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Halston Taylor enters his second season as the Director of MIT's Track and Field programs after a 17-year tenure as the head coach of the Engineers' Men's Track and Field squad. He has solidified MIT's position as one of the most dominant track and field programs in the region as he totaled his eighth NEWMAC Coach of the Year citation this past season. In 2009, the women's team captured the New England Division III Indoor and Outdoor Championships, collecting the first crowns in the program's history. Taylor also guided the men's squad through an unblemished year in 2003 (15-0 indoors, 8-0 outdoors), leading to two New England Division III titles. His teams have also combined to win 12 NEWMAC Championships, including 10 of the league's 11 men's crowns.
The indoor and outdoor teams regularly qualify individuals for the NCAA Championships, and under Taylor's guidance, MIT has elicited 140 All-Americans and 14 national champions.
Before arriving at MIT, Taylor coached the women's track club at South Carolina and was the boy's track coach at both Granby and Mohawk Regional high schools in Massachusetts.
A native of Columbia, S.C., Taylor is a graduate of the
University of South Carolina where he was a four-year letter winner
and a 4:05-miler. After receiving his undergraduate degree in
Physical Education, Taylor entered UMass-Amherst to study and
receive his Masters in Exercise Science.
