2015-2016 Honors Page

The Trojans have piled up the awards for the 2015-2016 year, earning 77 All-League honors, 49 Crossroads League and MSFA Player-of-the-Week awards, two NAIA National Athlete-of-the-Week honor, two Crossroads League and MSFA Players of the Year, one Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year, 15 NAIA All-Americans, 10 CoSIDA Academic All-America recipients, 21 CoSIDA Academic All-District selections, 79 NAIA Scholar-Athletes, 88 Crossroads League and MSFA All-Academic awards, seven individual Crossroads League Championships, three All-Region honors and five preseason All-America honors. Taylor has had three coaches be named the Crossroads League Coach of the Year, with Quinn White earning the honor for the third-straight year for women's cross country, Cameron Andry taking the honor for the second time in five years with TU men's golf and Kyle Gould receiving the accolade for the fifth time in 12 seasons with TU baseball. White was also selected as the USTFCCCA Women's Track and Field Assistant Coach of the Year.

The Taylor teams have also have success, as the baseball team set a new single-season wins record in addition to topping No. 7 Lindsey Wilson, No. 19 Campbellsville and No. 24 Lindsey Wilson, men's basketball downed No. 5 Bethel and No. 22 Grace, the women's soccer team knocked off No. 18 MVNU, women's basketball topped No. 25 St. Thomas, the women's cross country team matched its highest ranking in program history, the football team set a host of records, including the all-time single-season scoring record and the women's golf program set new single-round and tournament records. Taylor has also had 16 teams get a taste of postseason play, with men's and women's tennis, women's soccer, volleyball, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track, men's and women's golf and men's and women's track and field, softball and baseball all competing beyond their regular season. Seven teams advanced to compete or score as a team at NAIA National Championships, with the men's indoor track and field team finishing ninth at indoor nationals, women's cross country team taking 11th as a team at nationals, men's cross country finishing 19th, the men's golf team taking 26th, the men's outdoor track and field team placing 32nd and the women's outdoor track and field team ending 59th, while the baseball team also advanced to compete in the national tournament. The Trojans claimed three Crossroads League Championships, with the women's cross country team winning its third-straight title, baseball claiming its sixth title in eight years and the men's golf program winning its first title since 1998. The Taylor women's soccer and football teams were also awarded the NAIA's Buffalo Funds Five-Star Champions of Character Team Award following their seasons.

TU has had nine teams earn national attention in the NAIA Top-25 Poll, with men's and women's cross country, men's golf, men's and women's indoor track and field and women's outdoor track and field receiving top-25 rankings. The TU baseball, men's soccer and volleyball squads have also received votes in the national polls.

For the fourth-straight year, TU had all 18 of its varsity athletics programs earn NAIA Scholar-Team status for posting a team grade-point average of 3.0 or higher. Taylor ranked fifth in the nation with 18 Scholar-Teams and second among schools to place all of their teams on the list. The Trojans also led the NAIA with 16 sports posting a mark of 3.20 and above. In all, TU had three teams among the top-40 GPA's in the NAIA and placed four within the top-65 of nearly 1,600 programs to be honored. To view the full press release, click here.

For the second-straight year and the third time in five years, Taylor picked up the most CoSIDA Academic All-American awards of any NAIA institution. The Trojans racked up 10 Academic All-America honors to rank fifth in the nation across all collegiate levels. To view the full press release, click here.

For a full list of awards from the 2015-2016 year, review the list below. Fans can also read the press release associated with the award, or check out the player's bio page by clicking on the link of the player's name or the award.

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