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2017 Men's Track and Field Roster

Taylor Koss

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Green Bay, Wis.
  • Highschool Wisconsin School for the Deaf

Biography

Collegiate Honors
• USA Record Holder in Deaf 400m Hurdles (53.27)

• Collegiate Record Holder in Deaf 400m Hurdles (53.27)
• USA Record Holder in Deaf Indoor 300m (37.20)
• Collegiate Record Holder in Deaf Indoor 300m (37.20)

• USA Record Holder in Deaf Indoor 600m (1:23.53)
• Collegiate Record Holder in Deaf Indoor 600m (1:23.53)
• 2017 Horizon League 4x100m Relay Champion
• 2016 Horizon League Indoor 4x400m Relay Champion
• 2015 Horizon League DMR Champion
• Second-Team All-League (2017 400m Hurdles, 2017 Outdoor 4x400m Relay, 2016 400m Hurdles, 2016 4x400m Relay)

Watch Koss' Record-Breaking 400m Hurdle Run - (2017) 

Watch Koss' Record-Breaking 400m Hurdle Run - (2016) 


2017 Outdoor: Capped his Panther career in style, breaking is own National Deaf Record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 53.27 seconds at the Eagle Open May 12 ... that time also now ranks sixth in UWM history ... came in runner-up in the same event at the Horizon League Championships in 54.05 ... also helped the 4x100m relay to a conference title and the 4x400m relay bring home a silver medal at the league meet ... started the year winning the 400m hurdles at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 25 ... repeated that feat each of the next two weeks at both the Big Blue Classic and at Marquette ... turned in a big showing at the Benedictine Invite April 15 with PRs in both the 100m (10.82) and 200m (21.30) ... 200m time now ranks fourth in Panther history ... helped the shuttle hurdle relay post the third-fastest time in school history in 59.17 at the 108th running of the Drake Relay April 28 ... also took third in the 400m hurdles at the Kip Janvin later that day.

2017 Indoor: Came in seventh in the 200m and 11th in the 400m at the league meet ... also helped the 4x400m relay team to a third-place finish at the conference championships ... started the season taking third in the 200m and fourth in the 60m hurdles at Whitewater Jan. 14 ... was fifth in the 200m at the Messersmith Invite Jan. 28 ... ran at the Meyo Invite in both the 200m and 400m one week later ... came in runner-up in the 60m hurdles and third in the 60m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 18.

2016 Outdoor: Finished league runner-up in both the 400m hurdles and the 4x400m relay at the Horizon League Championships ... 400m hurdle time of 53.76 is a new PR that broke a 35-year-old deaf record in the event set by Gwanye Davis (54.11) in 1981 ... that time also now ranks sixth in Panther history ... started the season taking second in the 400m hurdles and ninth in the 100m at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 19 ... won the 400m hurdles at the Edmonds Invite Mar. 26 ... sixth in the 400m hurdles at the Gibson Invite April 9 ... was fourth in the same event at Louisville's Lyles/Wood Invite April 23.

2016 Indoor: Won a league title in the 4x400m relay ... winning time of 3:14.40 now ranks third in Milwaukee history ... also finished 1th in the 400m at the Horizon League Championships ... kicked off the season taking seventh in the 200m and 22nd in the 60m at the Karl Schlender Invite Jan. 16 ... one week later, broke the American and collegiate deaf records in the 300m with a time of 37.20 at the Tierney Quad ... previous American record had stood since 2007 (38.50/Brandon Kenny) and previous collegiate record (40.5/Carlos Stennett) since 2001 ... placed fourth in the 200m and sixth in the 55m at the Parkside Classic Feb. 6 ... was 16th in the 60m hurdles and 19th in the 400m at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 12 ... third in the 200m at the Panther Tune-Up one week later.

2015 Indoor: Continued to impress as a sophomore, earning a league title in the DMR ... also finished sixth in the 400m with a PR time of 49.71 and 12th in the 60m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships ... time of 10:00.17 in the DMR at the league meet now stands second in UWM history ... came in fifth in the 60m hurdles with a PR time of 8.88 and 10th in the 600m at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 23 ... took third in the 400m at the Parkside Classic Feb. 7 ... posted a strong time of 50.59 in the 400m for 13th at the GVSU Big Meet Feb. 14 ... placed eighth in the 60m hurdles and 10th in the 60m at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 20. 2015 Outdoor: Finished fifth in the 400m hurdles at the Horizon League Championships ... posted a season-best time of 55.09 in prelims at the league meet ... took fifth in both the 110m hurdles and 400m hurdles at the Billiken Kickoff Mar. 21 ... won the 400m hurdles and was seventh in the 100m at Marquette April 10 ... came in runner-up in the 400m hurdles at the Drake Alternative April 26 ... also ran the 400m once on the year, taking 21st in 50.74 at the EIU Big Blue Classic.

2014 Indoor: Scored and came in fourth in the DMR at the Horizon League Championships ... also ran in the 400m at the league meet, taking 11th with a season-best time of 50.78 ... made collegiate debut at the John Tierney Triangular Jan. 17, taking fourth in the 600m ... came in fourth in the 400m at the John Craft Invite Jan. 25 ... also competed in the 60m once, taking eighth at the Panther Tune-Up Feb. 22. 2014 Outdoor: Finished fourth in the 400m hurdles and eighth in the 400m at the Horizon League Championships ... was second in the 400m hurdles in outdoor opener at the Cougar Classic Mar. 22 ... also finished runner-up in the same event April 4 ... posted a PR of 54.67 in the same event at the Gateway Invitational April 19 ... also competed in the 200m twice on the year, finishing 12th at the Billiken Invite April 12 and third at the Drake Alternative April 26.

High School
Competed in track & field five years at the high school level ... was a long-distance runner and hurdler ... also played football and basketball all four years, earning the Deaf National Player of the Year for eight-man football as a senior.

Personal
Son of Jim and Kim Koss ... lists winning Gold & Bronze medals at the Deaf Olympics as most memorable moment ... born Oct. 8, 1993.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2014Freshman

  • 2015Sophomore

  • 2016Junior

  • 2017Senior