Conference play for Taylor University Trojans football is just around the corner and starting off with a bang. Crosstown archrival Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU), who is 4-0 and ranked number four in the NAIA, will be coming to Turner Stadium to take on the Trojans to start their October slate.
The Trojans have officially begun conference play, showing their focus and commitment to winning a bid for the NAIA tournament. Taylor’s women’s soccer team started and ended their nonconference play with a victory. Their out-of-conference slate started on Aug. 17 with a 5-0 win against Concordia and ended on Sept. 19 when they defeated Georgetown 4-0.
Taylor University Athletics has hired a new women’s basketball head coach. In the recent departure of Former Head Coach Jody Martinez, the Trojans have found a new home for Cassie Wiseman.
It takes two to make a thing go right, and for Taylor University volleyball, that means juniors Grace Ieremia and Gracie Conway.
Big name schools scheduling smaller and lesser known schools for the start of the football season is something we are all accustomed to. Schools like Michigan, Texas and Alabama will start off their season against schools like Eastern Carolina, Rice and Middle Tennessee State.
The Taylor University Men's golf team is going after another nationally notarized campaign in 2023.
“Competitive scores and a sense of accomplishment,” was all the Taylor University’s women’s golf team was expecting to start this season according to sophomore Shayne Lim.
We’ve all heard the cliché, “teamwork makes the dream work,” but this takes on a much deeper meaning for the men of Taylor University’s cross-country team.
In sports, there are two achievements that are the most difficult. The first is winning a national championship. It takes a combination of consistency, fortitude and skill to prove your team the victor against all others over the course of a season. For Taylor, it took 39 years of women’s cross-country and 10 straight years of Crossroads League crowns, but on November 18, 2022, they finally succeeded.
It’s everywhere. In every sport. On every channel. Every time a game goes to a commercial, it’s there. I can’t escape it. I’m not talking about the abundance of Toyota advertisements or the insistence of Kay Jewelers that it’s not just ring season in the NFL. I’m referencing the influx of sportsbooks that have permeated the sports world.
Taylor University won an instant classic in their season opener at home against the St. Ambrose University Fighting Bees 37-34 on Aug. 26. A last-second, 24-yard touchdown run by sophomore quarterback Damon Hockett put the Trojans up by three with only nine seconds left, but it was enough time for St. Ambrose to attempt a field goal to send the game to overtime. The Trojan faithful erupted when the kick came up short, clinching the win for Taylor University.
What do Australia and New Zealand, Miami and Upland, Indiana have in common? Simply put, all three locations are 2023’s hotbed locations for soccer. Spain outlasted England to take home their first Women’s World Cup on Aug. 20 in Sydney, Australia and Argentinian soccer star Lionel Messi is continuing his near-perfect career with a Leagues Cup victory, scoring goals at will for Inter Miami CF. But for Taylor University, the highlight of the soccer world is the return of Trojan soccer kicking back into high gear this August.
Taylor University's football roster is set to receive a dose of NFL lineage as Ryan McCown, a promising freshman quarterback, joins the team. McCown hails from Jacksonville High School in Jacksonville, Texas, where his father Randy McCown also excelled during his alma mater years.
For Javan Johnson, the dream to play collegiate golf was born in the sixth grade when he first took up the game. Fast-forward to 2023, Johnson is a redshirt senior and one of the most impactful players in Taylor men’s golf history.
Conference tournament results for Trojans athletics this spring were a mixed bag, with some teams exceeding expectations and others left disappointed.
The Taylor softball team has been fighting for a chance at reaching the NAIA National Championship for a second consecutive season, but in a conference with three ranked teams, wins don’t come easy for the Trojans. However, Taylor’s roster is a mixture of experienced veterans complimented by rising freshmen who are all prepared to finish the season strong and close the year with a Nationals run.
The Taylor baseball team took home the 2023 Crossroads League Regular Season Championship after defeating Goshen College in a four game series with three wins.
New to Major League Baseball this season, the pitch clock has done its job in making MLB games quicker and more exciting.
