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Swimming and Diving

2025-26 Swimming and Diving Roster

Jason Cowley

Taylor Horan

  • Position Free
  • Height 5-9
  • Class Junior
  • Highschool Fayetteville HS
  • Hometown Fayetteville, Ark.

Biography


Career Bests

2024-25
Swam season bests in three events, the 200 free (1:53.83), 500 free (5:03.21) and the 200 back (2:08.73), at the season ending Coyote Invitational...won the 500 free while also finishing third in the 200 free and fourth in the 200 back at the Coyote Invitational...swam a season best 11:13.55 in the 1000 free while finishing fourth in dual with South Dakota State...placed in the top ten in six events...Summit League Honor Roll...named to Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.

2023-24
Competed in three events at the Summit League Championships, finishing sixth in the 1650 free (17:26.78), 10th in the 500 free (5:02.25) and 11th in the 200 free (1:52.26), all season best times...won three individual races during the season, picking up her first collegiate victory in the 1000 free in a dual with Minnesota State and also winning the 1650 free in a dual with St. Thomas, and the 400 free in a dual with South Dakota State...moved into the Coyote Top Ten charts in eighth in the 1650 free and ninth in the 500 free...placed in the top 10 in 24 events...Summit League Honor Roll.

Prep
A four-event state qualifier and 12-time state placer in each of her first three seasons at Fayetteville High School in Arkansas Class 6A. Placed fourth in the 200 free and seventh in the 100 free at the 2022 state meet. Swam the leadoff legs on a pair of fourth-place relays, the 200 medley and 400 free. The futures medalist plans to study physical therapy at South Dakota.

Personal
Daughter of Rob and Robin Horan.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Free
    5'9"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Free
    5'9"
  • 2025-26Junior

    Free
    5'9"