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2005 Men's Cross Country

Brian Taghon

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown East Moline, Ill.

Biography

2005: Qualified for NCAA Championships after placing second at the NCAA Regionals ... Finished 40th at the NCAA Championships ... Ran three of the top four times this season for the Cougars ... Became first-ever Cougar runner to be named four-time All-GLVC after placing third ... GLVC Indoor Track and Field champion in the one mile run (4:13.05) and 3,000 meters (8:32.94) ... Notched team highs in the one mile run (4:13.05) on Feb. 26 and 5,000 meters (14:53.86) on Jan. 22 ... 2004: GLVC indoor champion at 5,000 meters ... Placed third at GLVC indoor meet at 3,000 meters ... Finished in the top four in three events (1,500, 5,000 and 3,000 steeplechase) at the GLVC outdoor meet ... NCAA provisional qualifier at 1,500 meters in 3:52.38 ... 2003: Placed 96th at NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, running as an individual ... Broke school record at 8,000 meters (24:48) during cross country season, breaking 13-year-old record ... Recorded second fastest 10,000-meter cross country time in qualifying for nationals ... Led SIUE during indoor track season in the mile at 4:20.32, placing third at the GLVC meet ... Placed seventh at 5,000 meters at GLVC Outdoor meet ... 2002: GLVC Cross Country Freshman of the Year … Placed sixth at the GLVC Cross Country Championships (33:00) to earn All-GLVC honors ... Top Cougar finisher at NCAA Regional (20th, 33:08) … High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country, three-year in track at United Township High School … Earned All-State cross country honors by finishing eighth at the Class AA meet … 2001 Sectional Champion with a personal best three-mile run in a time of 14:55 … Qualified for the two-mile and mile run at the state track meet … Member of the National Honor Society … Born: November 10, 1983 … Projected Major: Business Adminstration.

Historical Player Information

  • 2002Freshman

  • 2003Sophomore

  • 2004Junior

  • 2005Senior