Connor White

Bio

2020-21 at Taylor:

Indoor: Qualified for NAIA Nationals in the 5,000-meters and finished 16th overall … Competed in the 3,000-meters at the Crossroads League Championships and turned in a fifth-place finish … Recorded a season-best 3k time of 8:39.20 at the league meet … Posted a career-best time of 14:58.03 in the 5,000-meters at the IWU Midwest Classic, finishing fourth overall … Competed with TU’s distance-medley relay team at the IWU Midwest Classic.

Outdoor: Competed in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships and finished in 16th place overall … Posted a career-best time of 9:15.88 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the Fighting Chance Invite, claiming TU’s fourth-fastest mark in program history … Claimed All-Crossroads League honors and a second-place finish in the steeplechase at the Crossroads League Championships … Crossed in third place in the steeplechase at the Little State Championships … Named USTFCCCA Scholar-Athlete.

2019-20 at Taylor:

Indoor: Finished 13th place with the distance-medley relay squad at the NAIA National Championships … Collected All-Crossroads League honors in the distance-medley relay … Won the mile at the Findlay Open … Recorded TU’s fastest 800-meter split of the season at 2:00.88 … Raced the 1,000-meters at the CL Championships in a time of 2:39.09 … Logged a career-best time in the mile at the GVSU Open at 4:21.20.

Outdoor: Outdoor season cancelled due to COVID-19.

2018-19 at Taylor:

Indoor: Claimed All-Crossroads League honors in the 4x800-meter relay … Raced the mile at the CL Championships in a time of 4:28.05 placing fifth overall … Set a season-best time of 9:02.13 in the 3,000-meters at the Grand Valley State Invite.

Outdoor: Member of the 4x800-meter relay squad that finished 19th at the NAIA National Championships … Clocked a season-best time of 9:47.09 in the 3,00-meter steeplechase at the Crossroads League Championships and earned All-CL honors … Competed in the 800-meters with a season-best of 1:59.45 and the 1,500-meters with a season-best of 4:01.24 at the North Central Invite.

Prep: Raced to four varsity letters in track for Ethan Evans at Eastbrook High … Qualified for 2017 Indiana State competition … Graduated with EHS school record in the 1,600-meters and 3,200-meters … Received All-Indiana honors for track in 2017 … Honor roll student.

Personal: Son of Quinn and Julie White … Father is the current men’s and women’s cross country coach and assistant track coach … Sister, Haley, ran for Taylor women’s cross country and track and field and is the current assistant cross country and track coach … Majoring in computer science.