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2021 Cross Country Roster

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  • Senior
    Class
  • Kenosha, Wisconsin
    Hometown
  • Indian Trail HS
    High School
Madison Taylor
Madison Taylor
Senior
Class
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Hometown

Summary

Biography

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain West (2019 T&F, 2019 XC, 2020 T&F, 2020 XC, 2021 T&F, 2021 XC, 2022 T&F); Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (2018 XC, 2019 T&F, 2020 XC, 2021 T&F, 2021 XC, 2022 T&F).

2022 (SR)
Cross Country (2021): Placed 40th with a time of 21:03.7 at the Mountain West Championships as the Aggies finished second as a team… Placed fifth with a time of 19:00.5 at the season-opening Utah State-hosted Sage­brush Invitational… Placed 15th with a time of 17:12.0 at the Montana State Invitational as the Aggies captured the team title… Finished 61st with a time of 21:15.9 to help the Aggies to a third-place finish out of 38 teams at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run… Placed 180th with a time of 21:51.5 at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational... Earned Academic All-MW honors and was also named a MW Scholar-Athlete.
Indoor: Placed sixth in the mile with a career-best time of 5:04.04 at the Nebraska-hosted Mark Colligan Memorial… Ran a season-best time of 12:14.96 in the DMR to place 10th at the Washington Invitational… Opened the season by placing fifth in the mile with a time of 5:17.48 at the BYU Invitational… Also finished fifth in the mile with a time of 5:07.56 at the Utah State-hosted Speed and Power Meet… Placed 13th in the mile with a time of 5:08.34 at the New Mexico-hosted Don Kirby Elite Invitational.
Outdoor: Placed 26th in the 1,500 meters with a career-best time of 4:38.44 at the Fresno State Invitational… Recorded a season-best time of 5:08.95 in the mile to place seventh at the Robison Invitational… Opened the season by placing fourth in the mile with a time of 4:44.12 at the Utah Valley Invitational… Finished ninth in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:56.21 at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational... Earned Academic All-MW honors and was also named a MW Scholar-Athlete and a Joe E. and Elma Whitesides Scholar-Athlete.

2021 (JR)
Cross Country (2020): Competed at two meets during the shortened season, including a 21st-place finish in the Battle Born Collegiate Challenge Green Race with a time of 21:51.2, second among USU runners… Helped the Aggies win the team title at the Dixie State Invitational, where she placed 36th with a time of 22:26.4… Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Outdoor: Placed third in the 1,500 meters with a season-best time of 4:39.66 at the Weber State Twilight Meet… Tied for fourth in the 800 meters with a career-best time of 2:17.10 at the Idaho State-hosted Bengal Invitational… Finished 12th in the mile with a personal-best time of 5:03.55 at the BYU-hosted Robison Invitational… Won the Idaho State-hosted Bengal Invitational 1,500 meters with a time of 4:43.92… Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.
 
2020 (SO)
Cross Country (2019): Placed 41st with a time of 21:35.2 at the Mountain West Championships… Best finish of the season came at the Montana State Cross Country Classic, where she captured seventh place with a time of 17:41.50… Placed ninth with a time of 19:19.4 at the Utah State-hosted Sagebrush Invitational… Finished 100th with a time of 21:16.5 at the Lehigh-hosted Paul Short Run… Placed 174th with a time of 21:52.2 at the Wisconsin-hosted Nuttycombe Invitational... Earned academic all-MW honors.
Indoor: Placed 32nd in the 3,000 meters with a time of 10:36.11 at the Mountain West Indoor Championships… Finished fifth in the DMR with a personal-best time of 11:55.12 at the Washington Invitational, where she placed fifth in the event… Placed fifth in the 3,000 meters with a personal-best time of 10:21.32 at the North Dakota State-hosted Bison Team Cup… Ran season-best time of 5:06.17 in the mile at the Boise State-hosted Ed Jacoby Invitational, placing 13th in the event... Earned academic all-MW honors.
Outdoor: Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 (FR)
Cross Country (2018): Competed at four meets and finished in the top 25 at each one… Her best finish of the season was at the Utah Open, where she placed third with a time of 19:01.2… Crossed the finish line in 13th place with a time of 19:07.43 at the Utah State-hosted Steve T. Reeder Memorial Invitational… Placed 20th (19:30.04) at the USU-hosted Sagebrush Invitational and 22nd (18:52.0) at the BYU-hosted Autumn Classic… Earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete honors.
Indoor: Placed eighth in the 3,000 meters with a career-best time of 10:28.56 at the Boise State-hosted Jacksons/Nike Boise Indoor… Ran personal-best time of 5:17.61 in the mile to finish 16th at the Boise State-hosted Bronco Challenge.
Outdoor: Competed at four meets with her best finish coming at the Utah Valley Invitational, where she placed third in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:52.50… Ran season-best time of 4:46.86 in the 1,500 meters at the Utah State-hosted Aggie Invitational, placing fifth in the event… Recorded season-best time of 5:26.95 in the mile at the BYU-hosted Clarence Robison Invitational and a personal-best time of 10:23.78 in the 3,000 meters at the UC Irvine-hosted Collegiate Classic… Earned academic all-Mountain West and MW Scholar-Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A seven-time letterwinner in cross country and track & field at Indian Trail High School in Kenosha, Wis… Was named first team all-county and first-team all-conference seven times… Named first team all-state… Was the freshman MVP, sophomore MVP and senior MVP… Earned the coaches’ award and was the top runner… Recorded career-best times of 18:51 in the 5K as a sophomore, 11:24 in the 3,200 meters as a senior, 5:15 in the 1,600 meters as a junior and 2:22 in the 800 meters as a senior… A member of the National Honor Society and National Society of High School Scholars… Named the Outstanding Freshman in Science… Graduated with honors distinction.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Ryan and Heather Taylor… Has four siblings… Married Mitchell Egbert in September of 2020... Majoring in journalism.

PERSONAL BESTS INCLUDE:

EVENT INDOOR OUTDOOR
800 Meters NA 2:17.10
Mile 5:04.04 5:03.55
1,500 Meters NA 4:38.44
3,000 Meters 10:21.32 10:23.78
DMR 11:55.12 NA

POSTSEASON RESULTS:
MW CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR PLACE TIME
2019 41st 21:35.2
2021 40th 21:03.7

MW INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
YEAR EVENT PLACE TIME
2020 3,000 Meters 32nd 10:36.11
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