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Kellyn Taylor

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

Kellyn Taylor
Taylor at the 2017 London Marathon
Personal information
Birth nameKellyn Johnson
Born (1986-07-22) July 22, 1986 (age 38)
Sussex, Wisconsin, US
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)5000 meters, Marathon
ClubHoka One One Northern Arizona Elite
TeamWichita State Shockers
Turned pro2009
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto 5000 m
Pan American Cross Country Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Barranquilla Senior women team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Barranquilla Senior women
NACAC Championships in Athletics
Gold medal – first place 2015 San José 5000 m
NACAC Cross Country Championships
Gold medal – first place 2014 Mount Irvine Senior Women's 6K

High school

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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

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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 5000-meter outdoor championships.

Representing Wichita State University
School Year Missouri Valley Conference
Cross Country
Championship		 NCAA
Cross Country
Championship		 Missouri Valley Conference
Indoor Track
Championship		 NCAA
Indoor Track
Championship		 Missouri Valley Conference
Outdoor Track
Championship		 NCAA
Outdoor Track
Championship
2009 Senior 3000 Meters, 1st, 9:24.33
5000 Meters, 1st, 16:11.77		 Mile, 3rd, 4:34.41 1500 Meters, 1st, 4:20.82
5000 Meters, 1st, 16:32.56		 5000 m, 10th, 16:45.34
2008 Junior 1st 5000m 1st, 17:06.99
3000m 2nd, 9:53.57
Mile, 3rd, 4:55.42
2007 Sophomore 5000m 1st, 16:51.32 5000m 26th, 16:45.82
1500m 1st, 4:30.00
Representing Cloud County Community College
School Year Cross Country
Championship		 NJCAA
Cross Country
Championship		 Indoor Track
Championship		 NJCAA
Indoor Track
Championship		 Outdoor Track
Championship		 NJCAA
Outdoor Track
Championship
2006 Freshman 3000 M steeplechase 2nd, 11:26.55
2005 Freshman Mile 2nd,
5:07.23

[3] [4] [5]

Professional

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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 was an alternate to represent   United States at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

In late 2016, Taylor trained and passed Firefighter Level I and II courses to qualify to Firefighting in the United States instead of racing a Fall marathon.

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

She won the 2018 Grandma's Marathon in 2:24:28, setting a course record in the process.[16] Kellyn Taylor's time made her the 7th fastest marathoner in US women’s history.[17][18]

Taylor ran in the 2020 U.S. Woman's Olympic Trials Marathon February 29 in Atlanta, Georgia. She stayed in a lead pack for more than half the race, but Aliphine Tuliamuk and Molly Seidel pulled away and went first and second, respectively. Sally Kipyego was the third to make the team. Taylor finished 8th at 2:29:55.[19]

After the COVID-19 pandemic put a year hold on the U.S. Olympic Trials for track and field, Taylor was able to enter the 10,000 meter at the field in Eugene, Oregon in June. The summer was one of the hottest ever experienced on the West Coast, and on a hot track, Taylor held pace with the leaders, but couldn't stay up front as Emily Sisson stretched out the pack. Taylor finished 12th of 44 runners in 32:42. [20]


Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2009 USA Outdoor Track Championships Eugene, Oregon 13th 1500 metres 4:16.71[21]
2011 USA Outdoor Track Championships Eugene, Oregon 14th 5000 metres 16:07.18[22]
2012 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Eugene, Oregon 14th 5000 metres 15:39.60[23]
2013 Lilac Bloomsday Run
Bloomsday 12 km 		Spokane, Washington 5th 12 km 40:42[24]
Cherry Blossom Ten Mile Run Washington, D.C. 3rd Ten Mile Road Race 54:19
USA Outdoor Track Championships Des Moines, Iowa 10th 5000 metres 16:05.48[25]
2014 USA Cross Country Championships Indianapolis, Indiana 4th 8000 meters 28:13[26]
2014 NACAC Cross Country Championships Mount Irvine Bay Golf Club
Trinidad and Tobago 		1st 6 km 20:09
USA 25 km Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 1st 25 km 1:25:26[27]
USA Outdoor Track Championships Sacramento State University 5th 5000 metres 15:25.63[28]
2015 Houston Marathon Houston texas 6th Marathon 2:28:40
USATF 15 km championship
Gate River Run 		Jacksonville, Florida 10th 15 km 52:20
USA Outdoor Track Championships Eugene, Oregon 7th 5000 metres 15:32.04
Pan American Games Toronto 3rd 5000 metres 15:52.78
NACAC Championships San José, Costa Rica 1st 5000 metres 16:24.86
USATF 10 mile championship St. Paul, Minn. 7th 10 miles 54:37
2016 US Marathon Olympic Trials Los Angeles 6th Marathon 2:32:56
World Half Marathon Championships Cardiff 25th Half marathon 1:12:42
US Track Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 12th 5000 metres 15:43.35
US Track Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 4th 10,000 metres 32:11.29
2017 Houston Half Marathon Houston texas 12th Half marathon 1:13:13
London Marathon London UK 13th Marathon 2:28:51
New York Marathon New York, New York 8th Marathon 2:29:56
2018 Boston Marathon Boston, Massachusetts DNF Marathon
Grandma's Marathon Duluth, Minnesota 1st Marathon 2:24:29 (PB)[29]
Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon Las Vegas, Nevada 1st Half Marathon 1:10:16[30]
2019 NYC Half Marathon New York, New York 8th Half Marathon 1:12:43
Prague Marathon Prague, Czech Republic 4th Marathon 2:26:27
USA Outdoor Track Championships Des Moines, Iowa 10th 5000 metres 15:32.19
USA Outdoor Track Championships Des Moines, Iowa 3rd 10,000 metres 32:02.74
2020 US Marathon Olympic Trials Atlanta, Georgia 8th Marathon 2:29:55[31]
2021 New York Marathon New York, New York 6th Marathon 2:26:10[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Marathon Trials Contender: Kellyn Taylor". Runner's World.
  2. ^ "Kellyn Taylor, former Cloud standout and aspiring Olympian, speaks to current T-Birds on Monday". Cloud County Thunderbirds. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
  3. ^ MVC Records
  4. ^ Kellyn Johnson profile
  5. ^ Kellyn Johnson results
  6. ^ "Kellyn Taylor Ready To Handle The Heat In Los Angeles". Competitor.com.
  7. ^ a b "Kellyn Taylor: Aiming For Olympic Team In Just Second Marathon Ever". FloTrack.
  8. ^ "Korolev and Tejeda take Pan American Cross Country Cup titles". iaaf.org.
  9. ^ "Athletics - Athlete Profile TAYLOR Kellyn United States of America United States of America Pan American". iaaf.org.
  10. ^ "Olympic Trials Marathon Kellyn Taylor". February 6, 2016. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016.
  11. ^ Galen Rupp, Amy Cragg win 2016 U.S. Olympic marathon trials
  12. ^ "Ben Bruce and Kellyn Taylor to run World Half Marathon Championships". NAZ Elite.
  13. ^ "Team USA Kellyn Taylor". May 19, 2016. Archived from the original on July 27, 2015.
  14. ^ "Durango's Laura Thweatt 6th overall, top-American woman at London Marathon". April 23, 2017.
  15. ^ "Kellyn Taylor interview Post-Race - London Marathon 2017". April 23, 2017.
  16. ^ "Taylor takes Grandma's women's title, event record".
  17. ^ "Kellyn Taylor – Be The Fire November 29, 2018". CTolle Run.
  18. ^ "Former Shocker just became one of the fastest female marathoners in US history". Wichita Eagle.
  19. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials results". NBC Sports. New York, New York. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  20. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials".
  21. ^ "2009 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. June 23, 2009. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  22. ^ "2011 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. June 23, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  23. ^ "USA Track & Field - 2012 Olympic Trials 5000 m Final Results - Full". Usatf.org. June 23, 2012. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  24. ^ "37th Annual Lilac Bloomsday Run -- May 5, 2013 - Results - Full". Lilac Bloomsday Run. May 23, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  25. ^ "2013 USA Track & Field - Results - Full". Usatf.org. June 23, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  26. ^ "2013 USA Track & Field - USA Cross Country Championships Results - Full". Usatf.org. February 23, 2013. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  27. ^ "2014 USA Track & Field - USA 25 km Championships Results - Full". runnerspace.com. May 10, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  28. ^ "2014 USA Track & Field - USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Results - Full". Usatf.org. June 23, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  29. ^ "Taylor takes Grandma's women's title, event record". Duluth News Tribune. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  30. ^ "Racer Information". Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  31. ^ "2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Results". Yahoo! Sports. Sunnyvale, California: Yahoo!. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  32. ^ "Olympic Champion Peres Jepchirchir Wins 2021 New York City Marathon in 2:22:39, American Molly Seidel Sets American Course Record of 2:24:42". letsrun.com. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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