2012 Track & Field Choose a Player: Banks, Mike Brisendine, Kyrsha Brogan, McKenzie Carter, Scott Cloetta, Catherine Cress, Maria Dahl, Mollie Daniels, Shreese Derner, Aaron DeStefano, Audra Douglass, Brandon DuBois, Jolie Dziardziel, Bree Edwards, Jacob Einspahr, Harrison Ekel, Nick England, Devon Ferreira, Henry Finley, Mason Fisher, Charli Flegel, Mark Foster, Kirsten Gardner, Taylor George, Anna Gifford, Tyler Hall, Katy Heaston, Olivia Herold, Colin Higgins, Katie Holz, Taylor Hughes, Brooke Hurst, Natalie Irvine, Matti Jones, Danielle Kee, Sam Kirby, Erin Klimowski, Andrea Koritnik, Karen Lane, Ken Lawson, Shanae Lemaster, Jessica Leonce, Lenyn Loken, Lance Long, Diana Madson, Courtney Mann, Jenna Michel, Stephen Milbourn, Cody Nelson, Christine Ochsner, Maggie Page, Holly Pawlak, Alex Plante, Joe Popish, Julia Praska, Aaron Rehm, Brittany Rivera, Quinn Roascio, Jason Seas, Mike Smith, Cassidy Snow, Bryce Sparks, Mark Striepe, Kate Sullivan, Kyle Swigart, Emily Sybrant, Dalton Talkington, Jaymes Tasker, Michael Thomas, Kereston Thomas, Paul Todor, Mandy West, Audrey Wilde, Sean Wollert, Candace Zans, Garrett Go Profile Stats Profile Sprints Position Senior Class 6'0 Height Cherokee Trail HS High School Michael Tasker Sprints Position Senior Class Biography Summary Biography 2012-13 Indoor: Competed at the MW Championships in the 60-meter hurdles, placing eighth in the preliminaries (8.18) and sixth in the finals at 8.20 seconds ... earned fifth place in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.73 at the Power Meet ... achieved eighth in the 60-meter hurdles preliminaries (8.33) and ninth in the finals (8.39) at the Holiday Inn Invite ... finished 24th in the 60-meter hurdles in 8.44 at the Husker Invite ... came in ninth in the 60-meter hurdles preliminaries in 8.37 at the AF Team Challenge. Outdoor: Competed in the 110-meter hurdles at the Fum McGraw Quad, placing 10th in 15 seconds ... opened the outdoor season in the 200-meter dash at the Tom Benich Invite where he earned a career-best 23.04 for 10th place ... also ran the 110-meter hurdles at the meet, finishing seventh in 15.39. 2011-12 Had a strong indoor season by placing fourth in the 55-meter hurdles at the Shine Meet where he also competed in the 55-meter dash, finishing fifth ... at the MW Championships, ran the 60-meter hurdles for an eighth-place mark ... his outdoor season was highlighted by helping the 4x110 hurdles relay to a first-place finish at the AF Relays ... came in fourth in the 110-meter hurdles at the Front Range Classic before finishing the season at the MW Championships and placing 10th in the 110-meter hurdles. 2010-11 Recorded four career-best marks and finished in the top 10 on nine occasions ... personal bests were in the 60-meter dash (7.28 seconds), 55-meter hurdles (7.75), 60-meter hurdles (8.22), and the 100-meter dash (11.45) ... his career best in the 60-meter hurdles came at the Indoor MW Championships, where he finished in sixth place ... competed at the MW Outdoor Championships in the 110-meter hurdles where he finished in ninth place. 2009-10 Proved his worth to the Cowboys with his performances in the sprints and hurdles as a freshman ... second on the team in the 110-meter hurdles (15.10 seconds), third in the 60-meter hurdles (8.40) and third in the 200-meter dash (23.37) ... finished seventh at the MW Indoor Championships with a time of 8.43 in the 60-meter hurdles. High School A four-year letterman in track and field and also a three-year letterman for the football team ... was an All-State and All-Colorado selection for track as a senior ... helped team to a 2007 state championship in track and field. Personal Born in Aurora, Colo. ... majoring in sociology. Tasker's Bests... Indoor 55m dash - 6.62 (2012) 55m hurdles - 7.70 (2012) 60m dash - 7.22 (2012) 60m hurdles - 8.16 (2012)(No. 3 UW all-time mark) 200m dash - 23.37 (2010) Outdoor 100m dash - 11.45 (2011) 110m hurdles - 14.64 (2012)(No. 9 UW all-time mark) 200m dash - 23.04 (2013)
