Tonya Taylor was one of the first athletes to earn All-MIAAfirst-team recognition in women’s soccer in each of her fourcollegiate seasons, achieving the feat from 1992 to 1995.
Playing alongside Christie Cleland Hursey, ’96, a 2007Athletic Hall of Fame inductee, Tonya helped the Britons record 38wins in the three-year stretch from 1993 to 1995. Albion’ssecond-place finish in the MIAA in 1995 was the program’shighest ranking in the league at that time.
Tonya was a prolific scorer, and she continues to hold theschool standards for most goals (48), assists (34), and points(130) in a career.
In addition to her all-conference awards, the National SoccerCoaches Association of America selected Tonya to the All-GreatLakes Region third team her senior year. She also achieveddistinction on the MIAA’s Academic Honor Roll threetimes.
When not getting her kicks on the soccer field, Tonya served asa manager for the women’s basketball and softballprograms.
Tonya graduated from Albion cum laude and received amaster’s degree from the University of Utah. She currentlyworks as a physical therapist in the pediatric rehabilitationdepartment at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing.
