Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Track & Field	SIUE Men's Track & Field SIUE Athletics

Brian Taghon Senior, Distance East Moline, Ill./United Township H.S. Indoor Mile – 4:13.05 (2/26/05) 3000 – 8:31.68 (2/12/05) 3000 (banked) – 8:37.20 (2/2/07) 5000 – 14:49.93 (2/10/07) Outdoor 800 - 2:03.93 (4/22/06) 1500 – 3:52.38 (4/17/04) 5000 – 14:48.65 (3/3/07) 3000 Steeplechase - 9:12.32 (5/5/06)

2007: Posted provisional NCAA qualifying mark at 5,000 meters at 14:48.65 ... Finished sixth at the GLVC Outdoor Champioships in the steeplechase ... 2006: Earned All-American honors during the outdoor season in the steeplechase ... He was also the GLVC outdoor champion in the steeplechase with a time of 9:12.32 ... 2005: Qualified for NCAA Cross Country Championships after placing second at the NCAA Regionals ... Finished 40th at the NCAA Championships ... Ran three of the top four times this season for the Cougars ... Became first-ever Cougar runner to be named four-time All-GLVC after placing third ... GLVC Indoor Champion in the one mile run (4:13.05) and 3,000 meters (8:32.94) ... Notched team highs in the one mile run (4:13.05) on Feb. 26 and 5,000 meters (14:53.86) on Jan. 22 ... 2004: Set an indoor team high at 5,000 meters with a time of 15:00.14 on 2/7 ... Finished first in the 5,000 meter run at 15:02.20 and placed third in 3,000 meter run with a time of 8:49.00 at the GLVC Indoor Championships ... Recorded a outdoor team high 5,000 meters at 15:02.21 on 5/14 and the 1,500 meters at 3:52.38 on 4/17 ... Finished third in the 5,000 meter run with a time of 15:02.21 and placed sixth in the 1,500 meter run at the GLVC Outdoor Championships ... Placed fourth at 3,000 meter steeplechase at the GLVC Outdoor Championships ... 2003: Placed 96th at NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships, running as an individual ... Broke school record at 8,000 meters (24:48) during cross country season, breaking 13-year-old record ... Recorded second fastest 10,000-meter cross country time in qualifying for nationals ... Led SIUE during indoor track season in the mile at 4:20.32, placing third at the GLVC meet ... Placed seventh at 5,000 meters at GLVC Outdoor meet ... 2002: GLVC Cross Country Freshman of the Year … Placed sixth at the GLVC Cross Country Championships (33:00) to earn All-GLVC honors ... Top Cougar finisher at NCAA Regional (20th, 33:08) … High School: Four-year letterwinner in cross country, three-year in track at United Township High School … Earned All-State cross country honors by finishing eighth at the Class AA meet … 2001 Sectional Champion with a personal best three-mile run in a time of 14:55 … Qualified for the two-mile and mile run at the state track meet … Member of the National Honor Society … Born: November 10, 1983 … Major: Business Adminstration/Management Info Systems. Graduated: May 5, 2007.