Washburn University Athletics

At Washburn: Has the second-best mark on the performance chart in the 800m during the indoor season at 1:56.39 and the fifth-best mark in the mile at 4:23.26 indoors … has the seventh-best time in the outdoor 800m at 1:56.72 and the eighth-best time in the 1500m at 4:05.43 … a combined six-time member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2020-21 (cross country): Competed in the 8K at the Newman Teams Championships, placing 71st with a time of 28:32.9 … (track): Had a personal best in the 1500m at the MIAA Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:05.43, the eighth-best individual performance in program history … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2019-20 (cross country): Had a season-best finish with a 25th-place finish at the Bearcat Invite with a time of 26:08.40 on the 7K course … recorded best time on an 8K course with a time of 27:49.40 at the MIAA Championships … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll … (track) finished a season-best eighth-place in the 600m at the Graduate Classic in a time of 1:24.31 which was the second-best individual performance in program history … recorded the second-best time in the 800m in a time of 1:56.39 during the indoor season … outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

In 2018-19 (cross country): Participated in the first event of the season at the SBU Invitational finishing the 7K course in a time of 26:48.44 placing 88th overall… a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll … (track): Had a season-best fourth-place finish at the Woodman Classic in the 800m setting a PR of 1:58.22 … in the outdoor season he finished second at the Jayhawk Classic in the 800m in a time of 2:02.04 … a member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll.

Background: Earned indoor and outdoor All-American as a freshman at Butler County as part of the 4x800m relay team finishing second at the NJCAA indoor championships … finished eighth in the outdoor relay as a freshman for the Grizzlies … qualified for nationals in the outdoor as a sophomore at Butler after sitting out indoor season … part of the 4x800m relay school-record-setting team as a senior at Olathe Northwest.

Personal: Son of Steve and Janet Taylor … majoring in criminal justice.