Diamond Taylor
Diamond Taylor
Height: 5-3
Year: SO
Hometown: Southfield, Mich.
High School: Southfield HS
Position: S

2010-11:  Indoor: recorded a season best in the long jump of 4.72 meters at the SVSU Indoor Classic...competed in the open 400-meter run at the SVSU vs GVSU Dual and clocked in at 59.72...was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that competed at the GaREAT Collegiate Open and crossed the line at 4:03.93 while also timing in at a season best 26.46 for the 200-meter dash...earned a season best of 59.16 in the open 400-meter, which was good for fourth, at the Indoor GLIAC Championships...was a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in at 3:57.64 at the GVSU Big Meet.  Outdoor: earned a season best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.39 and was also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that clocked in at 3:58.44 at the EMU Twilight Invitational...recorded a season best in the 800-meter run of 2:26.73 at the FSU Bulldog Invitational...was a member of the fourth place 4x400-meter relay team that crossed the line at 3:54.14 at the Outdoor GLIAC Championships while also earning a fifth place finish in the open 400-meter run with a final time of 58.56...earned a season best in the 400-meter run of 58.16 at the Stan Lyons Invitational.

Prior to SVSU/Personal: Prepped at Southfield High School under Head Coach Calvin Johnson…competed in the 400m dash, 200m and 4x200m relay…honored as academic all-state in the 400m dash, 4x200 and 4x400…was all-league, all-county and all-region in 2009 and 2010…received four varsity letters for track and field…member of NHS and made honor roll throughout high school…was associated with Southfield Student Congress and Top Scholar…graduated in the top 5% of class…majoring in Biology…daughter of Eric and Shontell Ballard…born 5-21-92.