Celebrating Greater Lansing's best: East Lansing's Taylor Manson excelled on world stage

In conjunction with the United States celebrating its 250th birthday this year, USA Today Co. newspapers in Michigan have been looking at some of the top athletes to come out of each region in the state.

Over the next several weeks, the Lansing State Journal will unveil some of the top athletes to come out of Greater Lansing. We will take a daily look at one of the top 10 male or female athletes from the region. These athletes are determined by more than just high school performance. Accomplishments in college and as a professional were also taken into consideration when determining the area's best.

These athletes are not ranked in order. Here is a look at our latest female athlete.

Taylor Manson

Manson reached the highest level of track and field when she represented the United States in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics that took place in July 2021. Manson was part of the mixed gender 1,600 relay team that won a bronze medal.

Manson established herself as a track star at East Lansing and capped her high school career by finishing as the Division 1 state champion in the 400 in 2017. She went on to excel at the University of Florida where she earned multiple United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association indoor and outdoor All-American honors. She ranks in the top 10 in Florida history for fastest indoor and outdoor track times in the 400.

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