Evan Taylor

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Personal Best Times

Accolades

At Elon
2025 (R-Jr.)

Battled back from injury to compete in Elon's two postseason meets as a redshirt junior
Clocked 25:35.6 to take 57th at the CAA Championship 8K (Oct. 31)
Ran the NCAA Regional 10K (Nov. 14) in 33:14.4

2024 (R-So.)

Earned All-CAA honors for the first time in his career with a 13th-place finish at the CAA Championships (25:18.10, 8K)
Competed in all six meets for the Phoenix as a redshirt sophomore
Won the Elon Phoenix XC Invitational (Oct. 18) with a 25:27.9 in the 8K
Ran a personal-best 8K time of 25:03.0 at the Pirate Cross Country Invitational (Oct. 4)
Concluded a standout season with a 32:21.0 in the NCAA Regional 10K (Nov. 15)

2023 (R-Fr.)

Raced in five events in his second season at Elon
Broke into the program's 8K top-10 times with a 25:09.70 at the CAA Championships (Oct. 27)
Clocked a personal-record 6K time of 18:36.2 in his collegiate debut at the Elon Opener (Sept. 1)
Set another personal record & notched the third-best time in program history in the 10K with a 31:08.5 at NCAA Regionals (Nov. 10)

2022 (Fr.)

Before Elon
High School

Graduated from and competed for Milton District High School (Milton, Ontario)
Won a conference individual title in 2021; went on to place third in the provincial championships & seventh in the national championship
Team Ontario First Team selection in 2021

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