Hudson Taylor enters his third season on the Columbia wrestling coaching staff in 2012-13. The three-time All-American joined the Lions' program in July 2010 and works primarily
with the upper weights as a volunteer coach.
While competing at Maryland, Taylor was named the Atlantic
Coastal Conference Wrestler of the Year in both 2007-08 and 2009-10, after
winning the 197 pound title at the conference tournament. In his other
two seasons, 2007 and 2009, Taylor finished second in his weight at the ACC's.
On the national level, Taylor was equally impressive.
He finished third in the country in 2008 and 2009, and fourth as a senior in
2010. He is tied for fifth in career pins in the all-time NCAA record
books with 87. At Maryland, he holds the school record for career pins
(87), career wins (165), and pins in a single-season (24).
Taylor's resume is equally as decorated off the mat as
well. The ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2007-08 and 2009-10, he was
a three-time selection to the All-ACC Academic Team, and a three-time member of
the UMD Academic Honors Deans List. Most recently, he received an
Atlantic Coastal Conference Weaver-James-Corrigan Post-Graduate
Scholarship. In 2009, Taylor was one of six student-athletes from
Maryland to earn the ACC Community Service Award in 2009.
Taylor graduated from the University of Maryland in May 2010
with a degree in Interactive Performance Art.
