Montana State Northern Lights & Skylights Athletics

Anthony L. Taylor wrestled in high school in Ohio and finished with 80 wins and 15 losses. He attended Lassen Community College in California in 1990 and after injuring his right ankle, he received a medical hardship his first year in which he had already amassed a 16-2 record. In 1992, he claimed the California Junior College State Championship with a record of 30-3 and transferred to Northern in 1993 where he placed second in the NAIA National Tournament as a sophomore and as a junior, losing first place by only one point. Both years, he was 24-4 at the 158 pound weight classification. In 1994, his senior year, he received a season ending knee injury and was ranked #1 in the NAIA National Ratings at the time. He was a two-time All-American and a National runner-up at 158 pounds. His record at Northern was 60 wins and 9 losses and his over-all collegiate career record was 106-14. Taylor was instrumental in the 1992 National Team Championship and the 1993 National Team Runner-up on teams that won two NAIA District 12 and Frontier Conference Championships along the way. Anthony Taylor was also a NWCA Academic All-American. He was an assistant coach at Northern for three seasons, during the remainder of his senior year and for the following two years, 1995 and 1996, while working on his Masters degree. Taylor is now working in Washington D.C. as a Federal Probation/Parole Officer with new responsibilities for training his colleagues.