Ben Taylor Earns Capital One First Team Academic All-District Honor
GREENWOOD, IN – Senior Ben Taylor of the University of the District of Columbia men's lacrosse team was named Capital One First Team Academic All-District for the Men's At-Large District 1 Team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
The Capital One Academic All-America program seeks to recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. First Team Academic All-District honorees advance to the Capital One Academic All-America Team ballot, where first, second and third-team All-America honorees will be selected later this month.
Taylor (Biology – New Westminster, British Columbia/Simon Fraser University) just finished a terrific two-year academic and athletic career at UDC. A Biology major with a 4.0 GPA, he is also an active member of both the Biology Club and Iota Phi Theta Fraternity. Taylor spearheaded a community service project with his fraternity that managed to collect 800 articles of clothing and toiletries for the DC General Emergency Family Shelter. Athletically, he registered 28 points on 26 goals and two assists in the first two years of existence for the start-up UDC men's lacrosse program.
Taylor, who participated in the 38th Annual UDC Commencement on Saturday, May 9th, has a career goal to become a large animal veterinarian.