| Birth Date: | 1 May 1998 |
| Height: | 1.67m (05.48feet) |
| Country: | United States |
| Sport: | Track, long-distance running |
| Event: | 1500 m, 3000 m, 5000 m, cross country, 10,000 m |
| Collegeteam: | Arkansas |
| Coach: | Lance Harter '16-Present |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Taylor Werner (born May 1, 1998) is an American middle- and long-distance runner. Representing the University of Arkansas, her team won the 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships. Werner is the Pan American U20 Championships 3000 m champion.
Werner, running the fastest time 5K in the U.S. during the winter season, recorded a personal best 15:11.19 during a win at Boston University on December 7. 2019, in Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
| Major international competitions | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Pan American Games | Santiago, Chile | 2nd | 5000m | 16:06.48[2] | |||
| 2017 | Pan American U20 Championships | Trujillo, Peru | 1st | 3000m | 9:16.12[3] | |||
| Puma | ||||||||
| 2021 | Olympic trials | Eugene, Oregon | 11th | 5000m | 15:56.83[4] | |||
| Representing Arkansas | ||||||||
| 2017 | United States Junior Championships | Sacramento, California | 1st | 3000m | 9:35.56 | |||
Werner is a student-athlete from University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas, where she earned 7 All-American honors and is a 3 time Southeastern Conference Champion.
Werner was recruited to the University of Arkansas for track and cross country in 2016, Werner's first NCAA championship appearance was at the 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships, where she finished 16th. She qualified for and placed twenty-second in the 5000 m at the 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[5]
| NCAA Division I Championships | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 4th | 6 km | 20:11.1 | |||
| Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships | Lexington, Kentucky | 2nd | 6 km | 19:42.8 | ||||
| 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Austin, Texas | 2nd | 5 km | 15:51.24 | ||||
| 4th | 10 km | 33:20.68 | ||||||
| Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 1st | 5 km | 15:51.08 | ||||
| 4th | 1500 m | 4:20.40 | ||||||
| 2019 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships | Birmingham, Alabama | 2nd | 3 km | 9:01.75 | ||||
| 5th | DMR | 10:56.85 | ||||||
| Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | Birmingham, Alabama | 1st | 3 km | 9:15.57 | ||||
| 1st | 5 km | 16:18.39 | ||||||
| 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Madison, Wisconsin | 81st | 6 km | 20:58.0 | |||
| Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships | Auburn, Alabama | 6th | 6 km | 19:22.2 | ||||
| Southeastern Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships | College Station, Texas | 4th | 3 km | 9:17.62 | ||||
| 3rd | 5 km | 16:35.34 | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Louisville, Kentucky | 104th | 6 km | 20:44.7 | |||
| Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships | Athens, Georgia | 2nd | 6 km | 20:07.1 | ||||
| 2017 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 22nd | 5 km | 16:25.25 | ||||
| Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Columbia, South Carolina | 2nd | 10 km | 34:15.71 | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships | Terre Haute, Indiana | 16th | 6 km | 20:10.5 | |||
| Southeastern Conference Cross Country Championships | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 15th | 6 km | 21:01.0 | ||||
Werner was raised in Bloomsdale, Missouri,[6] the sister of Shelby Werner, an NCAA Division II runner at Missouri Southern State Lions.[7] Taylor is a Four-time XC All- American high school runner.
| Year | Foot Locker Cross Country Championships | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowspan=1 | 2015 | 5th 17:29.8 | ||||
| Rowspan=1 | 2013 | 10th 17:44.0[8] | ||||
| Rowspan=1 | 2012 | 13th 17:53[9] | ||||
| Year | Nike Cross Nationals | |||||
| Rowspan=1 | 2013 | 5th 17:34.0 | ||||
| Year | Cross Country class 3 state championship | Outdoor Track and Field class 4 state championship | ||||
| Rowspan=3 | 2015-16 | Rowspan=3 bgcolor=gold | 17:14.22 1st place | bgcolor=silver | 3200 m 10:49.20 2nd | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1600 m 4:51.39 1st | |||||
| bgcolor=silver | 800 m 2:15.45 2nd | |||||
| Rowspan=3 | 2014-15 | Rowspan=3 bgcolor=gold | 18:20.8 1st place | bgcolor=gold | 3200 m 10:34.27 1st | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1600 m 4:59.62 1st | |||||
| 800 m 2:17.06 6th | ||||||
| Rowspan=3 | 2013-14 | Rowspan=3 bgcolor=gold | 17:31.3 1st place | bgcolor=gold | 3200 m 10:19.15 1st | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1600 m 4:44.26 1st | |||||
| bgcolor=gold | 800 m 2:15.18 1st | |||||
| Rowspan=3 | 2012-13 | Rowspan=3 bgcolor=gold | 18:19.9 1st place | bgcolor=gold | 3200 m 10:38.04 1st | |
| bgcolor=gold | 1600 m 4:52.52 1st | |||||
| bgcolor=gold | 800 m 2:14.02 1st | |||||