BYU Cross Country Coaching Highlights
Has coached:
- BYU to an NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Championship (2020-21)
- 1 Individual Cross Country Champion (Whittni Orton - 2021)
- BYU to two national runner-up finishes (2019 & 2021)
- BYU to six top-10 finishes at NCAA Championships
- BYU athletes to 16 All-America honors
- BYU to one Big 12 Conference Championship (2023) and five West Coast Conference Championships (2018, 2019, 2020-21, 2021, 2022)
- 7 All Big 12 selections
- 49 All-WCC selections
- 1 CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree
- 13 USTFCCCA All-Academic honorees
- BYU to 24 meet wins
*As of Nov. 2023
Honors:
- USTFCCCA Women's Cross Country Coach of the Year (2020-21)
- USTFCCCA Program of the Year (2020-21)
- Big 12 Co-Coach of the Year (2023)
- Two-time Women's Cross Country Mountain Region Coach of the Year (2019 & 2020-21)
- Three-time USTFCCCA Mountain Region Women's Indoor Assistant Coach of the Year (2017, 2022, 2023)
- USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Mountain Region Assistant Coach of the Year (2021)
*As of July 2023
BYU Women's Distance Coaching Highlights
Has coached BYU athletes to:
- 5 Individual/Event National Championships (3 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
- 4 Individual Conference Championships (MPSF, Indoor)
- 79 All-American honors (47 indoor & 32 outdoor)
- 47 First Teamers (36 indoor & 11 outdoor)
- 21 Second Teamers (11 indoor & 10 outdoor)
- 11 Honorable Mention (all outdoor)
- 14 School Records (6 indoor & 8 outdoor)
Has also helped BYU women's track and field to top-10 team finishes at both NCAA Division I Indoor and Outdoor National Championship meets (2021 & 2022).
*As of June 12, 2023
Other Coaching Highlights
- 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
- Helped qualify two athletes to compete in the 2016 Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon (men's middle-distance runner Abraham Alvarado and women's javelin thrower Channing Wilson)
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