Taelor Hill has been named as the interim coach of the cross country teams at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.

TIFTON — Taelor Hill has been named as the interim coach of the cross country teams at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. The announcement was made by ABAC Athletic Director Charles Wimberly.

“Taelor’s energy and enthusiasm are evident in everything that she does,” Wimberly said. “She is an outstanding person, and she has consistently demonstrated her leadership abilities in many areas. I’m confident that she’ll continue the momentum our cross country program has as we begin competition in the Southern States Athletic Conference and NAIA competition.”

Hill currently serves as the athletic program’s Eligibility and Compliance Coordinator and is also ABAC’s Senior Women Leader representative for the NAIA.

“I’m excited about this opportunity,” Hill said. “We have a great mix of returning student-athletes as well as new runners entering the program. It’s an exciting time for all our programs and I can’t wait to get started.”

ABAC’s cross country programs began in the fall of 2022 and will enter their third season of competition this fall. Former coach Mike Beeman retired earlier this year and Hill said she is grateful for the foundation he built.

“Coach Beeman did a fantastic job getting our programs competitive so quickly,” Hill said. “I am committed to continuing that success. Tifton has a huge running community and that will continue to be an asset for our programs.”

Hill is a graduate of ABAC’s Stafford School of Business and competed in cross country as well as track and field in high school, as well as soccer, basketball, swimming, and gymnastics.

Last fall, ABAC also celebrated its first athlete to place in the Georgia Collegiate Athletic

Taelor Hill has been named as the interim coach of the cross country teams at Association Region 17 championships.

The Southern States Conference includes nine schools that field cross-country teams for men and women (Blue Mountain Christian, Brewton Parker, Faulkner, Life University, Loyola New Orleans, University of Mobile, Tennessee Southern, Thomas University, and William Carey) while Dalton State College and Middle Georgia field women’s teams.