2023-2024 Honors Page

The Trojans picked up a host of awards and honors for the 2023-2024 year with 30 Crossroads League, WHAC or MSFA Athlete-of-the-Week awards, two NAIA National Athletes-of-the-Week, 113 All-Crossroads League, All-WHAC or All-MSFA honors, 11 individual league champions, 29 NAIA All-American accolades, three conference player-of-the-year honors, six CSC Academic All-America picks, 54 CSC Academic All-District selections, 117 Academic All-League honors and 160 NAIA Scholar-Athletes.

TU claimed two team Crossroads League Championships, with the women's cross country program securing its 11th-straight title and the baseball team winning a second-straight championship, as well as the league tournament. 

Taylor's teams also piled up accomplishments, with the football program recording its 300th all-time win and the volleyball program toppling RV Blue Mountain Christian. The women's soccer program also earned a key result with a tie against No. 6 Marian and the men's soccer team battled No. 5 Grace to a draw. The competitive cheer team continued its growth by winning the first team competition title in program history and posting the fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, ninth and tenth-best team scores in the young four-year history of the program, with baseball scoring a win over No. 1 Southeastern, No. 23 MidAmerica Nazarene and RV Indiana Wesleyan three times and softball securing two wins over RV Campbellsville and two wins over RV IU Southeast. The men's lacrosse team also toppled RV Mount Vernon Nazarene and RV Madonna.

Taylor coaches also reached milestones, with Scott Stan collecting his 250th collegiate win with women's soccer's 6-2 win over Goshen on October 28. Erin Luthy also reached her 150th win with the volleyball program.

The Taylor coaches were also recognized for their excellence, with Quinn White being named the Crossroads League Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year as well as the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Coach of the Year. White was also honored as the USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Assistant Coach of the Year for women's indoor track and field and again for women's outdoor track and field. Kyle Gould repeated as the Crossroads League Baseball Coach of the Year, winning the honor for a seventh time.

TU had 12 teams ranked or receive votes in the NAIA Top-25 Polls, with women's cross country, men's cross country, volleyball, men's golf, women's golf, women's soccer, women's indoor track, men's indoor track, competitive cheer, women's outdoor track and baseball all earning spots in the Top-25 and men's lacrosse receving votes.

Taylor had 16 teams get a taste of postseason play, with men's and women's soccer, men's and women's cross country, volleyball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track, cheer, softball, baseball,  men's and women's golf, and men's and women's outdoor track and field all competing at a Crossroads League Championship event.

Eight teams advanced to compete at NAIA Nationals, with women's cross country ending fifth, men's cross country finishing ninth, women's indoor track taking 12th, women's outdoor track taking 14th, women's golf finishing 18th, men's indoor track ending 23rd, men's outdoor track ending 54th and baseball competing in the Opening Round.

For the 12th-straight year, each of Taylor's varsity teams were named NAIA Scholar-Teams for posting team grade-point averages of 3.0 and above. Taylor ranked second in the NAIA with 15 teams boasting a GPA of 3.40 and above, and had 14 teams ranked inside the top-25 in their respective sport for team GPA. To read more about Taylor's academic accomplishments, 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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