2015 Cross Country Roster

Taylor Baird

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Fort Collins, Colo.
  • Highschool Rocky Mountain
  • Major Environmental Engineering

Biography

Awards: 

  • 2015 USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • 2015 RMAC Academic Honor Roll


Top Times at Mines:

6 K - 22:42.8 - 2015 NCAA Division II South Central Regional Championships

5 K - 18:34.3 - 2015 Chile Pepper Festival


2015: RMAC Academic Honor Roll… three-time scoring runner who competed in five events… placed 17th at Colorado College Invitational (23:38.0)… finished 32nd at NCAA DII South Central Region Championships (22:42.8)… placed 158th at NCAA DII Championships (22:46.8)… ran the 5K at the Chile Pepper Festival where she finished 126th 18:34.3… took 78th at RMAC Championships (24:47.7).

2014: Raced in all seven events...Debuted 76th at NCAA regional championships in 25:14 and 178th at national meet in 23:42.3...Scored 52nd at Rocky Mountain Shootout in 24:08.0...Added 45th at Colorado State Invite (19:37), 46th at Colorado College Invitational (25:43) and 72nd at RMAC races (26:00.80).

2013: Redshirted.

2012: Competed in four of six races...Turned in season-best 21:10.8 at 5K Colorado State Open (40th) and 25:33.4 at 6K Woody Greeno/Nebraska Invitational (149th)...Fourth-fastest Oredigger at Rocky Mountain Shootout in 25:58 (36th)...Claimed 82nd at RMAC Championships in 26:52.3.

2011: Recorded season-best finish at Fort Hays State Open, placing 59th in 21:14.7...Finished 73rd at Rust Buster Invite (17:49.81) and 97th at RMAC Championships (28:50).

High School: Earned three letters in cross country and four in track and field...Academic all-state and Lobo Award recipient...Also competed on swimming and diving team...Honor Athlete and Honor Roll member (2007-11).

Historical Player Information

  • 2012Sophomore

  • 2013Junior

  • 2014Redshirt Junior

  • 2015Senior