Taylor Mortensen Season 2018

ClassSophomore
HometownHershey, Pa.

2019-20

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Redshirted
Cross Country / As a Freshman
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed in four meets
  • Ran a personal-best 6k time of 22:48.0 at the Nuttycombe Invite on Oct. 18
  • Notched a 5k time of 18:23.6 at the Notre Dame Invite on Oct. 4
 

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • Competed in two meets, both in the 3,000 steeplechase
  • Placed fourth in the 3,000 steeplechase with a personal-best time of 11:21.45 at the Illinois Twilight on April 13
  • Was third overall in the 3,000 steeplechase in 11:36.05 at the SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic on March 22
Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • Ran in two meets, competing in the 3,000 and the mile
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Placed third in the 3,000 in 10:32.02 at the Fred Wilt Open on Feb. 1
  • Notched a personal-best mile time of 5:18.18 at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 12
Cross Country / As a Sophomore
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed in three meets
  • Ran the 6k at the Wisconsin Pre Nationals meet and finished in 23:30.8 on Oct. 13
  • Finished the 5k in 19:25.1 at the John McNichols Invite on Sept. 15
 

2017-18

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Redshirted
Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Competed in the mile in two meets
  • Ran a 5:26.66 mile at the Fred Wilt Invite on Jan. 26
  • Finished the mile in 5:31.47 on Jan. 13 at the Gene Edmonds Invite
Cross Country / As a Freshman
  • Ran in two meets
  • Earned a time of 19:24.4 to finish 13th in the 5.03k at the Illini Open on Oct. 20
  • In her career debut, finished fourth overall in the 6k in 24:25.2 at the Indiana Intercollegiate Championships on Sept. 15
 

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Finished fifth in the state in the 4x800 as a junior and senior
  • Broke the school record in the 4x800 and the distance medley relay as a junior
  • Qualified for the state cross country and track & field meet as a freshman, junior and senior
  • Qualified for the track & field state meet as a sophomore
  • Only lost one meet in cross country in four years and two in track & field
  • Served as team captain in both cross country and track & field as a senior
  • Four-year letterwinner in track and cross country
  • Personal-bests of 11:06 in the 3,200, 5:11 in the 1,600, 2:21 in the 800 and 18:43 in the 5k
  • Reserve National Scholar Athlete Award and Tim Russell Character Award her senior year
  • Distinguished Honor Roll
  • National Honor Society
  • Scholastics Art and Writing Gold Key
 

PERSONAL

  • Parents are Teresa and Ted
  • Has three sisters
  • Famous Family?
  • Born in Hershey, Pennsylvania
  • Majoring in animal science
  • Hobbies include doodling, hiking, thrift shopping and spelunking with her dad
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Senior
2020

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