Ted Bowers

Ted Bowers is entering his eighth season as head coach of the Trojan track and field program and sixth in charge of the cross-country team. This marks his 24th year of involvement with Taylor running programs.

The 1973 TU grad has been a fixture on the coaching staff since 1988. He has worked with sprinters, jumpers, hurdlers, and multi-event athletes. Under his tutelage, the sprint/hurdle corps has produced seven national champions. In his first season at the helm of the track program he led the Trojans to a sixth place finish at the NAIA National Meet. Bowers has led the Trojans to three MCC track and field titles, and never finished lower than third.

He fully realizes the strength of the tradition at TU, "Taylor track & field/cross-country is a program that people have admired for years. The way our team represents Christ and honors Him with their efforts at the highest level is its most important attribute. The real challenge is to lead our team in such a way that we continue to bring honor to the Lord and grow in our relationships with Him."

In his ninth year of Director of Sports Information at Taylor, Bowers has recently been selected as the First Vice-President of the NAIA Track & Field Coaches Association and has also served as the head referee at the NAIA Indoor and Outdoor National Track & Field Championships.

Coach Bowers lives in Upland with his wife, Dana.