Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
Jan 28, 2021 7:41 AM
(Seguin) – Texas Lutheran first-year runner Caeli Taylor has been named the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s National Athlete of the Week for NCAA Division III Women’s Cross Country.
Taylor is the first TLU student-athlete to be named a National Athlete of the Week during a cross country season. TLU’s Marquis Brown was named the National Athlete of the Week for NCAA D3 Men’s Track & Field on April 4, 2017.
Taylor ran in her first collegiate cross country meet this past Saturday and won the University of St. Thomas Celt Invitational in Tomball, Texas.
Seguin, TX, USA / Seguin Today
Jan 26, 2021 7:12 AM
TLU freshman Caeli Taylor (left) posted a 5K time of 20:19.1 to claim first place in the University of St. Thomas Invitational last Saturday.
(Tomball) – In Texas Lutheran’s first official cross country meet of the academic year, Bulldog first-year runner Caeli Taylor won the University of St. Thomas (Texas) Invitational on Saturday morning and led the Bulldogs to a third-place team finish.
The TLU Men also registered a third-place team finish.
Taylor won the 5K race in a time of 20 minutes, 19.1 seconds.
“It was exciting finally to be able to race other athletes,” said Darlene Holland, TLU’s head coach for men’s and women’s cross country. “We’ve been training all fall and winter break and finally were able to test ourselves.”