Taylor Gilland

Class: Junior Hometown: Chapel Hill, N.C. High School: Chapel Hill Event: Cross Country/Middle Distance

PRs: 1500m - 3:45.35; 1600m - 4:08.6; Mile - 4:04.06; 3000m - 8:11.12; 3200m - 9:01
All-American: DMR (I: '13 - 2nd)
USTFCCCA All-Academic: '13
All-ACC Academic:ITF ('12, '13); OTF ('13)
ACC Honor Roll: ('09-'10, '10-'11, '11-'12)

2013 OUTDOOR
• Finished 17th in the 1500m at the NCAA East Preliminaries
• Placed 5th in the steeplechase at the ACC Championships

2012 INDOOR
• 2nd Team All-American after competing on the DMR that finished 10th at the NCAA Championships
• Placed 4th in the mile at the ACC Championships

2012 CROSS COUNTRY
• Placed 37th at ACCs
• Finished 32nd at Panorama Farms Invite
• Part of scoring five at Wisconsin adidas Invitational

2012 OUTDOOR
• Competed in 1,500m at NCAA East Preliminaries
• Competed in 1,500m and 5,000m at ACCs
• Ran a PR of 3:45.35 in 1,500m at Virginia Swashbuckle

2011-12 INDOOR
• Placed fourth in mile at ACCs
• Set PR of 4:04.06 in mile at Alex Wilson Invitational

2011 CROSS COUNTRY
• Finished 35th at Panorama Farms Invite

2011 OUTDOOR
• Did not compete

2011 INDOOR
• Part of DMR that won Hokie Invite
• Set PR in 3000m at Husky Classic (8:16.06)

2010 CROSS COUNTRY
• Placed 3rd at Cavalier Open with a time of 25:26.10

2010 OUTDOOR
• Did not compete

2010 INDOOR
• Did not compete

2009 CROSS COUNTRY
• Did not compete

High School
• Cross Country Gatorade Athlete of the Year
• Three-time state champion in cross country and 3200m
• Holds North Carolina state record in 3200m

Personal
• Son of Paula and Wendell Gilland
• Has one sister, Laura, 18, and one brother, Kevin, 12
• was coached by Ron Olson at Chapel Hill

More about Taylor:
• Favorite flavor ice cream: oreo
• Favorite band: Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Favorite TV show: Blue Mountain State