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2024: 2024 MAC Champion…Placed 12th at the 2024 MAC Championship with a time of 24:40.65…Earned Second Team All-MAC…Competed in six races…Highest finish was 7th in the We Fly MAC Preview with a time of 25:37.6…Recorded a personal best 10K time at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, crossing the finish line at 30:58.7 and placing 76th…Took home a 15th place finish in the Tommy Evans Cross Country Invitational.
2023: Ran in five races...2023 MAC Championship Runner-up team...Highest finish was sixth-place at the 8K Falcon Invitational...Finished 18th at the 2023 MAC Championships...Finished 106th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional...Academic All-MAC.
2022: 2022 MAC Championship Runner-Up Team...Ran a 25:22.3 and finished 40th at the 2022 MAC Championships on Oct. 29...Ran in four races, the highest finish being 14th 14th (15:57.46) at the Ohio XC Invitational on Sept. 2...Finished 24th in the mile at Michigan’s Silverston Invitational...Finished 13th in the 1500m race at the Tiffin Track Carnival...Dean’s List.
High School: Four-year cross country letter winner... Holds Bryan High School’s 5K school record and is a four-year team MVP... Three-time State runner (2010, ‘20, ‘21)... Two-time Second Team All-Ohio (2021, ‘21)... Three-time Division II All-Ohio Academic Team (2019, ‘20, ‘21)... Outstanding Scholar-Athlete, National Honor Society member and held a 4.0 PGA for all-four years.
Personal: Full name is Joshua Russell Taylor... Parents are Aimee and Jeffrey Taylor... Has four siblings, Isaiah, Delilah, Tabitha and Jeremiah... Major is pre-entrepreneurship and business .
Why Toledo?: "I chose The University of Toledo because of the abundance of opportunities that it provides. Not only with the academic programs but the sporting opportunities. I am excited to learn more about my career with all of the wonderful programs, and I am eager to be on such a motivating and growing cross country team. I look forward to making long-lasting memories with my teammates, classmates, and coaches."
Best Times:
5K: 2022 Ohio XC Invitational – 14th place – 15:57.4
6K: 2024 Tommy Evans Invitational – 15th place – 18:49.2
8K: 2024 MAC Championships – 12th place – 24:40.7
10K: 2024 NCAA Great Lakes Regional – 76th place – 30:58.7
Mile: 2023 Silverston Invitational – 24th place – 4:24.76
1500m: 2023 Tiffin Track Carnival – 13th place – 3:56.71
