Taylor Hynes

Class: Senior Hometown: Lee's Summit, Mo. High School: Lee's Summit

Event: Distance

Career Notes: Named to BIG EAST All-Academic Team in 2012.

2014-2015 (Senior)
Cross Country: Ran in five meets in her final season ... Placed seventh in the 8k race at the 3rd Annual John Flamer Invitational (9/19) with a time of 23:31.3 ... 

Indoor: Took fourth (10:42.38) in the 3000 at the Blue & Gold Invitational (12/5) ... 

Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 1500 (5:01.40) at the Crusader Open (4/25) ... Finished sixth in the 4x8 at the BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/8-5/9) recording a time of 9:04.47 ...

2013-2014 (Junior)
Cross Country: Placed second in the 5k at the 2013 UW Parkside Lucian Rosa Invitational (10/12) recordinga time of 18:49.6 ... Competed in the NCAA Division 1 Midwest Region Cross Country Championships (11/15) and finished the 6k race with a time of 22:33.3 ...

Indoor:Saw action in five meets during the indoor season ... Took third in the 3000 at the Illini Open (1/11) recording a time of 10:39.56 ... 

Outdoor: Competed in four meets as a junior ... Won the 5000 (18:17.39) at the Blue Demon / Huskie Classic (4/19) ... Took third in the 3000 at the Marquette Duals finishing with a time of 10:38.41 ... 

2012-2013 (Sophomore)
Cross Country: Saw her best finish (43rd) at the NIU Open (9/7) in a 5k race with a time of 19:49.9 ...

Indoor: Competed in five meets ... Finished third in the Mile (5:22.48) at the Wisconsin Badger Track Classic (1/12) ... 

Outdoor: Saw her best finish of the season (7th) at the 24th Annual Lee Calhoun Memorial Invitational (4/11-4/13) in the 5000 recording a time of 18:29.37 ... 


2011-12 (Freshman)
Cross Country: Ran all six races for the Blue Demons, scoring in five of them, including the NCAA Midwest Regional in DeKalb, Ill...ran a season-best 6K time at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 23:38.7...ran a season-best 5K time of 19:26.2 at the National Catholic Championships.

Indoor: Competed five times in the 3,000m run...finished 10th at the Badger Track Classic...ran a career-best time of 10:50.96 in a 12th-place finish at the Notre Dame Invitational...placed 14th at the Blue and Gold Invitational...placed 15th at the Chicagoland Championships.

Outdoor: Ran a career-best 5,000m dash time of 18:53.70 at the DePaul Invitational in a seventh-place finish.

High School: Finished in the top 10 on two occasions at the Missouri State Cross Country Championships...as a sophomore, placed third and finished eighth as a senior...is an All-State performer in both cross country and swimming in her senior year...named the Kansas City Suburban League Champion in the 3200m...an All-State performer in both cross country and swimming in 2010...comes to DePaul with personal best times of 18:11 in a 5K and ran a 4K in 15:04.