Taylor Bluemel

Bio

2016-17 at Taylor:

Indoor: Helped the Taylor 4x800-meter relay team to a second place finish at the Crossroads League Meet… Clocked a ninth place finish in the mile run with a season-best time of 5:31.28 at the Crossroads League Meet… Posted a season-best time of 3:12.92 to take third place in the 1,000-meters at the Taylor Invitational.

Outdoor: Competed in the NAIA Outdoor National Championships as part of TU’s 4x800-meter relay team that finished 12^th… Helped the TU 4x800-meter relay team to a victory at the Crossroads League Championships… Earned All-Crossroads League honors in the 4x800-meter relay… Added an eighth place finish in the 1,500-meters with a time of 5:05.35 at the Crossroads League Championships… Posted a season-best time of 5:01.82 in the 1,500-meters at the Tennessee Rust Buster… Earned All-Indiana Little State honors in the 4x800-meter relay and the 1,500-meters… Part of TU’s record setting 4x800-meter relay team at the NAIA National Championships

Prep: Excelled in cross country and track during standout prep career at Brodhead High … Three-time team Most Valuable Player in cross country … Earned trio of All-Rock Valley Conference nods … Served as team captain during two seasons … Set program record for fastest cross country time at Brodhead … Claimed RVC South Division Championships … Wisconsin State Championships Qualifier … Also set Brodhead records on the track in the 1,600-meter run and 3,200-meter relay … Won RVC Championships in each event … Logged three top-six showings at Wisconsin State Division II Championships … Four-time member of Academic Honor Roll … Four-time recipient of Rock Valley Conference Academic Top-10 Award … Named Academic All-Wisconsin as a senior … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Heather Bluemel … Parents both graduated from Taylor University … Majoring in elementary education.