Alfred University Athletics

Hired at AU:	January 2018
Prior to AU:	Nigerian Ministerial Committee of Youth Sports Development (2015-2017)
	National High Performance Task Team Member at Nigerian National Sports Commission (2014-2015)
	National High Performance Director at Performance Sport Executive (2013-2017)
	Assistant Coach at USA Olympic Team (1992-Present)
	Head Coach at George Mason (1999-2008, 2013, 2017)
	Assistant Coach at Princeton University (1995-1999)
	Assistant Coach at Louisiana State University
	Assistant Coach at Minnesota University
Playing Career:	Illinois State (1983-1987)
Alma Mater:	Illinois State '87, George Mason MPA, Capella Ph.D
Personal:	Taylor currently lives in Alfred, NY

 
Taylor was named the head men's and women's track & field coach following a national search that began in November of 2017. She took over the historic program that was founded in 1900 by Daniel Babcock (1903) and Walter Greene (1902) and touts two of Alfred University's three NCAA National Champions (Valerie Thompson '84 and Glenn Clinton '97). In the Fall of 2022, Taylor shifted into the role of Chief Diverstiy Officer/Title IX Coordinator at Alfred University, moving her into a volunteer assistant coaching position.

Taylor came to AU after spending four years in the capital city of Abuja, Nigeria where she served in multiple roles. She served as a member of the Ministerial Committee for the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development. In this position, she served as a Project Manager for Team Nigeria in the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics where 12 teams qualified and competed. She was also a part of the 2015 All-Africa Games held in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo where Team Nigeria finished second overall with 47 gold medals – the best team finish in the country's history. Also, while in Abuja, Taylor was a member of the National High Performance Task Team and the Director of National High Performance.

Prior to Nigeria, Taylor was Head Coach of the George Mason women's track & field team. While at the helm of the Patriots, she coached multiple student-athletes to the NCAA Division I Championships, U.S. Olympic Trials, Junior Pan American Games and Pan American Games. Most notably, Taylor coached world-class sprinter, Murielle Ahoure of the Ivory Coast, who has since won silver medals in the 2012 IAAF World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey and 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia.
 
From 1995 to 1999, Taylor served as a women's track & field assistant coach at Princeton University where in addition to her coaching responsibilities, she managed scheduling and coordination of events. During her tenure, the Tigers finished first in the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships twice and Outdoor Heptagonal Championships once.
 
Since 1992, Taylor has been a USA National Coach including various roles with Olympic Team, IAAF World Championships, Pan American Games, World Junior Championships in Athletics, World Cup, Goodwill Games and Junior Pan American Games. She also served an eight-year stint as a member of the Board of Directors.
 
Taylor has also served on the coaching staffs at Louisiana State University and the University of Minnesota.
 
Taylor graduated from Illinois State University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communications. She went on to earn a Masters of Public Administration from George Mason University and her Ph.D. in Leadership in Higher Education from Capella University.
 
As a student-athlete, she was a nine-time Gateway Conference Champion and member of the Valley All-Centennial Track & Field Team. In 1992, the Gateway Conference recognized Taylor on the All-Decade Team.
 

NCAA All-America Honors:	2
Empire 8 Individual Champions:	2
Empire 8 All-Conference Honors:	6

 
 

Alfred University	Men's Indoor Track & Field Empire 8 Finishes	Women's Indoor Track & Field Empire 8 Finishes
2021-22	5th (of 6)	5th (of 7)
2020-21	6th (of 6)	5th (of 6)
2019-20	5th (of 6)	5th (of 6)
2018-19	6th (of 7)	6th (of 7)
2017-18	4th (of 6)	6th (of 6)
Alfred University	Men's Outdoor Track & Field Empire 8 Finishes	Women's Outdoor Track & Field Empire 8 Finishes
2021-22	5th (of 7)	5th (of 7)
2020-21	5th (of 6)	4th (of 6)
2019-20	--	--
2018-19	5th (of 8)	6th (of 8)
2017-18	4th (of 7)	6th (of 7)