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2016 Women's Cross Country

Taylor Ryan

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool West Milford
  • Hometown West Milford, NJ

Biography

Senior Year (2016)

  • Ran in six of the team's seven events.
  • Had a season-best 30th-place finish at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 17, completing the 6,000-meter course in 28:06.44.
  • Ran a career-best 25:46.13 for 6,000 meters to finish 42nd at the Landmark Conference championship on Oct. 29.

Junior Year (2015)

  • Ran in seven of the team's eight events, finishing in the Royals' top four three times.
  • Had a season-best 36th-place finish in the season-opening Misericordia Invitational on Sept. 1, completing the 4,000-meter course in 18:42.52.
  • Ran a career-best 25:48 for 6,000 meters at the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 2 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.
  • Was the third Royal across the line at the Cougar Classic on Sept. 12 at Misericordia, completing the 6,000-meter coures in 27:30.53.

Sophomore Year (2014)

  • Competed in the first five events of the season.
  • Had a season-best 17th-place finish at the Roadrunner Invitational in Woodland Park, N.J. on Sept. 29, completing the 5,000-meter course in 22:40.5.
  • Had a season-best time for 6,000 meters of 26:55 at the Paul Short Invitational on Oct. 4 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.

Freshman Year (2013)

  • Competed in five races
  • Picked up valuable experience by competing in the Landmark Conference championships, finishing 49th in a time of 29:17 over a 6000-meter course to help Royals to a second-place team place on Nov. 2 at the US Soldiers' & Airmen's Home in Washington, DC.

Top 25 Finishes

  • 17th - 22:40.5, 5,000 meters, Sept. 20, 2014, Roadrunner Invitational, Woodland Park, N.J.

Landmark Conference Championship Finishes

  • 2016 - 42nd, 25:46.13, 6,000 meters, Oct. 29, Bicentennial Park, Northampton, Pa.
  • 2015 - 44th, 26:38.48, 6,000 meters, Oct. 31, Sunken Meadow State Park, Kings Park, N.Y.
  • 2013 - 49th, 29:17, 6,000 meters, Nov. 2, U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home, Washington, D.C.

NCAA Mideast Regional Finishes

  • 2016 - 258th, 26:39, 6,000 meters, Nov. 12, DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa.
  • 2015 - 197th, 26:06.8, 6,000 meters, Nov. 14, Big Spring H.S., Newville, Pa.

Awards & Honors

  • Landmark Conference Academic Honor Roll (2014, 2015, 2016)

High School/Personal

  • Lettered in cross-country and track and field all four years
  • Four-time second-team all-conference and two-time all-county ('11, '12) selection
  • Recipient of the cross-country team's most dedicated runner award ('10, '11) and served as team captain ('12)
  • Earned second place/second team all-conference honors for her performance in the 800-meter run ('12)
  • Honorable mention all-county in track ('12)
  • Ran a personal best of 21:04 in cross-country and 2:28 for 800 meters in track
  • Member of National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta Mathematics Honor Society
  • Was also named to the high honor roll and finished 12th in her class of 300 academically
  • Daughter of Ron & Kim Ryan
  • Her mother, Kim, is a graduate of Felician College in New Jersey
  • Has one sibling, Ryan

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior

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