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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Joey Taylor

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Grove City, Ohio
  • Highschool Central Crossing HS

Biography

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Personal-Best 8-K Time: 
28:52.0 (10/28/22 at the MVC Championships)
Personal-Best 10-K Time:  N/A

FALL 2022 (XC)
  • Competed in all four meets as a true freshman at UE
  • Cut over a minute and a half off of his best 8-K time in the course of six weeks, posting a season-best time of 28:52.0 at the 2022 MVC Championships in Terre Haute (10/28/22)
  • Began his UE career with a time of 30:23.6 in the 8-K on the exact same LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course in Terre Haute at the John McNichols Invitational (9/17/22)
  • Also competed in the Live In Lou Classic (28:54.1 – 8K – 10/1/22) and the UE Invitational (29:11.2 – 8K – 10/15/22)
  • Ran third for UE in each of the last three meets of the season
 
PREP
  • Lettered four years in cross country, four years in track, and two in basketball at Central Crossing High School
  • A three-time team MVP in cross country, and two-time track MVP
  • Earned second-team all-conference honors in cross country
  • Qualified for regionals in track
 
PERSONAL
  • Son of Brian and Cynthia Taylor
  • Has an older brother, Chris, a younger brother Isaiah, and an older sister, Alyssa
  • Related to Jonathan Alder, who was the first pioneer in Madison County, Ohio, just west of Columbus
  • Majoring in Biology (Pre-Med) at UE, with the career goal of being an anesthesiologist
  • Chose UE because "it is the perfect place to get me into med school and to improve my athletic performance."

Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

  • 2023Sophomore

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