Eastern Washington University Athletics

Career Bests:
Indoor: 800/2:06.97, One mile/4:39.77, 3,000/9:06.73, 5,000/15:43.27
Outdoor: 800/2:08.80, 1,500/4:09.82, 3,000-steeplechase/9:51.99, 5,000/15:32.54
Cross Country: 6,000/19:40.0, 8,000/26:17.1

2015-16 Track and Field: Outdoor: Taylor’s top finish of the season was a fifth place result at the Pelluer Invitational where he set a personal best in the 1,500 with a time of 4:09.82. He ran in the 5,000 at the Al Manuel, finishing in sixth with a time of 16:01.65. He was part of the 4x4 relay team that finished third at the Buc Scoring Invite in a time of 3:30.68. Taylor also competed in the 3,000 steeplechase at both the OSU High Performance Meet and Tom Gage, finishing 12th and 13th respectively.

2015 Cross Country: Finished in 37th at the Erik Anderson Invitational in the 8,000, and earned his personal fastest 8,000 time at the Washington Invitational with a time of 26:17.10.

2014-15 Track and Field: Outdoor: Taylor made an appearance at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships in the 3,000 steeplechase where he ran a time of 9:53.31 to place 14th. At the Sam Adams Classic, Taylor ran the 800 in a time of 2:08.8. He ran a personal best in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Pelluer Invitational with a winning time of 9:51.99. He also had a personal best time in the 5,000 at the WSU Cougar Invitational with a time of 15:32.54. Indoor: Taylor ran in the distance medley relay at the UW Indoor Invitational where they recorded a time of 11:09.48. He recorded a personal best in the 800 meters with a time of 2:06.97 at the WSU Cougar Invitational. Taylor also ran a personal best in the mile at the Idaho Vandal Indoor Invitational with a time of 4:39.77.

2014 Cross Country: At the Clash of the Inland NW, Taylor ran a time of 19:41.0 on the 6,000 meter course. He also competed at the Montana Invitational where he recorded a time of 26:41.50 on the 8,000 meter course.

2013-14 Track and Field: Indoor: Ran a season best of 9:06.73 in the 3,000 at the Runner’s Soul Open meet where he placed sixth overall. Taylor ran season bests in the mile with a time of 4:53.61 at the Idaho Collegiate and in the 5,000 with a time of 15:43 at the UW Husky Classic. Outdoor: Taylor ran 10:55 in the steeplechase at the Big Sky Championships, finishing 15th. He ran season bests with a time of 2:12 in the 800 and also with a time of 4:17 in the 1,500 at the MSU Open. He ran his season-best 5,000 in a time of 15:53 at the OSU High Performance meet.

2013 Cross Country: Redshirted.

High School: Taylor competed at the WIAA 3A State Championships three times during his career at North Central, helping the team to state titles in each of those seasons. He was 18th as a senior with a time of 16:01.3, 29th as a junior with a time of 16:08.2 and 53rd as a sophomore with a time of 16:44.2. He competed at the prestigious Nike Borderclash meet, placing 71st in a time of 15:11. In track, Taylor had personal best in the 800 with a time of 2:09.34, 1,600 with a time of 4:23.07, one mile in 4:31.54 and 3,200 in a time of 9:23.12. He was a six-time letterwinner for the Indians in cross country and track.

Personal: Undecided major. Born 3/15/95 in Spokane, Wash. His parents are Jeshu and Anna Taylor.