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2023 Men's Cross Country Roster

Savian Taylor

Savian Taylor

  • Height:
    5-10
  • Weight:
    150
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Salem, AL
  • Prev School:
    Smiths Station High School

Summary

Biography

Career Highlights (XC and Track & Field)
  • Arthur Ashe Scholar First Team (2023)
  • NCAA Division II Cross Country All-Academic Team (2022)
  • PBC Team of Academic Distinction
  • First place at the 2021 PBC Track & Field Championships in the 800m (1:50.30)
  • First place finishes in the 800m at the Running Eagles Open (4/17/21), Berry Field Day Invitational (4/10/21), Life University Spring Break (3/26/21), Falcon Classic & Multi Invite (3/20/21), and the Mississippi College Season Opener (3/6/21)
  • First place finish in the 4x400 at the Life University Spring Break (3/26/21)
  • Best 400m: 48.75
  • Best 1500m: 3:59.67
  • Best 5K (XC): 16:54.5
  • Best 10K (XC): 33:39.3
  • Best 800: 1:50.30
  • Best Mile: 4:29.68
  • Best 8K (XC): 26.18.9
2022 (Junior)
  • Had a fourth place finish in the 8K at the Skyhawk Valley Invitational with a time of 26:35.8
  • Finished 23rd in the 8K at the PBC Championships
2021 (Sophomore)
  • Had a sixth place finish in the 8K at the 3rd GMC Brickyard Invitational, crossing the finish line at 27:33.7
  • Finished 20th in the 7.58K at the PBC Championships
2020 (Freshman)
  • Finished 19th in the 8K at the PBC Championships with a time of 29:25.8
High School (Smiths Station)
  • Graduated in 2020
  • Competed four years on the cross country and track and field teams
  • Is a two-time state champion in the 800-meter run in 2018-19 and 2019-20, and was named to the All Bi-City Team all four years in cross country
  • Ran a 16:07.14 5000-meter run, a 1:54.38 800-meter run, a 4:29.05 1600-meter run, a 10:19.93 3200-meter run and a 50.00 400-meter run
Personal
  • Favorite food: Breakfast
  • The number 4 is significant to him because that is the number of kids his parents have, the accumulative number you get when adding his birth year and high school graduation, and the day of September he was born in
  • Loves the friendliness before and after a race
  • Favorite quote: "Mind over Matter"
  • Would play basketball because he thinks no other sport creates the same hype and is the most entertaining sport to watch
  • Son of Sterling and Shelisa Taylor

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Historical Player Information

  • 2020Freshman

    5'10" 150 lbs

  • 2021Sophomore

    5'10" 150 lbs

  • 2022Junior

    5'10" 150 lbs

  • 2023Senior

    5'10" 150 lbs