed fifth in the shot put (12.80m) and seventh in the weight throw (14.33m) at The Elm City Challenge on December 3…Placed ninth in the weight throw (13.76m) and 10th in the shot put (11.98m) at the Spartan Regional Invite on January 13…Finished eighth in the shot put (12.59m) and ninth in the weight throw (15.28m) at the URI Sorlien Invitational on January 21…Placed 12th in the shot put (12.02m) and 14th in the weight throw (14.71m) at the Metropolitan Championships on February 3…Placed third in the weight throw (15.75m) at the NE10 Championship on February 18…Finished 20th in the weight throw (15.07m) at the New England Championships on February 25…Claimed seventh place in the hammer throw (50.09m) at the Young Invitational on April 1…Placed third in the hammer throw (50.27m) at the Yellow Jacket Invitational on April 8…Claimed eighth place in the hammer throw (49.46m) at the UConn Northeast Challenge on April 15…Took eighth place in the hammer throw (49.66m) at the George Davis Invitational on April 22…Placed fourth in the hammer throw (51.54m) at the NE10 Outdoor Championship on May 5-6…Claimed 14th place in the hammer throw (50.88m) at the New England Championship on May 12-13.

As a Sophomore in 2015-16:
All-Region in the hammer throw…Finished sixth in shot put (13.45m) and eighth in weight throw (13.76m) at the Elm City Challenge on December 10…Placed 12th in weight throw (13.46m) and 15th in shot put (11.66m) at the Tufts Stampede and Multi on January 30…Took sixth in weight throw (13.23m) and 10th in shot put (11.90m) at the Manhattan College Draddy Invitational on February 13…Placed 14th in weight throw (13.34m) and 19th in shot put (11.63m) at the Northeast-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships on February 20…Was second in hammer throw (54.40m) and eighth in shot put (11.85m) at the Yale Multi Team on April 2…Finished sixth in hammer throw (45.16m) at the Mets Outdoor Track and Field Championships on April 8…Placed 11th in hammer throw (45.61m) and 17th in shot put (12.29m) at the UCONN Northeast Challenge on April 16…Took third in hammer throw (48.73m) and 16th in shot put (11.62m) at the George Davis Invitational on April 23…Finished 12th in hammer throw (41.93m) and 14th in shot put (11.73m) at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 6. 

Before Southern Connecticut State University:
Previously attended the University of New Haven…Team captain at Notre Dame-West Haven (Conn.)…Competed primarily as a thrower…Indoor track award recipient…National Honor Society recipient.
 
Personal:
Son of Toni and Christopher Taylor…Majoring in computer science.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Sophomore

  • 2016-17Junior

  • 2017-18Senior