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California: Rowed two seat in the undefeated Pac-10 and IRA national champion Cal varsity eight in 1999 ... rowed two in the 1998 Pac-10 champion Cal varsity eight ... suffering from the flu, was removed from the varsity eight before the IRA final, but managed to stroke the Cal open coxed four to an IRA gold medal ... rowed seven in the frosh eight that finished fourth at the IRA in '97.
National Team/Club: Won the gold medal racing in the USA men's eight at the Nation's Cup in 1999 ... attended the U.S. lightweight Pre-Elite camp in 1998 and raced the open coxed four and open eight at the USRowing National Championships in Indianapolis ... rowed in the U.S. Junior National team eight in '96 that finished fourth at the World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland.
Personal: Applied math major ... earned three cross country, one track and one basketball varsity letter at Sunset HS ... also competed for Oregon Rowing Unlimited, finishing fourth at Junior Nationals in '96 ... hobbies include basketball and being a military aircraft enthusiast ... parents are Terrill and Jennis Taylor ... has two brothers, Andrew and Ben ... born January 25, 1978 in Portland, OR.