Elon University Athletics

Honors and Awards

• 2025 CAA Champion

2025: Made 14 appearances during his first season with the Phoenix, including eight starts • Started Elon's final five matches of the season, including the win in the regular season finale against William & Mary that clinched the CAA South Division for the Phoenix, both of Elon's CAA Tournament wins and the NCAA Tournament first round match at UNCG • Played a season-high 81 minutes in the NCAA Tournament match against the Spartans (11/20) • Assisted on Carlos Levy's game-winning goal against Radford (9/2) for his first point with the Phoenix • Sent in a corner kick that led to a Stony Brook own goal in the CAA championship match (11/16) • Started four of Elon's eight regular season CAA contests, totaling 660 minutes on the campaign 

Prior to Elon: Played for two seasons at Neosho County Community College • Helped Neosho to a 20-2-2 regular season record and an appearance in the NJCAA national championship match in 2024 • 2024 NJCAA First Team All-American • 2024 NJCAA Defensive Player of the Year • 2024 KJCAA First Team All-Conference

Prep/Club Career: Attended the Ashlawn School • Played club soccer for Rugby Town and Rugby Borough Academy

Personal: Son of Mark Taylor and Lisa Connolly • Plans to major in sport management • Has a younger sister, Amelie, and younger brother, Zach