High School: Ran track & field for two seasons and cross country for one year for coach LaPointe at Hopewell High School in Huntersville, N.C. ... was a state qualifier and all-conference performer as a senior on the cross country team ... also named the team MVP of the cross country team in his final season ...won the Titan Award as a member of the track & field team ... was a member of the 4x800 team that ran a 8:01.50 to finish in fifth place at the state championship meet ... has the school record in the 1,600 meters (4:32) and the 3,200 meters (10:09) ... was a member of the National Technical Honor Society and the soccer team as well.

Personal: Taylor James Day ... born February 26, 1991 in Plano, Texas ... son of Jim and Kathy Day ... majoring in kinesiology with a concentration in sports medicine at UNCG.