Kellyn Taylor

Kellyn Taylor

Taylor at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
Birth name	Kellyn Johnson
Nationality	American
Born	(1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 Sussex, Wisconsin
Sport
Sport	Long-distance running
Event(s)	5000 meters, Marathon
Club	Hoka One One Northern Arizona Elite
Team	Wichita State Shockers
Turned pro	2009
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  United States Pan American Games 2015 Toronto 5000 m Pan American Cross Country Cup 2015 Barranquilla Senior women team 2015 Barranquilla Senior women NACAC Championships in Athletics 2015 San José 5000 m NACAC Cross Country Championships 2014 Mount Irvine Senior Women's 6K

Kellyn Taylor (born July 22, 1986) is an American long distance runner.

Prep

Kellyn graduated from Sussex Hamilton High School in Wisconsin where she was a state 1600 meter champion as a senior. Kellyn earned District Runner of the Year honors and was a four-year Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state qualifier in both cross country and track. Kellyn lettered in cross country, basketball, and track.

NCAA

In 2009, she finished 3rd at the NCAA indoor championships in the mile for the Wichita State Shockers.^[1]

Johnson, a 2006 graduate from Cloud County, is an aspiring Olympian and was a perennial All-American during her college career as a cross country and track athlete in Concordia for the Cloud County Thunderbirds for the Cloud County Community College and at Wichita State University. "She had an outstanding career when she was here. She ran everything from the 4X400 relay clear up the longest distance races like the 5,000-meter," said Cloud County head women's track coach, Ted Schmitz. "She was a driven athlete that hated to lose. She'd do anything to win a race. I hope our kids take away that hard work gets you places. Sometimes you might have to face adversity, but if you have a goal you need to stay with it and pursue your dream." Taylor, who met her husband Kyle Taylor while in Concordia, still owns the school records at Cloud County in the indoor distance medley relay (12:38.22), 1,000-meter run (2:57.9), mile run (4:59.5), and outdoor 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:25.9).^[2]

Her success continued at Wichita State where Taylor finished third at the 2009 indoor NCAA Championships in the mile, and 10th in the 5,000-meter outdoor championships.

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Professional

In 2012, Kellyn finished 10th at 10,000 meters and 14th at 5,000 meters at the US Olympic Trials (track and field).

In 2014, Taylor won a national title at the 25 km distance.^[6]

At the 2015 Pan American Games she finished 3rd in the 5000 meters.^[7]

Also in 2015, she took second at the 2015 Pan American Cross Country Cup and first at the 2015 NACAC Championships in Athletics in the 5000 meters.^[8] Kellyn placed 3rd in 2015 Toronto Pan Am Track and Field Championships in 5000 meters in 15:52.78.^[7][9][10]

Kellyn placed 6th in Los Angeles at She competed at the 2016 US Olympic Marathon Trials.^[11] 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships placing 25th in 1:12:42.^[12][13]

Kellyn Taylor placed fourth in 10,000 m behind Molly Huddle, Emily Infeld, and Marielle Hall at 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) and is an alternate to represent  United States at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Kellyn Taylor placed thirteenth in 2017 London Marathon in 2:28:51.^[14][15]

She won the 2018 Grandma's Marathon in 2:24:39, setting a course record in the process.^[16]

References

External links

• Kellyn Taylor at IAAF