Career Highlights
- 2020 SEC Cross Country | Freshman of the Year
- 2020 Olympic Trials | 6th in 20km Racewalk
Freshman (2020-21)
Olympic Trials: Placed sixth in the 20km racewalk, held in Springfield, Oregon, posting a time of 1:43:41 … Started well in the 2020 Olympic Trials racewalk contested on June 26, 2021, holding the runner-up position through 7km and then in third place through 14km … Top collegiate finisher of the three who were among the field of 15.
Outdoor: Prepared for Olympic Trials racewalk with pair of competitions … Finished fourth in 20km with a career best of 1:41:08 in Philadelphia (April 11) … Runner-up over 10km in 46:16.78 at Chula Vista, California (May 29).
Indoor: Competed in three meets, establishing career best times in each race … Track debut with the Razorbacks came at the Wooo Pig Classic, placing sixth in the 3,000m (9:27.79) … Posted a 16:44.44 in 5,000m to finish seventh at Razorback Invitational … In Tyson Invitational, ran 9:26.42 for seventh in 3,000m and 4:43.78 to place 12th in mile.
Cross Country: Named 2020 SEC Cross Country Freshman of the Year on voting by league coaches … Becomes the 11th Razorback to earn the award since 2001 and an Arkansas runner has claimed the honor four of the past five years … Two previous recipients of the award were teammates with Ewert on the 2020 team – Lauren Gregory (2017) and Abby Gray (2016) … Top freshman finisher in SEC Championships, earning second team All-SEC and Freshman All-SEC honors, in placing 10th overall and covered the 6,000m course in 20:21.6 at Baton Rouge … Fourth finisher among Razorbacks as Arkansas scored 41 points to win the SEC team title off a 4-7-9-10-11 finish …
Won 5k race at SEC Preview in Baton Rouge, La., in her debut race with the Razorbacks and set a course record with a personal best time of 16:53.7 … Earned SEC Co-Runner of the Week honors from her victory as Arkansas posted a perfect score of 15 points for the team win … Bettered her high school best time of 16:57.9 in first collegiate race … In debut race at 6,000m, posted a time of 20:15.1 to place fourth in the Gans Creek Classic hosted by Missouri, finishing third among Razorbacks as Arkansas won team title with 20 points … Selected as SEC Freshman of the Week for her performance … Fourth Razorback during UAB Blazer Classic, placing 10th in field with a 20:31.5 on 6k course, as Arkansas won third team title of season.
High School
Selected as the National Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year for 2019-20 … Twice named Gatorade Ohio Athlete of the Year in cross country for 2018 and 2019 seasons …. Named Gatorade Ohio Athlete of the Year for track and field in 2019 and 2020 … 2020 honors graduate of Beavercreek High School … Coached by Howard Russ and James Weckesser … Broke school records in mile (4:48.01), 1,600m (4:49.07 ind), 2 mile (10:18.94 ind), 3,200m (10:17.85), 5,000m (16:57 xc) and 2,000m steeplechase (6:33.61), which ranks No. 5 performer with No. 9 performance on all-time high school list …
Became first female runner to place in top 10 at both Nike Nationals and Foot Locker Nationals in consecutive years … Member of cross country team that won Ohio state championship during her junior and senior season … In 2019, cross country team qualified for Nike Cross Country Nationals after finishing second in regionals … In senior season (2019-20), won State title in cross country, placed second in Nike Nationals, and sixth in Foot Locker Nationals … Defended her indoor State titles in 1,600 and 3,200 … During junior season (2018-19), won State cross country title, finished third at Nike Nationals, fourth at Foot Locker Nationals … Claimed indoor State titles in 1,600 and 3,200, finished third in 2 mile at New Balance Nationals … Outdoors, won State 3,200, won steeplechase at New Balance Nationals and finished second in mile … Also ran on second-place 4×800 (split 2:10.17 on anchor) at NB Nationals, and anchored runner-up distance medley (4:54.42) at Penn Relays … Sophomore (2017-18), placed third in State cross country, 18th at Nike Nationals … Won indoor State 3,200, and placed third in outdoor State 3,200 … Won steeplechase at New Balance Nationals … Freshman (2016-17), finished 13th in State cross country … Qualified for regionals in 1,600 during track season … Lettered four years in cross country, and four years in track and field … Member of Art club.
Competes in racewalk with Southwest Ohio Track Club, coached by her mother Teri … Qualified for 2020 Olympic Trials in 20km racewalk after setting American U20 and national high school record of 1:38:55 at 2019 USATF U20 Race Walk Championships … Member of Team USA during Pan Am Juniors in Trujillo, Peru (2017) and San Jose, Costa Rica (2019), as well as 2018 World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland … Placed 10th in 10km racewalk in 2018 World U20 Championships with a time of 45:57.81, which ranked No. 1 on the U18 world list for that season … In 2019 earned special recognition on Track & Field News All-America team … Holds seven national high school records and seven American U20 records in racewalk, ranging in distances from 1,500m to 20km.
HS best times: 800 (2:15.44), 1600 (4:51.25), Mile (4:48.01), 2k Steeple (6:33.61), 3200 (10:17.85). Indoor: 1500 (4:30.98), 1600 (4:49.07), Mile (4:50.07), 3000 (9:40.90), 3200 (10:28.85), 2 Mile (10:18.94).
Cross country: 16:57.9 (5k)
Personal
Taylor Margaret Ewert was born November 21, 2001 in Lancaster, California … Hometown is Beavercreek, Ohio … Parents are Brian and Teri Ewert, who competed in cross country, track and field at Syracuse … Has two brothers, Ben and Connor … Majoring in Geology … Career plans include running or racewalking as a professional athlete … Ambition is to become the best in her sport or occupation … Favorite athlete is Deena Kastor, distance runner and Arkansas alum, while the person she most admires is her mom … Loves art, spending free time drawing or painting, also enjoys hiking, gardening and other outdoor activities … Chose Arkansas for the coaching staff, team environment and history of the program.
