Taylor Lange officially joined the Colorado Christian athletic department for the 2018-19 season, becoming the program's first ever Strength and Conditioning coach. Before he arrived, the athletes received some direction from coaches, but largely planned their own regimens for strength training throughout the year. Since Taylor joined CCU in the spring of 2017 as a contracted worker from RedLine Athletics, each team now has a personalized and detailed pre-season, in-season, and post-season routine, and the results are evident.
Coach Lange has one of the most impressive resumes you'll find anywhere within the CCU Athletic Department. Taylor hails from Michigan where he played college baseball at Spring Arbor University where he also studied Exercise Science. During his senior year, Lange's prowess for his chosen field was evident and both the baseball and volleyball programs were trusted to his care for pre-season and in-season workouts.
After graduation from Spring Arbor, Lange enrolled at Central Michigan to earn his master's degree, while also interning at Eastern Michigan University under the tutelage of two-time NCAA Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year, Ron McKeefery. Following his studies in Michigan, Taylor spent a period of time in an intern program with the National Strength and Conditioning Association, one of three interns chosen nationally for that time period.
Taylor works hard but is also very aware of the opportunity he has and is grateful for the challenges, saying, "This is the dream job, so now the dream of this job is to see CCU athletics be put on the map. I'd love to see Colorado Christian with big time facilities that rival those of a school like Mesa and competing with those big state schools, because there really aren't a lot of Christian schools that truly compete. I would love to see that because that would change everything."
Taylor has a distinct ability to connect and build relationships which may be what makes him so successful at this position. Former Cougar baseball player Jerry Gallegos made that point clear saying, "Taylor is definitely looked at as more than just the strength coach. For me personally, and many other athletes, he has been a great mentor and friend. It is nice to have someone who has also competed at the collegiate level who understands the struggles and issues in the everyday life of an athlete. Taylor's door has always been open which I know people appreciate. He has changed people in the weight room, but definitely has had his impact personally with people as well."
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