Steve Taylor

Biography

In 23 seasons at Richmond, Steve Taylor has led the Spiders to a top 25 finish in the NCAA D1 National Cross Country Championship, multiple Atlantic 10 Conference Championship team titles, coached two USA national teams, co-founded the Collegiate Running Association and been selected to the USA Track & Field (USATF) National Team Development Committee as the Men’s Long Distance Running (LDR) Chair (3KSC, 5K, 10K, Marathon) in addition to his attention to developing cross country and track & field student-athletes to their fullest potential. Along with his wife, Lori (Director of Track & Field/Cross Country) they have placed the Spiders program back onto the national stage during their tenure. In his career, which spans over 30 years, Steve has guided 1 World Champion, 7 World Team Medalist (Top 3 Team Finish), 11 World Championship -Top 10 Individual Finishers, 5 National Champions, 32 U.S. International Team Athletes, 18 NCAA All-Americans, 73 Collegiate Running All-Americans, 236 Conference Champions and 561 All-Conference Medalists. He’s been part of 19 team titles within the Atlantic 10 and Metro Conferences for men’s and women’s cross country and track & field, 21 top 10 team finishes within the NCAA Southeast Region in cross country, been selected the conference Cross Country Coach of the Year on 5 occasions and been nominated as the NCAA D1 National Cross Country Coach of the Year (2010). In 2024 the Spider men extended their steak to 22 consecutive years of earning NC