Steve Taylor (runner)

Steve Taylor
Personal information
Nationality	USA
Born	10 July 1965 (59 years, 79 days old)
Education	St. Marys High School; West Virginia University; Virginia Tech;
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	5,000 metres ; 10,000 metres ; 10 miles ; half marathon ; marathon
College team	West Virginia Mountaineers; Virginia Tech Hokies;
Achievements and titles
National finals	1981 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships; • 5,000m, 7th; 1982 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships; • 5,000m, 3rd ; 1987 NCAAs; • 10,000m, 3rd ; 1987 NCAAs; • Cross Country, 9th; 1988 USA Champs; • 10,000m, 1st ;
Personal best(s)	5K run: 13:38 (1989); 10K run: 27:59 (1988); 10 miles: 47:01 (1989); Half Marathon: 1:02:29 (1990); ; Marathon: 2:13:56 (1990);
	Updated on 20 February 2024

Steve Taylor (born 10 July 1965) is an American long-distance runner. He won the 10,000 metres at the 1988 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships and represented the United States at the 1991 World Marathon Championships (Tokyo, Japan), 1991 World Marathon Cup (London, England), and 1995 World Marathon Cup (Athens, Greece).

Career

Taylor was a top prospect coming out of high school where he claimed 11 state titles and was named West Virginia Track Athlete of the Year three times. As a prep junior he placed 7th in the 1981 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships and returned as a senior to place 3rd in the 1982 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships.

He enrolled at West Virginia University for two years, and then transferred to the Virginia Tech Hokies track and field and cross country programs were he lead the 1987 cross country team to a 4th place team finish at the NCAA Championship's with his 9th place individual finish.^[4]

He was the top USA finisher in the 1991 World Marathon Cup (London, England), and 1995 World Marathon Cup (Athens, Greece). In the 1991 World Championships men's marathon in Tokyo, Japan he placed 26th as the second USA finisher.

Taylor qualified for the 1988 United States Olympic trials in the 10,000 metres and the 1992 and 1996 trials in the marathon. In 1992 he placed 6th in the United States Olympic trials marathon where he was named an alternate to the Olympic team.

Personal life

Taylor graduated from the West Virginia St. Marys High School in 1983.^[2] He ran professionally for New Balance and Nike after graduating college and coached cross country at Virginia Tech for 10 years (1991-2001). In 2001 he became the head cross country and track and field coach for the Richmond Spiders where he continues to serve with his wife, Lori. ^[3]

In 2013 he founded the "Collegiate Running Association".

References

^ Steve Taylor at Tilastopaja (registration required)
^ ^a ^b ^c "2019 DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Hall of Fame Class". www.thepittsburghmarathon.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Steve Taylor – Head Men's XC Coach and Assistant T&F Coach – Staff Directory". University of Richmond Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
^ "Steve Taylor Biography". www.runwv.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

External links

[t-1] Steve Taylor at Tilastopaja (registration required)

[col-2] "2019 DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon Hall of Fame Class". www.thepittsburghmarathon.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[coach-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Steve Taylor – Head Men's XC Coach and Assistant T&F Coach – Staff Directory". University of Richmond Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

[4] "Steve Taylor Biography". www.runwv.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

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v t e US National Championship winners in men's 10,000-meter run
1876–1878 New York Athletic Club	1876–79: Not held
1879–1888 NAAAA	1880: James Gifford 1881: W. C. Davies 1882–83: Tom Delaney 1884: Geo. Stonebridge 1885: Peter Skillman 1886–87: Edward Carter 1888^{Note 1}: Thomas Conneff
1888–1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1888–91^{Note 1}: Thomas Conneff 1892–93: William Day 1894: Charles Bean 1899: Alex Grant 1900: Arthur Newton 1901: Frank Kanahy 1902: Alex Grant 1903: Not held 1904: John Joyce 1905: Frank Verner 1906: Wm. Nelson 1907: John Daly 1908: Fred Bellars 1909: Harry McLean 1910: William Kramer 1911: George Bonhag 1912: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Harry Smith 1913: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Joie Ray 1914: Ville Kyrönen (FIN) * H. E. Weeks 1915: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) * Oliver Millard 1916: Joie Ray 1917–19: Charles Pores 1920^OT: Not held 1921–23: Earle Johnson 1924: Ilmar Prim 1925: George Lermond 1926: Phillip Osif 1927: Willie Ritola (FIN) * Russell Payne 1928^OT: Joie Ray 1929-31: Lou Gregory 1932^OT: Tom Ottey 1933: Lou Gregory 1934: Eino Pentti 1935: Tom Ottey 1936: Don Lash 1937–38: Eino Pentti 1939: Lou Gregory 1940: Don Lash 1941: Lou Gregory 1942: Joe McCluskey 1943: Lou Gregory 1944: Norm Bright 1945: Ted Vogel 1946–48: Edward O'Toole 1949: Fred Wilt 1950: Horace Ashenfelter 1951–54: Curt Stone 1955: Dick Hart 1956: Max Truex 1957: Doug Kyle 1958: John Macy 1959: 1960: Al Lawrence (AUS) * Max Truex 1961: John Gutknecht 1962: Bruce Kidd (CAN) * Peter McArdle 1963–64: Peter McArdle 1965: Billy Mills 1966: Tracy Smith 1967: Van Nelson 1968: Tracy Smith 1969–70: Jack Bacheler 1971: Frank Shorter 1972: Greg Fredericks 1973: Gordon Minty (GBR) * Ted Castaneda 1974–75: Frank Shorter 1976: Ed Leddy 1977: Frank Shorter 1978–79: Craig Virgin 1980: Rodolfo Gómez Garry Bjorklund
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1981: Alberto Salazar 1982: Craig Virgin 1983: Alberto Salazar 1984: Jon Sinclair 1985: Bruce Bickford 1986–87: Gerard Donakowski 1988: Steve Taylor 1989: Pat Porter 1990: Steve Plasencia 1991: Shannon Butler 1992^OT: Todd Williams
1993–onwards USA Track & Field	1993: Todd Williams 1994: Tom Ansberry 1995–96: Todd Williams 1997: Michael Mykytok 1998: Dan Browne 1999: Alan Culpepper 2000^OT: Meb Keflezighi 2001: Abdi Abdirahman 2002: Meb Keflezighi 2003: Alan Culpepper 2004: Meb Keflezighi 2005: Abdi Abdirahman 2006: Jorge Torres 2007–08: Abdi Abdirahman 2009–16: Galen Rupp 2017: Hassan Mead 2018–19: Lopez Lomong 2021^{2020 OT}: Woody Kincaid 2022: Galen Rupp 2023: Woody Kincaid
Notes	Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Distance: Until 1924 the event was 5 miles; from 1925–27 and from 1929–31 it was over 6 miles.