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Athletes of the Week

Taylor Long

Taylor Long

  • Award
    Athletes of the Week
  • Week Of
    1/7/2009
  • Sport
    Football
  • Bio
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Long was named a first team All-American by the Sports Network in early January, marking the fifth straight year a Colonel football player has been named a first or second team All-American.

EKU’s place kicker the last four years, Long concluded his Colonel career as the program’s all-time leader in kicking points (285). The native of Hopkinsville, Ky., made 20 field goals this fall which ranks second nationally at the NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision) level. During one stretch this fall, Long converted 13 straight field goals including the overtime game-winner against Austin Peay on Sept. 27. Long then booted a career-best 50-yard field goal in the win over Eastern Illinois on Oct. 25.

Long, a first team All-OVC pick, converted 20-of-27 (74.1 percent) of his field goal attempts this year and finished second in the league in scoring at 7.3 points per game. Long shares the program record for field goals made (49) with Dale Dawson (1983-86) and owns the program record in PATs (138).




Athlete Awards
Date Athlete Sport
1/4/2016 Shameekia Murray Women's Basketball
1/4/2016 Nick Mayo Men's Basketball
12/15/2015 Jarelle Reischel Men's Basketball
12/15/2015 Jalen O'Bannon Women's Basketball
11/19/2015 Rachel Vick Volleyball
11/19/2015 Amos Kosgey Cross Country
10/28/2015 Charlotte Imer Cross Country
10/28/2015 Noah Spence Football
9/11/2015 Chloe Rojas Volleyball
9/11/2015 Erick Rotich Cross Country
8/3/2015 Kyle Nowlin Baseball
7/31/2015 Cassie Smith Soccer
5/18/2015 Jakob Dybdal Abrahamsen Track & Field
5/18/2015 Paige Murphy Softball
4/27/2015 Sofie Levin Women's Golf
4/27/2015 Juanjo de la Llera Men's Tennis
3/24/2015 Isaac McGlone Men's Basketball
3/24/2015 Tashuana Yapchung Track & Field
3/4/2015 Corey Walden Men's Basketball
3/2/2015 Amandine Faouzi Women's Tennis
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