The University of Akron Athletics
2017-18 Akron Track & Field Roster
Taron Slone
- Event:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Columbus, Ohio
- High School:
- Bishop Ready
Results
2018 Outdoor: Competed in eight meets for the Zips, including third- and fourth-place finishes in the 100 and 200 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 12), while running on the third-place 4x100 and sixth-place 4x400 relay teams...an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 200 meters registering a career-best time of 20.65 in the opening round, fourth-fastest time in outdoor program history, before placing 24th in the quarterfinals with a time of 21.19...recorded a career-best time of 10.47 en route to finishing fourth in the 100 meters at the MAC Championships (May 12)...posted six top-10 efforts in the 200 meters, including winning the event in 20.85 at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 5)...ran times of 10.59 in the 100 meters and 21.53 in the 200 meters at the Texas Relays (March 30) and Mt. Sac Relays (April 20), respectively...finished second in 200 meters at Pacific Coast Intercollegiate (April 19) with a time of 21.53.
2018 Outdoor Accolades: NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor 200 Meters)...earned Academic All-MAC and MAC Distinguished Scholar accolades...named MAC Track Athlete of the Week award winner (May 8).
2018 Indoor: Garnered second-team All-Mid-American Conference accolades earning second-place finishes in the 60 meters as well as a member of the runner-up 4x400 relay at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24)...competed in eight meets for the Zips...recorded a season-best time of 6.78 in the 60 meters to finish second at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24), while also placing third in the 200 meters (21.56)...posted nine top-10 efforts in the 200 meters and six in the 60 meters on the campaign...recorded a season-best time of 21.34 en route to winning the 200 meters at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 16)...finished second in the 400 meters at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 19) crossing the line in 48.82.
2018 Indoor Accolades: MAC Runner-Up (Indoor 60 Meters)...second-team All-MAC (Indoor 60 meters and 4x400 relay)...named an Academic All-MAC Selection.
2017 Outdoor: Earned third- and fourth-place finishes in the 200 and 100 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13) on the strength of season-best times of 21.25 and 10.49...also garnered first- and second-team All-MAC honors as a member of the winning 4x100 relay and second-place 4x400 relay squad at the MAC Championships (May 13)...registered six top-10 performances on the campaign in the 200 meters and four in the 100 meters...placed second in the 200 meters at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) crossing the line in 21.34...won the 100 meters at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6) with a time of 10.63...turned in time of 10.67 to place sixth in the 100 meters at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 8)...helped the Zips’ 4x400 relay team to earn seven top-10 finishes, including victories at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6)...placed third in the 400 meters with a time of 48.50 at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15)...2017 Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Zips and placed fifth in the 400 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 25) crossing the line in 48.68...member of three winning 4x400 relays at the Kentucky Invitational (Jan. 14), Kent State Dual (Jan. 20) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 4)...turned in season-best time of 47.97 in the 400 meters at the Spire Invitational (Feb. 11)...also competed in the 60 meters at the Penn State National (Jan. 27) and Akron Invitational (Feb. 4).
2015-16: Outdoor: An Academic All-Mid-American Conference honoree...garnered second-team all-league honors as member of second place 4x100 relay squad at the MAC Championships (May 14), while also placing eighth and ninth, respectively, in the 200 meters (21.82) and 100 meters (10.87)...posted five top-10 efforts in the 200 meters, including winning at the All-Ohio Championships (April 9)...recorded season-best time in the 200 meters (21.52) at the LSU Alumni Invitational (April 23)...finished sixth in a season-best time of 10.61 in the 100 meters at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 7)...member of winning 4x400 relay at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16)...Indoor: Captured a pair of title at the Mid-American Conference Championships as a member of winning 4x400 and distance medley relay squads, while also placing ninth in the 60 meters in a season-best time of 6.92...Zips’ winning distance medley relay team at MAC Championships registered the second-fastest time (9:45.38) in program history, while the 4x400 relay set a new league- (over-sized track) and school- standard crossing the line in 3:07.58...turned in a trio of top-10 efforts in the 60 meters, including posting a season-best time of 6.92 in the preliminaries of the Akron Invitational (Feb. 5)...registered fastest time of the season in the 200 meters to win at the Penn State National (Jan. 30) in 21.73...finished seventh in the 400 meters at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 19) in 49.49...earned first-team Academic All-MAC honors...named a MAC Distinguished Scholar recipient in addition to earning first-team Academic All-MAC honors.
2014-15: Indoor: Placed sixth in the 200 meters at the Mid-American Conference Championship (Feb. 28) in a time of 22.46…ran a season-best 21.46 in the 200 meters at the Zips Invitational (Feb 20) for a second-place finish...recorded a season-low time of 6.98 in the 60 meters at the Akron Invitational (Feb 7)…finished fifth in the 60 meters at the Akron Pole Vault Convention (Jan. 9) and Kent State Dual (Jan. 16) in 6.99 and 7.05, respectively...Outdoor: Recorded four top-five efforts in the 200 meters, including finishing second at All-Ohio Championship (April 11) and Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9) in 22.05 and a career-best time of 21.42...posted four top-10 performances in 100 meters...registered career-best time in 100 meters, 10.62, en route to finishing fourth at Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 9)...member of third-place 4x200 relay squad at Raleigh Relays (March 27) which crossed the line in 1:27.23.
Personal: Majoring in sport sciences...son of Tonya Smith.
