Education
He attended Berkshire High School in Burton, Ohio, and was a letterman in football and track and field In football he garnered first team All-North East Ohio honors.
He was much more successful in track and field In his sophomore year of high school he won the Division III state discus title with a throw of 167" 4".
Taylor also holds the OHSAA Division III state discus record at 200" 11".
Taylor"s best finish in the shot put in the state championship was 2nd in 1999, during this year Berkshire High School was a Division III school.
His personal best throw is 21.78 metres, achieved in May 2009 in Tucson.
Taylor attended The Ohio State University.
He graduated in 2005 with a Bachelor of Surgery in Agriculture. He majored in Construction Systems Management and minored in molecular microbiology and in City and Regional Planning.
While at The Ohio State University. He was a 2 time National Collegiate Athletic Association Champion, an 11 time National Collegiate Athletic Association All-American, and a 7 time Big Ten Champion.
