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Former CSUN Standout Nic Taylor Heads to PyeongChang for USA Bobsled
1/25/2018 9:42:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Bobsled Team Release
NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Former CSUN men's track & field student-athlete Nic Taylor has been named a replacement athlete for the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Bobsled Team which will compete in PyeongChang, South Korea for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.
Taylor and Jimmy Reed have been selected as replacement athletes and will travel to PyeongChang. Reed and Taylor can substitute for competing athletes during training runs, and are eligible to compete in the event of an injury or illness. If a replacement is needed, the selection committee will reevaluate the teams before making a nomination.
Taylor was a two-year letterwinner for the Matador men's track and field team in 2009 and 2010 after transferring from the City College of San Francisco. He reached the final of the 200 meters at the 2010 Big West Outdoor Championships where he ultimately finished sixth. He also qualified for the 100 meters and ran the anchor leg of CSUN's 4x400Â relay team at the conference championship.
Since graduating from CSUN in 2011 with his degree in Psychology, Taylor has coached at UCLA, the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center and Altis, formerly known as the World Athletics Center. He now consults for various National Governing Bodies and organizations in high performance, speed training and strength and conditioning. This past summer, Taylor assisted Dan Pfaff in coaching the first and second place finishers in the men's long jump at the IAAF World Championships.
TAYLOR'S USA BOBSLED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
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NORTHRIDGE, Calif. - Former CSUN men's track & field student-athlete Nic Taylor has been named a replacement athlete for the 2018 U.S. Olympic Men's Bobsled Team which will compete in PyeongChang, South Korea for the upcoming Olympic Winter Games.
Taylor and Jimmy Reed have been selected as replacement athletes and will travel to PyeongChang. Reed and Taylor can substitute for competing athletes during training runs, and are eligible to compete in the event of an injury or illness. If a replacement is needed, the selection committee will reevaluate the teams before making a nomination.
Taylor was a two-year letterwinner for the Matador men's track and field team in 2009 and 2010 after transferring from the City College of San Francisco. He reached the final of the 200 meters at the 2010 Big West Outdoor Championships where he ultimately finished sixth. He also qualified for the 100 meters and ran the anchor leg of CSUN's 4x400Â relay team at the conference championship.
Since graduating from CSUN in 2011 with his degree in Psychology, Taylor has coached at UCLA, the Chula Vista Olympic Training Center and Altis, formerly known as the World Athletics Center. He now consults for various National Governing Bodies and organizations in high performance, speed training and strength and conditioning. This past summer, Taylor assisted Dan Pfaff in coaching the first and second place finishers in the men's long jump at the IAAF World Championships.
Taylor is now pursuing a second bachelors degree in engineering from Arizona State University, and is consulting in the sports technology department at the Colorado Springs Olympic Training Center.
TAYLOR'S USA BOBSLED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
- 2016-2017 World Cup in four-person for pilot Elana Meyers Taylor -Â 13th in Lake Placid (12/16)
- 2016 World Championships in four-person for pilot Steven Holcomb - 21st in Igls (2/16)
- 2015-2016 World Cup as push athlete for Dakarai Kongela in two-man - 20th in Whistler #2 (1/16)
- 2015-2016 World Cup as push athlete for Steven Holcomb in four-person - 17th in Altenberg (11/15)
- 2015-2016 World Cup as push athlete for Codie Bascue in four-person - 13th in Park City #1 (1/16)
- 2014-2015 European Cup - 10th in La Plagne (12/07)
- 2012-2013 World Cup as push athlete for Steven Holcomb in two-man - BRONZE Team Event in Igls (1/13)
- 2012-2013 World Cup as a push athlete for Cory Butner and Codie Bascue in four-man -14th in Park City (11/12), DNF in Whistler (11/12), 24th in Winterberg (12/12), 30th at World Championships in St. Moritz (2/13)
- 2012-2013 America's Cup as push athlete for Codie Bascue in four-man - GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (3/13), GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (3/13)                            Â
- 2012-2013 America's Cup as brakeman for Colin Coughlin in two-man - 9th in Lake Placid #2 (3/13)
- 2011-2012 America's Cup as brakeman for Cory Butner and Codie Bascue in two-man - BRONZE in Lake Placid #1 (12/11), SILVER in Lake Placid #2 (12/11)
- 2011-2012 America's Cup as push athlete for Cory Butner in four-man - GOLD in Lake Placid #1 (12/11), GOLD in Lake Placid #2 (12/11)
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