Jonathan Taylor

Bio

2016 at Taylor: Solidified place as one of TU’s top contributors during third season … Took the course for all seven races … Ran personal-best time of 26:20.3 at Crossroads League Championships … Effort was one of six sub-27:00 times during season … Scored inside TU’s top-five in each of six regular season races … Opened season inside team’s top-three finishers in first two competitions … Finished 10th overall at Indiana Wesleyan Invite to open year … Posted four top-30 performances … Claimed 21st at Crossroads League Championships … Finished 233rd at NAIA National Championships … Named as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete and Academic All-Crossroads League standout.

2015 at Taylor: Continued to show promise during second season … Raced in six competitions … Ran to a season-best mark of 26:40.0 at Bethel Invite … Performance was second-straight sub-27:00 time … Was remarkably consistent all season with all six times between 26:40.0 and 27:30.0 … Scored for the Trojans as their fourth-best individual at Crossroads League Championships … Finished 22nd overall at league meet as one-of-three showings inside the top-30 on the season … Finished 214th at NAIA National Championships.

2014 at Taylor: Took the course four times while battling injuries during rookie campaign … Opened career by leading all TU performers at season-opening Ray Bullock Invite and took eighth overall … Earned Crossroads League Runner-of-the-Week honors for the performance … Scored in two-of-four meets for Trojans … Logged trio of top-100 showings … Posted three-straight sub-28:00 times to open career … Ran season-best time of 27:31.7 in first collegiate race.

Prep: Earned four varsity letters for Dr. Steve Wellum during time at Portland Christian … Three-time First-Team All-Kentucky standout in cross country … Finished third, fifth and seventh at Kentucky State Championships over final three prep seasons … Won Kentucky Class 1A State Championship in the 3,200-meter as a senior … Finished second in event as a junior … Four-time First-Team All-Kentucky performer on the track … Named as a Wendy’s Heisman State Finalist … Eight-time First-Team Academic All-Kentucky selection … President of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Son of Tim and Kara Taylor … Majoring in social studies education.