Taylor Celestin Class: Sophomore Hometown: Mason, Ohio High School: Mason Event: Hurdles

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2010-11: Threw the javelin in the Mid-American Conference Championships and placed eighth with a toss of 52.11m/170-11 ... competed in the decathlon at the All-Ohio Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth with 5,451 points while winning the 110m hurdles portion of the competition ... competed in the decathlon at the Charlotte 49er Classic as well, placing 10th with a personal-best 5,582 points ... finished third in the javelin throw at the Indiana Polytan Invitational with a personal-best distance of 53.20m/174-3 ... ran the 110m hurdles at the Nikoloff Invitational, placing 14th in 15.66 and had a season-best 110m hurdles time of 15.55 as part of the decathlon at the 49er Classic ... indoors, took fourth in the pentathlon at the Findlay Track Classic with 3,064 points.

High School: Earned four varsity letters in track at Mason High School under coach Chip Dobson ... earned first-team all-district honors for the 110m and 300m hurdles in 2008 and 2010 ... earned First-Team All-Greater Miami Conference as a senior in the 110m hurdles and placed 10th at the state meet ... ran a personal-best time of 14.15 in the 110m hurdles and a time of 38.68 in the 300m hurdles, both of which are school records ... helped team win GMC titles and district championships from 2008-2010 ... also earned two varsity letters in football.

Personal: Born in August of 1992 in Mason, Ohio ... son of Suzette and Jeff Celestin ... uncle, Shawn Argent, also attended Miami ... majoring in finance.