2020-2021 Honors Page

The Trojans picked up a host of awards and honors for the 2020-2021 seasons with 29 conference or league athlete-of-the-week honors, 91 all-league awards, 119 academic all-league honors, 109 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, 36 CoSIDA Academic All-District nods, five CoSIDA Academic All-American honors, 34 NAIA All-Americans, eight individual Crossroads League Championships, two CL Player-of-the-Year nods and one NAIA Individual National Campionship.

The Taylor teams also picked up several major accomplishments, with the TU men's cross country program becoming the first team in school history to win a NAIA National Championship. The TU men's cross country team also ran its first, fourth, seventh and eighth-fastest team times in program history and earned its first-ever No. 1 national ranking. The TU women's cross country team also reached the No. 1 national ranking for the first time in program history, giving Taylor the top-ranked men's and women's cross country programs in the nation at the same time. In addition the TU women's cross country team tied a program record by finishing third at NAIA Nationals. The Taylor women's basketball team extended its record-setting home win streak to 33-straight victories and Taylor softball set a new single-season wins record. The Taylor softball team also beat No. 6 Marian, No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan, No. 9 Marian, No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan and swept No. 17 College of Idaho, the men's basketball team scored a win over No. 24 Saint Francis and baseball swept a four-game series against No. 12 Indiana Tech and defeated No. 23 Indiana Wesleyan. Lacrosse also posted the longest win streak in its brief program history with three-straight triumphs and women's golf made history with a second-place finish at NAIA Nationals.

TU grabbed three Crossroads League Team Championships in 2020-2021, with the women's cross country program winning its eighth-straight CL crown to tie for the longest championship streak in league history for the sport of women's cross country. Men's golf also extended its streak to five-straight league titles and women's golf collected a fourth-straight championship.

Taylor grabbed the first team NAIA National Championship in school history when its men's cross country team topped the field at the 2020 Cross Country Nationals. Women's golf finished second and women's cross country took third to give TU a trio of top-three finishes at NAIA Nationals.

The TU coaches also reached milestones and honors, with Quinn White recording the 1,000th win of his career with the women's cross country program and also being named the Crossroads League Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year for the eighth-straight time. White was also heralded as the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year, the USTFCCCA National Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year and the NAIA Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year. Jody Martinez also collected the 500th coaching victory of his career with TU's, 80-69, win over Indiana Wesleyan on December 9. Quinn White was also named the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Men's Indoor Track Assistant Coach of the Year. Cameron Andry also added another top honor, being named the Crossroads League Women's Golf Coach of the Year for the fourth-straight time.

Taylor had 12-of-18 teams ranked or receiving votes in the 2020-2021 NAIA Top-25 Polls, with men's cross country, women's cross country, men's indoor track, women's indoor track, women's golf, men's golf, baseball, men's outdoor track and women's outdoor track each cracking the Top-25 and softball, women's basketball and lacrosse receiving votes.

15 Taylor teams also got a taste of postseason competition, as men's and women's cross country, volleyball, women's soccer, men's and women's indoor track, competitive cheer, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's golf, men's and women's outdoor track, softball and baseball have all competed in a Crossroads League Championship event or tournament.

TU sent eight teams to NAIA Nationals, with men's cross country winning the national championship, women's golf taking second, women's cross country finishing third, men's golf ending 11th, women's indoor track taking 14th, women's outdoor track ending 21st, men's indoor track finishing 44th and men's outdoor track taking 64th.

For the ninth-straight year, each of Taylor's varsity athletics programs were named NAIA Scholar-Teams for posting a team grade-point average of 3.00 and above. Taylor had 13 teams lead their league in GPA, had five teams lead the entire NAIA in GPA for their sport and led the NAIA with 13 teams posting a GPA of 3.50-or-above. To view the full release, click here.

Fans can track all the individual honors awarded to Trojan student-athletes and coaches throughout the year by checking out this page. Fans can also read the press release associated with the award, or check out the player's bio page by clicking on the link of the player's name or the award.

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