Taylor earned nine varsity letters, primarily as a cross country, and track and field runner, but added a ninth in bowling. He was a 2005 Pringle Award winner.
He was named to the 2004 All State Cross Country team after finishing 10th in the Ohio D-1 State Meet, his second year to qualify for the State Final Meet. His time of 15:27, recorded while winning the 2004 Elder Invitational, still stands as the Lakota West record for a 5K race and is currently the third fastest 5K time in the illustrious history of Lakota cross-country competition.
He also earned All State Track honors by finishing 6th at 1600-meters in the 2005 State Track & Field Meet. He qualified for the State meet with a gold medal win at the district meet and a bronze medal finish at the regional meet. He had also been a qualifier to the previous year's state meet as a member of the Cincinnati district champion 3200-meter relay team. Taylor was the GMC 3200-meter track and field champion in 2005. Over the course of his track and field career, and running at multiple distances, he was named to three All GMC teams, a number never exceeded at Lakota West. He still holds the Lakota West record time for 1600-meters.
Taylor continued his running career at Ohio State University earning letters in both cross country and track as a Buckeye. He was named to the All Big 10 indoor track and field team following the 2005-06 season.
While at The Ohio State University, Taylor was one of the organizers of a flash mob https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/05/ohio-state-catches-glee-fever-with-flash-mob.html He is the one jumping over the student to start the video.
Taylor currently serves as Senior Recruiter - Firmwide Strategy at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, Ohio. He was the head cross country and assistant track & field coach at the Columbus School for Girls for four years. He also worked for Athletes in Action at OSU and Ohio Dominican.
Taylor earned nine varsity letters, primarily as a cross country, and track and field runner, but added a ninth in bowling. He was a 2005 Pringle Award winner.
He was named to the 2004 All State Cross Country team after finishing 10th in the Ohio D-1 State Meet, his second year to qualify for the State Final Meet. His time of 15:27, recorded while winning the 2004 Elder Invitational, still stands as the Lakota West record for a 5K race and is currently the third fastest 5K time in the illustrious history of Lakota cross-country competition.
He also earned All State Track honors by finishing 6th at 1600-meters in the 2005 State Track & Field Meet. He qualified for the State meet with a gold medal win at the district meet and a bronze medal finish at the regional meet. He had also been a qualifier to the previous year's state meet as a member of the Cincinnati district champion 3200-meter relay team. Taylor was the GMC 3200-meter track and field champion in 2005. Over the course of his track and field career, and running at multiple distances, he was named to three All GMC teams, a number never exceeded at Lakota West. He still holds the Lakota West record time for 1600-meters.
Taylor continued his running career at Ohio State University earning letters in both cross country and track as a Buckeye. He was named to the All Big 10 indoor track and field team following the 2005-06 season.
While at The Ohio State University, Taylor was one of the organizers of a flash mob https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/05/ohio-state-catches-glee-fever-with-flash-mob.html He is the one jumping over the student to start the video.
Taylor currently serves as Senior Recruiter - Firmwide Strategy at JPMorgan Chase & Co. in Columbus, Ohio. He was the head cross country and assistant track & field coach at the Columbus School for Girls for four years. He also worked for Athletes in Action at OSU and Ohio Dominican.