BYU Cross Country Coaching Highlights
Has coached:
- BYU to two NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Championships (2020-21, 2024)
- 1 Individual national champion - Whittni Orton (2021)
- BYU to three national runner-up finishes (2019, 2021 & 2025)
- BYU to eight top-10 finishes at NCAA Championships - 2016 (10th), 2018 (seventh), 2019 (second), 2020-21 (first) 2021 (second), 2022 (eighth), 2024 (first), 2025 (second)
- BYU athletes to 21 All-America honors
- BYU to three Big 12 Conference Championships (2023, 2024, 2025) and five West Coast Conference Championships (2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022)
- 17 All-Big 12 selections
- 49 All-WCC selections
- 1 CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree
- 13 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees
- BYU to 34 meet wins
*As of January 2026
Honors:
- Two-time USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year (2020-21, 2024)
- USTFCCCA Program of the Year (2020-21)
- Three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year (2023, 2024 & 2025)
- Utah Governor's State of Sport Coach of the Year (2025)
- Four-time Women's Cross Country Mountain Region Coach of the Year (2019, 2020-21, 2024 & 2025)
- Six-time USTFCCCA Mountain Region Women's Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year (2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026)
- USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Mountain Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2021)
*As of January 2026
BYU Women's Distance Coaching Highlights
Has coached BYU athletes to:
- 10 Individual/Event National Championships (7 indoor & 3 outdoor)
- Taylor Lovell (3000m steeplechase - 2026)
- Jane Hedengren (3000m - 2026)
- Jane Hedengren (5000m - 2026)
- DMR (2025) - Jenna Hutchins, Sami Oblad, Tessa Buswell and Riley Chamberlain
- DMR (2024) -Sadie Sargent, Sami Oblad, Carlee Hansen and Riley Chamberlain
- Courtney Wayment (Steeplechase - 2022)
- Courtney Wayment (5000m - 2022)
- Anna Camp-Bennett (1500m - 2021)
- Courtney Wayment (3000m - 2021)
- DMR (2021) - Alena Ellsworth, Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes, Olivia Hoj Simister and Courtney Wayment
- 9 Individual Conference Championships (4 MPSF Indoor, 3 Big 12 Indoor, 4 Big 12 Outdoor)
- 122 All-American honors (74 indoor & 48 outdoor)
- 72 First Teamers (52 indoor & 20 outdoor)
- 39 Second Teamers (20 indoor & 19 outdoor)
- 13 Honorable Mention (all outdoor)
- 16 School Records (6 indoor & 10 outdoor)
*As of July 2026
Other Coaching Highlights
- Coaches for Nike Swoosh TC
- Coached BYU Alum Courtney Wayment and Whittni Morgan to spots on Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
- Coached seven athletes at the 2024 USATF Olympic Trials
- 3000m steeplechase - Courtney Wayment, Lexy Halladay-Lowry, Taylor Lovell
- 5000m - Whittni Morgan
- 1500m - Anna Camp-Bennett, Riley Chamberlain
- 800m - Meghan Hunter
- Coached six athletes at the 2025 USATF Championships
- 3000m steeplechase - Lexy Halladay-Lowry (Champion), Courtney Wayment
- 1500m - Riley Chamberlain, Anna Camp-Bennett, Carlee Hansen, Sadie Sargent
- 800m - Meghan Hunter
- Coached seven athletes at the 2026 USATF Championships
- 3000m steeplechase - Lexy Halladay-Lowry (Champion), Courtney Wayment, Lexi Goff-Thompson, Karrie Baloga
- 1500m - Carlee Hansen-Thompson, Sadie Sargent
- 800m - Meghan Hunter
- Coached BYU Alum Lexy Halladay-Lowry to a spot on Team USA at the 2025 Tokyo World Athletics Championships
- Coached Courtney Wayment to the World Athletics Championships in the 3000m steeplechase (2022, 23)
- Coached 16 All-Americans at Cal State Stanislaus
- Coached consecutive runner-up finishes in the indoor championships by the DMR team while at Cal State Stanislaus
Coaching Experience
- BYU Women's Cross Country Head Coach and Associate Director of Track & Field (2016-Present)
- Director of Track & Field and Cross Country at Cal State Stanislaus (2013-16)
- Men's and Women's Cross Country Head Coach at Cal State Stanislaus (2007-13)
- Distance Coach for Men's and Women's Outdoor Track Team and Women's Indoor Track Team at Cal State Stanislaus (2007-13)
- Head Coach at Menlo College (2005-06)
Collegiate Running Career (California State Stanislaus)
- Three time All-American in indoor and outdoor track and field during her 1999-2002 career at Cal State Stanislaus
- Set indoor 800m school record (2002)
- Finished second at the 2022 NCAA Indoor Championship in the 800m
- Finished her career second on the outdoor track all-time list in both the 800m and 1500m
- Cal State Stanislaus Female Athlete of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year (2002)
- Most Valuable Runner (2000-02)
- Served as team captain for two years for the Warriors
Education
- Cal State Stanislaus (2002, B.A.)
Personal
- Married to Ira Taylor, former Cal State Stanislaus basketball player
- Diljeet and Ira have two children, Taj and Avi