On a cold and rainy day in November of 2019, the BYU women tore through the grass loops of Terre Haute, powering their way past a field of elite distance talent.
Ultimately, the Cougars would earn a second-place team finish behind Arkansas at the 2019 NCAA Cross Country Championships, a result which seemed to be the culmination of Coach Diljeet Taylor's long-term plan and The-Day 1-Buy-In of her respective student-athletes. Of course, the BYU women had accomplished more than just a runner-up finish at the national meet prior to 2019.
In the time that Taylor began to oversee the women's distance squad, BYU had been rocketing up the national ranks each and every year. In 2016, the women from Provo finished 10th at the NCAA Championships and nearly mat...
