Spiders Head Coach, Steve Taylor was awarded the H. Browning Ross Long Distance Running Merit Award during the 2018 USATF Annual Meeting in Columbus, OH. - The award was established to honor the individual who has made outstanding contribution and has been of service to the sport of long distance running, primarily at the national level. - Coach Taylor is co-founder of the Collegiate Running Association in addition to serving as head men’s coach for the Spiders. He contributes on several levels to Men’s Long Distance Running in the U.S. In addition to years as an active athlete, decades as a prominent coach and annually contributing at the USATF Annual Meeting, Taylor is a forward-thinker in expanding men’s Long Distance Running. - His creation of the Collegiate Running Association in 2013 has led to thousands of dollars returning back to athletes who are working toward a degree, including the first ever champion, paul_chelimo, who went on to medal in the 2016 Olympic 5000m. His tirele...