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Taylor Williams |
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Athletic Accolades
2010 All-Great Lakes regional selection
Big Ten Cross Country Runner of the Week (Sept. 9, 2008)
Academic Achievements
Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Four-time Academic All-Big Ten selection
Four-time Ohio State Scholar Athlete
PRs
5k - 15:27
8k - 24:24
10k - 30:50
2011 (Senior) Turned in a top-100 finish at the NCAA championships (31:01) ... 21st at the 8k Big Ten championships (PR of 24:24) ... 33rd at the 10k Great Lakes regional championships (31:04.5) ... fifth at the 6.4k Mountaineer Open ... also represented OSU at the adidas and Notre Dame Invitationals.
2010 (Junior) Finished 32nd at the 10k Great Lakes regional championships in 31:11.5 ... 41st at the 8k Big Ten championships (24:46) ... opened the season at Pre-Nationals after missing the first two meets of the year due to injury.
2009 (Sophomore) Solid No. 2 runner for Ohio State ... earned All-Regional accolades thanks to a 13th-place finish at the 10k NCAA Great Lakes regional championships (31:25.94) ... 15th at the Big Ten championships in an 8.4k time of 25:44.8 ... led the Buckeyes at Pre-Nationals with a 54th-place time of 24:36 on the 8k course ... 72nd at the 10k NCAA championships (PR of 30:50).
2008 (Freshman) Top Buckeye finisher in every meet he competed in during the 2008 season ... claimed first place in his very first collegiate meet at the Kent State 6k in a time of 18:53 ... named Big Ten Runner of the Week after guiding Ohio State to a second-place finish at the Purdue Great American Legends 8k with a fourth-place individual finish in 26:09 ... 26th at the Big Ten championships in 25:17 ... 25th at the 10k NCAA regional championships (32:44) ...ran a season-best8k time of 24:24 at Pre-Nationals (44th).
2007 (Redshirt) Did not compete for the Buckeyes ... ran at the 2007 USA Junior Cross Country Championships in San Diego, Calif.
Sycamore High School Three-time All-Ohio runner ... placed fourth at the 2006 OHSAA Cross Country Championships ... third-team All-Midwest selection ... held high school PRs of 4:23 in the 1600m, 9:23 in the 3200m and 15:32 in the 5000m in cross country.
