Track and Field
2014: Earned the Student-Athlete Team Award... Took part in all seven races as a senior and was part of the scoring five six times, including three times as the No. 2 Titan… Lowered her 5k time in four-straight races setting her career best with a 19:14 for sixth at the Canisius Alumni Classic… Posted her 6k career time of 23:00 for 27th at the Horizon League Championship, besting her previous low of 23:37 her best Horizon League finish in her four years.… Was the second Titan to cross the finish line at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship taking 150th in 23:03… Placed 70th at the National Catholic Championship in 1938…; Ran 19:16 for 92nd at the Greater Louisville Classic… A four-year varsity letter winner... A member of the Detroit Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall and Spring Academic Honor Rolls... Awarded the Academic Excellence Award for being on the four-year AD's Honor Roll at the Annual Academic & Athletic Awards Dinner.
2013: One of six runners to participate in all seven races… Part of the scoring five in five events… Set career marks in the 4k and 6k… Started the season with a career-best 17:40 for 28th at the 4k Golden Grizzly Open… Took 42nd at the 6k Penn State National in 23:37… Claimed 79th at the National Catholic Championship in 20:29… The fourth Titan in at the Horizon League Championship finishing 38th in a season-best 19:56… Recorded her best NCAA Great Lakes Regional by placing 175th in 23:46…A member of the UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll and the Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll.
2012: Earned the Most Improved Award at the annual end of the year banquet…The second-year runner improved each week, taking her 5k time down in each race throughout the year…She tallied her first sub-20 with a 19:54 at the Vic Matthews Open and saved her best for the HL Championships with a personal record 19:44 run for 34th… Also took more than four minutes off her 6k time at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional finishing in 23:53 for 182nd… Started the season with a 4k career-best time of 17:44 for 35th at the Golden Grizzly Open… Earned her way on the Detroit Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
2011: Best 5k time of the season came at Louisville (21:40)... Placed 81st at the Horizon League Championships... Ended in 227th at the NCAA Regional.
High School: State qualifier in cross country (Mich. D2) during the 2009 season... Regional scorer in the 800-meter dash in both 2010 and 2011... State qualifier in the 800m (Mich. D2) during the 2009 season.
Personal: Daughter of Mark and Linda Taylor… Has two brothers and six sisters… Older sister Katie ran track and field at Detroit… Enjoys riding horses... Member of the National Honor Society...Majoring in Bio-Chemistry.
Career Best:
4k: 16:35 at 2014 Golden Grizzly Open
5k: 19:14 at 2014 Canisius Alumni Classic
6k: 23:00 at 2014 Horizon League Championships
Career Finishes
2014 Results
Aug. 29 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 16:35 - 24th
Sept. 6 - 28th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 20:24 – 46th
Sept. 19 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 19:38 – 70th
Oct. 4 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 19:16 - 92nd
Oct. 18 - Canisius Alumni Classic (Delaware Park - Buffalo, NY) - 19:14 - 6th
Nov. 1 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 23:00 - 27th
Nov. 14 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 23:03 - 150th
2013 Results
Aug. 30 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) - 17:40 - 28th
Sept. 7 - 27th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) - 21:50 – 48th
Sept. 20 - National Catholic Championships (UND Cross Country Course - South Bend, IN) - 20:29 – 79th
Oct. 5 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 20:38 - 186th
Oct. 18 – Penn State National (Blue & White course – University Park, PA) - 23:37 - 42nd
Nov. 2 - Horizon League Championships (Boardman Course - Boardman, OH) - 19:56 - 38th
Nov. 15 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 23:46 - 175th
2012 Results
Aug. 31 - Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus - Rochester Hills, MI) – 17:44 – 35th
Sept. 8 - 26th Annual Running Fit - Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park - Northville, MI) – 21:34 – 51st
Sept. 14 - National Catholic Championships (Warren Golf Course - South Bend, IN) – 21:04 – 191st
Sept. 29 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 20:46 - 270th
Oct. 13 - Vic Matthews Open (University of Guelph course - Guelph, ON) - 19:54 - 51st
Oct. 27 - Horizon League Championships (Wayne E. Dannehl Cross Country Course - Kenosha, WI) - 19:44 - 34th
Nov. 1 - EMU Open (Huron Meadows Metropark - Brighton, MI ) - 19:55 - 13th
Nov. 9 - NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 23:53 - 182nd
2011 Results
Sept. 2 – Golden Grizzly Open (Oakland University campus – Rochester Hills, MI) - 18:39 - 45th
Sept. 10 – 25th Annual Running Fit – Detroit Titan Invitational (Cass Benton Park – Northville, MI) - 23:18 - 50th
Sept. 16 - National Catholic Championships (Warren Golf Course - South Bend, IN) - 22:19 - 229th
Oct. 1 - Greater Louisville Classic (EP "Tom" Sawyer Park - Louisville, KY) - 21:40 - 220th
Oct. 8 – Michigan Intercollegiate (Hillsdale course – Hillsdale, MI) - 23:11 - 150th
Oct. 15 - Vic Matthews Open (University of Guelph course - Guelph, ON) - 22:14 - 127th
Oct. 29 - Horizon League Championships (Squire Vallevue Farm - Hunting Valley, OH) - 23:44 - 81st
Nov. 12 – NCAA Great Lakes Regional (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 27:54 - 227th
