Texas Rio Grande Valley Athletics

2015 (Senior): Indoor – Competed in four meets … posted a second place finish in the weight throw at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships with a throw of 16.69 meters and followed with a third place finish in the shot put with a throw of 14.98 meters … finished in ninth place in the weight throw at the Houston Tune Up wit a throw of 16.17 meters and an 11^th place finish in the shot put with a throw of 13.34 meters … finished in third place in the weight throw at the Masked Rider Open with a throw of 17.20 meters … won the weight throw at the Texas A&M 13-Team Invitational with a throw of 17.06 meters and added a sixth place finish in the shot put with a throw of 14.56 meters.

Outdoor – Competed in nine meets … at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships he finished in second place in the discus with a throw of 46.40 meters, fourth in the shot put with a mark of 14.99 meters, fifth in the hammer throw with a throw of 49.65 meters and ninth in the javelin with a throw of 47.31 meters while also being named WAC Outstanding Field Performer … finished in 10^th place in the shot put at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight after hitting a mark of 14.74 meters while also finishing in 23^rd place in the hammer throw with a throw of 46.64 meters … posted a 10^th place finish in the hammer throw at the Beach Invitational after a throw of 47.26 meters and posted a 26^th place finish in the discus after a throw f 43.96 meters while also finishing in 27^th in the shot put after hitting a mark of 14.44 meters … finished in eighth place in the shot put at the CSULA Twilight Open after hitting a mark of 14.33 meters and added a 16^th place finish in the hammer throw with a throw of 50.66 meters while adding a 16^th place finish in the discus after a throw of 41.70 meters … posted a third place finish in the hammer throw at the Islander Dash after a throw of 45.64 meters … at the Victor Lopez Classic he posted a fifth place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.56 meters, a seventh place finish in the discus with a throw of 45.66 meters, an 11^th place finish in the hammer throw with a throw of 42.90 meters and a 15^th place finish in the javelin with a throw of 44.63 meters … posted a fourth place finish in the javelin throw at the Bobcat Invitational with a throw of 50.88 meters while adding a 16^th place finish in the discus with a throw of 47.33 meters and a 23^rd place finish in the hammer throw with a throw of 40.03 meters … posted a second place finish in the shot put at the Cactus Cup after hitting a mark of 14.84 meters while adding a second place finish in the discus with a throw of 46.72 meters and a fourth place finish in the hammer throw with a throw of 46.42 meters … won the discus at the Islander Open with a throw of 46.77 meters while adding a second place finish in the hammer throw with a throw of 47.77 meters and a third place finish in the shot put with a mark of 14.22 meters.

2014 (Junior): Indoor – Competed in four meets ... Posted a second place finish in the weight throw with a throw of 18.10 meters and finished in 12^th place in the shot put with a throw of 11.76 meters at the Western Athletic Conference Indoor Championships … Won the weight throw with a mark of 17.16 meters and then posted an 11^th place finish with a throw of 13.23 meters at the Red Raider Open … Posted a fifth place finish in the weight throw at the Masked Rider Open with a throw of 16.15 meters … Finished in 17^th place in the shot put at the Masked Rider Open with a throw of 13.06 meters … Finished in seventh place in the weight throw at the Texas A&M 12-Team Invitational with a mark of 15.53 meters and the finished in 12^th place in the shot put with a throw of 12.60 meters. 

Outdoor – Competed in 10 meets ... posted a seventh place finish in the javelin at the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships with a throw of 52.26 meters, finished in eighth place in the shot put with a throw of 14.19 meters, finished in seventh in the hammer throw with a throw of 50.62 meters and closed out the championships with a second place finish in the discus with a throw of 46.63 meters … finished in eighth place in the javelin with a throw of 48.78 meters, 12^th place in the hammer throw with a throw of 44.82 meters, 14^th in the discus with a throw of 43.96 meters and 18^th in the discus with a throw of 13.43 meters at the J. Fred Duckett Twilight … posted a 27^th place finish in the javelin at the Beach Invitational with a throw of 49.87 meters and finished in 38^th in the discus with a throw of 43.64 meters … finished in 16^th place in the hammer throw at the CSULA Twilight Open with a throw of 48.19 meters … posted a second place finish in the hammer throw at the UIW Cardinal Invite with a throw of 50.61 meters while also finishing in second place in the javelin throw with a throw of 47.79 meters and in third place in the discus with a throw of 44.37 meters … finished in sixth place in the shot put at the Islanders Dash with a throw of 12.84 meters and also finished in fifth place in the hammer throw with a throw of 46.89 meters … posted a ninth place finish in the hammer throw at the Bobcat Invitational with a throw of 51.29 meters and also finished in 17^th place in the javelin with a throw of 49.54 meters … finished in 19^th place in the discus at the Bobcat Invitational with at throw of 42.54 meters … posted a third place finish in the javelin with a throw of 52.03 meters at the Cactus Cup while also finishing in third place in the hammer throw with a throw of 47.70 meters … won the javelin throw at the Islanders Open with a throw of 52.32 meters while also finishing in sixth place in the hammer throw with a throw of 47.58 meters. 
 
2013 (Sophomore, North Iowa Area Community College): Earned U.S. Citizens All-American status after finishing in seventh place at outdoor nationals … Second Team All-Region XI outdoor selection in the discus and javelin throw … Made a program record hammer throw of 50.54 meters … Placed ninth at Indoor nationals after finishing as a Second Team All-Region XI indoor selection in the weight throw … Made a program record weight throw of 15.98 meters.
 
2012 (Freshman, North Iowa Area Community College): Earned U.S. Citizens All-American status after finishing in four place at outdoor nationals in the javelin throw … First Team All-Region XI outdoor selection in the javelin and hammer throws … Broke the program hammer throw record for the first time … Broke the program javelin throw record with a distance of 55.78 meters … Earned U.S. Citizens All-American status after finishing in fifth place at indoor nationals in the weight throw … Second Team All-Region XI indoor selection in the weight throw … Broke the program record for weight throw for the first time.
 
2008-11 (Bloomfield High School): Earned All-State honors during his senior indoor season as well as All-Conference honors during his senior indoor and outdoor and sophomore outdoor seasons … Holds the program record for javelin throw at 51.21 meters … Helped team to first indoor state championships in program history in 2011 as well as three outdoor conference and state championships.
 
Off the Track: Son of Lenyork Taylor and Michelle Masters … Has three sisters, Mckayla and Trenyce Taylor and Maliyah Gavin … Related to Maurice Masters, who played football at Charleston Southern, and Rashawn Binns, who played football at Tuskeegee and Western Georgia.