BYU Cross Country Coaching Highlights
Has coached:
- BYU to two NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Championships (2020-21, 2024)
- 1 Individual Cross Country Champion (Whittni Orton - 2021)
- BYU to two national runner-up finishes (2019 & 2021)
- BYU to seven top-10 finishes at NCAA Championships
- BYU athletes to 19 All-America honors
- BYU to two Big 12 Conference Championship (2023, 2024) and five West Coast Conference Championships (2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022)
- 12 All Big 12 selections
- 49 All-WCC selections
- 1 CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree
- 13 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees
- BYU to 30 meet wins
*As of Nov. 2024
Honors:
- USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year (2020-21, 2024)
- USTFCCCA Program of the Year (2020-21)
- Big 12 Coach of the Year (2023, 2024)
- Utah Governor's State of Sport Coach of the Year (2025)
- Three-time Women's Cross Country Mountain Region Coach of the Year (2019, 2020-21, 2024)
- Five-time USTFCCCA Mountain Region Women's Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year (2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
- USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Mountain Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2021)
*As of March, 2025
BYU Women's Distance Coaching Highlights
Has coached BYU athletes to:
- 7 Individual/Event National Championships (5 indoor & 2 outdoor)
- 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
- DMR (2024) -Sadie Sargent, Sami Oblad, Carlee Hansen and Riley Chamberlain
- DMR (2025) - Jenna Hutchins, Sami Oblad, Tessa Buswell and Riley Chamberlain
- 7 Individual Conference Championships (4 MPSF Indoor, 3 Big 12 Indoor)
- 102 All-American honors (70 indoor & 32 outdoor)
- 61 First Teamers (48 indoor & 13 outdoor)
- 30 Second Teamers (18 indoor & 12 outdoor)
- 11 Honorable Mention (all outdoor)
- 12 School Records (4 indoor & 8 outdoor)
*As of March 2025
Other Coaching Highlights
- 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 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 distance medley relay team while at Cal State Stanislaus
Coaching Experience
- BYU Head Women's Cross Country Coach and Associate Director of Track and 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)
Running Career
- Three time All-American in indoor and outdoor track and field during her 1999-2002 career at Cal State Stanislaus
- Set school record indoor record in the 800m (2002)
- Finished second at the NCAA Indoor Championship in the 800m (2002)
- Finished her career second on the outdoor track all-time list in both the 800- and 1,500-meter events
- Cal State Stanislaus Female Athlete of the Year and Scholar Athelete of the Year (2002)
- Most Valuable Runner (2000-02)
- Served as team capation 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