2014-15 (Junior): Missed outdoor season, but was an active competitor at five indoor meets including the Southland Conference Championships where he finished the 800m in 2:00.64 ... Posted a 54.02 PR in the 400m at Texas Tech's Red Raider Open ... Competed at all six cross country meets including the Southland Conference Championships where he place fifth on his team and 77th overall with a season best 8K of 27:44.8 … Highest overall finish was 20th at the season opening West Texas College Open (32:00).

2013-14 (Sophomore): Competed in five of six meets for Wildcats with best time of 29:46 for 8k at league meet Nov. 1 in Lake Charles … Placed 83rd overall as Wildcats’ No. 7 runner for 10th place team … Best finish was 44th at McMurry in season opener with 30:45 …  Top track times included a 1:58.94 in the indoors 800m and 2:00.34 outdoors, and a 4:13.74 in the outdoors 1500m … Competed in the 800m at both the indoor and outdoor Southland Conference Championships … Highest individual finish was seventh in the 1500m at McMurry’s War Hawk Classic.

2012-13 (Freshman): Finished among ACU’s top five runners in three of four of his meets in first season of collegiate competition in cross country … Ran 30:02 at league meet in Lawton, Okla., for 8k as team’s sixth runner to place 61st … Ran 32:06 at Texas Tech and 31:41 at Oklahoma State in 8k races and 39:01 for 10k at Midwestern State … Helped Wildcats to MSU team title by placing fifth (ACU’s fourth runner) … Indoors he ran 2:01.91 in 800, 4:44.91 in mile and 11:26.73 in 3,000 … Outdoors he improved to 2:00.86 in 800 and 4:18.85 in 1,500, but failed to score at league indoor or outdoor meet.

High School: Graduated in 2012 from Midland Christian High School … Cross country and track and field letterman … Team was two-time TAPPS Class 4A state champs in 2011 as junior and 2012 as senior … Twice was academic all-state … Top times include 2:00 in 800 and 4:45 in 1600 … Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Given name is Taylor Alexander Ochs … Born 21 Sept 2013 in Conroe, Texas … Son of Keven and Connie Ochs … Resides in Midland, Texas … Chemistry major.