2019 Men's Track & Field Roster
Taylor McLaughlin
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Dunellen, N.J.
- High School:
- Union Catholic Regional
- Position:
- Hurdles/Sprints
Last Updated: July 9, 2019
At Michigan
• Four-time USTFCCCA First-Team All-American (2019: outdoor 400-meter hurdles / 2018: outdoor 400-meter hurdles / 2016: indoor DMR, outdoor 400-meter hurdles)
• USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American (2017: outdoor 400-meter hurdles)
• Helped U-M's DMR to an All-America finish for the first time since 2007 (2016)
• Big Ten Champion (outdoor: 2016 and 2018, 400-meter hurdles)
• World Junior (U-20) Runner-Up in the 400-meter hurdles (2016 PR 49.45)
• U.S. Junior National Champion (2016 outdoors; 400-meter hurdles)
• USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Track Athlete of the Year (2018)
• Owns indoor school record at 400 meters (46.42)
Senior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Earned First-Team All-America honors with a career-best 48.85 in the 400 meter hurdles for 4th at the NCAA Championships (June 5-8). The time is the fastest-ever by a Wolverine during the NCAA season.
• Ran 49.94 in the 400 meter hurdles for 3rd at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 23-25), qualifying for his fourth-straight NCAA Championships in the event.
• Claimed the silver medal by running 50.42 in the 400 meter hurdles for 2nd at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12), individually scoring eight team points for Michigan. Also contributed to the three team points scored by the sixth-place 4x400 relay team.
• Ran 51.36 in the 400 meter hurdles for the win at the Len Paddock Open (May 3)
• Ran 48.17 in the 400 meter dash for 9th at the Stanford Invitational (March 29-30)
Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 47.21 in the 400 meter dash for 7th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 22-23) after running 47.67 in the prelims. Also ran a leg of the seventh place 4x400 relay team.
• Ran 47.34 in the 400 meter dash for 6th at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 8-9)
• Ran 47.64 in the 400 meter dash for the win at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (Jan. 19)
Junior (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 49.1 in the 400 meter hurdles semifinals at the USATF Championships (June 21-24) after running a career-best 49.26 in the prelims. Did not compete in the final, though he qualified.
• Earned First-Team All-America honors with a new collegiate-competition best of 49.59 in the 400 meter hurdles for 5th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 6-9) , earning First-Team honors for the second time in the past three seasons.
• Ran 49.89 in the 400 meter hurdles for 2nd at the NCAA East Prelims (May 24-26) to advance to the NCAA Outdoor Championships. Also ran 50.56 to win his first-round heat.
• Ran 49.62 in the 400 meter hurdles for the win at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 11-13), reclaiming his title from the 2016 season with the fastest time he has ever run in collegiate competition. Also ran legs of the seventh-place 4x100 and eighth-place 4x400 relays.
• Ran 50.76 in the 400 meter hurdles to finish 5th at the National Relay Championships (April 27-28)
• Ran 50.95 in the 400 meter hurdles for the win at the Cardinal Classic (April 20-21)
• Ran 50.86 in the 400 meter hurdles to win the competition at the Battle of the Blues (April 6) and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay.
• Ran 21.34 (-0.4m/s) in the 200 meter dash to finish 2nd at the Pac 12 vs Big Ten Challenge (March 23-24) , after also running a leg of the 4x400 relay where the team ran 3:14.64 to finish 3rd
• Ran 20.95 (+1.9m/s) in the 200 meter dash to win the competition at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (March 16-17)
Indoor Track & Field
• Scored six-and-a-half total points with a season's best 46.83 in the 400 meter dash to finish 3rd at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 23-24)and seventh-place finish as a leg of the seventh-place 4x400 relay.
• Ran 47.26 in the 400 meter dash to finish 2nd at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 21.36 in the 200 meter dash to win the competition at the Power Five Invitational (Feb. 2-3)after running a 47.05 in the 400 meters to place 2nd. He also completed in the 4x4 relay, where the team ran a 3:08.49 to win the competition.
• Ran 47.36 in the 400 meter dash to win the competition at the Simmons-Harvey Quad (Jan. 20)
• Ran a career-best 1:21.58 in the 600 meter run to finish 4th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13), and also ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay (3:14.09).
Sophomore (2017)
Outdoor
• Ran 51.73 in the 400 meter hurdles to finish 4th at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14), after running 50.88 in the prelims.
• Ran 52 in the 400 meter hurdles to win the event title at the Longhorn Invitational (Apr. 28-29)
• Ran 50.86 in the 400 meter hurdles to win the event title at the Texas Invitational (Apr. 14-15)
• Ran 51.27 in the 400 meter hurdles to finish 2nd at the Battle of the Blues (Apr. 1). Also ran a leg of the runner-up 4x400 relay.
• Ran 51.48 in the 400 meter hurdles to finish 3rd at the Pac-12 vs. Big Ten Challenge (Mar. 24-25). Also ran a leg of the fifth-place 4x400 relay team.
Indoor
• Ran within .01 his school record in 46.43 in the 400 meter dash to finish 6th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25). Also finished sixth at 200 meters in 21.20.
• Ran the 400m leg of the team that clocked 9:32.13 in the Distance Medley Relay to finish 8th at the Notre Dame Alex Wilson Invitational (Feb. 18)
• Ran 47.23 in the 400 meter dash to finish 2nd at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran a career-best 21.05 in the 200 meter dash to finish 4th at the Boston U. John Thomas Terrier Classic (Jan. 28) to move to No. 2 on the all-time U-M performers list. Also ran 47.08 over 400 meters to finish runner-up.
• Ran 47.02 in the 400 meter dash to win at the Notre Dame Invitational (Jan. 21)
• Ran a career-best 8.20 in the 60 meter hurdles to finish third at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 14)
Freshman (2016)
• World Junior (U-20) Runner-Up in the 400-meter hurdles in a lifetime-best race of 49.45
• Won the U.S. Juniors National Title in the 400-meter hurdles, running 50.74 to seal his bid to the World Junior Championships (June 26)
• Two-time All-American (one relay, one individual honor)
• Two-time Big Ten medalist with one conference title and one program record set
Outdoor
• At his first NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 8 and 10), placed fifth to secure All-American honors in the 400-meter hurdles (49.74) after advancing with a PR of 49.73 in the semifinal
• At the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 26, 28), ran 49.84 to finish fourth in the east and automatically qualify for the national meet in the 400-meter hurdles after a run of 51.77 in the prelims; also ran the anchor leg of the 21st-place 4x400-meter relay, which ran 3:10.72
• Won his first career Big Ten title in a PR of 49.80 in at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 15), ranking him No. 6 in the world among juniors at the time of the race, and was the fastest time by any freshman in the NCAA in 2016
• Ran 51 flat to finish runner-up as the top collegian at the Texas State Bobcat Classic (April 30)
• Won the Collegiate Open section of the 400 meter high hurdles at the Mount Sac Relays (April 15) in 51.14
• Finished second in the 400 meter high hurdles at the Tiger Track Classic (April 9), setting a new PR of 51.90
• Made outdoor debut in the 400 meter high hurdles, finishing second at the Battle of the Blues (March 31) in a personal record 52.11, while also helping U-M finish second in the 4x400 meter relay
Indoor
• Earned All-America honors running the 400 meter leg of Michigan's eighth-place DMR at the NCAA Indoor Championships (March 11)
• Made his postseason debut at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 26-27), medaling with a third-place finish in the 400 and breaking the program record (46.42) in the finals, and also scored as a member of the 4x400-meter relay team, which ran a season-best 3:09.65
• Set a new personal-best of 46.75 in the 400m race to finish second overall, and first among collegians, before dropping a 45.86 relay split during the 4x4 to help U-M set a season-best time at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (Feb. 6)
• Won the 400m race in 47.44 at the Notre Dame Invitational (January 23)
• Recorded a collegiate-best time in the 200m (21.78) and also ran the 400m (47.55), finishing fifth and second, respectively at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 15)
Prep
• Graduated from Union Catholic Regional High School (2015)
• National and Spanish Honor Societies
• Four-year honor student
• Student Ambassador
Track and Field
• New Jersey Boys Gatorade Male Track Athlete of the Year in Track and Field (2015)
• Wendy's Male Athlete of the Year State Finalist (2014)
• Three-year New Balance Indoor Nationals (2013-15) and four-year New Balance Outdoor Nationals (2012-15) competitor, with eight total event titles in 4x200m relay (2013-14), 4x400m relay (2013-15), Shuttle Hurdle Relay (2013) and Swedish Relay (1:53.96) and 19 total top-five finishes including 14 in first place or runner-up
• Seven-time New Jersey Meet of Champions Champion in indoor (2014-15) 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay (2013) and outdoor 400m hurdles (2015) and 4x400m relay (2013, '15) and one-time runner-up
• Set National 15-year old/State Sophomore record at outdoor 400m hurdles (2013)
• Owns State and county records in the 4x400m relay the state record in the outdoor 400m hurdles and county records in the indoor 4x200m and outdoor 4x400m relays
• Also owns eight school records in the indoor 200m, 300m, 400m, 1,600m relay as well as outdoor 200m, 400m 4x200m relay and Swedish Relay
• 14-time State Group Champion at indoor 400m (2013, '15) and 4x400m relay (2013-15) and outdoor 200m (2015), 400m (2013-15), 110m hurdles (2015), 400m hurdles (2013, '15) and 4x400m relay (2013-14)
• Seven-time team All-State at indoor 400m (2014-15) and 4x400m relay (2014-15) and outdoor 400m hurdles (2015) and 4x400m relay (2014-15) with one second team honors
• 11-time First team All-Non-Public, Union County and Area at indoor 400m, and 4x400m relay, outdoor 400m, 400m hurdles and 4x400m relay
• Five-time all-conference
• Selected by the Star Ledger as indoor (2014-15) and outdoor (2013-15) State and Union County Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year
• Named Courier News Boys Track Athlete of the Year for indoor 2014-15) and outdoor (2013, '15) seasons
• Four-year letterwinner
Personal
• Enrolled in the School of Engineering
• Majoring in Mechanical Engineering
• Born August 3, 1997
• Son of Willie and Mary McLaughlin
• Father competed for Manhattan College track and field program
• Sister, Morgan, competed for St. Peter's University track and field program
Career-Best Performances (College)
| Event | Time | Date |
| 60m Hurdles (I) | 8.2 | 1-14-17 |
| 200m (I) | 21.05 | 1-28-17 |
| 200m (O) | 20.95 (+1.9m/s) | 3-17-18 |
| 400m (I) | 46.42 | 2-26-16 |
| 400m (O) | 46.81 | 7-6-14 |
| 400m Hurdles (O) | 48.85 | 6-22-18 |
| 600m (I) | 1:21.58 | 1-13-18 |
