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2025 Women's Cross Country Roster

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Abby Taylor

  • Hometown Lebanon, Ohio
  • Class Senior
  • High School Lebanon HS

Biography

AS A SECOND YEAR (FALL 2023)
Competed in six meets this season... Season best time of 19.11.00 in the 5K at the Thundering Herd Invitational. Season best time of 23.28.40 in the 6K at the Angel Mounds Invitational.

AS A FIRST YEAR (FALL 2022)
Competed in five meets this season, including the NCAA Southeast Regional... Ran a season best 6K time of 24:44.1 at the Falcon Invitational... Finished 60th at the OVC Championship.

ACADEMIC HONORS
2022-23 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2023-24 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll
2024-25 OVC Commissioner's Honor Roll

PRIOR TO MSU
Taylor is from Lebanon, Ohio, and Lebanon High School, where she owns the 17th-fastest time in LHS history in the 5K at 19:34.6, which she set on Oct. 2. As a senior, she placed 168th in the Ohio State Division I Cross Country Championship with a 5K time of 21:01.3. As a junior, she was 119th at the state meet in 20:22.6. ... At the 2021 Eastern Cincinnati Conference Track and Field Championship, Taylor placed seventh in the 3200-meter run (11:31.87), 11th in the 1600-meter run (5:21.50) and 23rd in the 800m (2:38.00). Her oh.milesplit.com page lists her outdoor 'pr's as 18.85 in the 100-meter hurdles, 52.82 in the 300-meter hurdles and 7:42.10 in the 200-meter steeplechase. Indoors oh.milesplit.com credits her with a 2:34.49 in the 800m, a 5:27.49 in the 1600m and a 5:51.08 in the mile. ... Dixon sees her as a big-time recruit and projects her as an immediate contributor, especially in cross country. ... Qualified for the OHSAA state cross country meet her junior and senior years ... Had multiple top-10 finishes in her cross country career ... On the track, boasted personal bests of 5:21.50 in the 1600m, 11:31.87 in the 3200m, and 7:42.10 in the 2000m steeplechase.
 
Cross Country
Date Meet Site Dist. Time Finish on Team/Overall
(Total Individuals)
Team Finish
(Total Teams)
11/15/24 NCAA Southeast Regional Rock Hill, S.C. 6K 24:07.0 4/187 (251) 29 (34)
11/1/24 OVC Championship Martin, Tenn. 6K 23:43.4 5/52 (94) 7 (11)
10/18/24 Golden Eagle Invitational Cookeville, Tenn. 6K 22:38.57 4/14 (46) 3 (5)
10/11/24 Queens Cross Country Challenge (Gold) Charlotte, N.C. 5K 18:53.20 4/59 (186) 6 (20)
9/13/24 Southern Showcase Huntsville, Ala. 5K 19:06.28 4/183 (461) 21 (49)
8/30/24 Thundering Herd Invitational Huntington, W.Va. 5K 19:44.43 4/13 (41) 3 (5)
11/10/23 NCAA Southeast Regional Spartanburg, S.C. 6K 27:25.5 6/242 (246) 32 (34)
10/28/23 OVC Championships Morehead, Ky. 6K 23:45.51 6/55 (96) 6 (11)
10/13/23 Angel Mounds Invitational Evansville, Ind. 6K 23:28.4 4/55 (168) 7 (15)
9/30/23 Live in Lou Classic (Blue Division) Louisville, Ky. 5K 20:47.0 7/257 (385) 12 (41)
9/15/23 Thundering Herd Invitational Huntington, W.Va. 5K 19:11.00 5/17 (67) 2 (6)
9/1/23 Queen City Invitational Highland Heights, Ky. 5K 19:44.06 3/6 (40) 2 (3)
11/11/22 NCAA Southeast Regional Louisville, Ky. 6K 26:13.5 7/225 (232) 30 (31)
10/29/22 OVC Championship Cookeville, Tenn. 6K 25:01.7 5/60 (86) 7 (10)
10/14/22 Falcon Invitational Bowling Green, Ohio 6K 24:44.1 7/105 (140) 10 (13)
10/1/22 Live in Louisville Classic (Blue Division) Louisville, Ky. 5K 20:07.9 4/218 (422) 37/47
9/16/22 Spartan Invitational East Lansing, Mich. 6K 25:23.94 5/155 (231) 16 (18)

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