Taylor Werner

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.

Professional 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.

NCAA @ Arkansas 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.

Early life Werner was raised in Bloomsdale, Missouri, the sister of Shelby Werner, an NCAA Division II runner at Missouri Southern State Lions. Taylor is a Four-time XC All- American high school runner.