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Taylor tabbed as next Marian Catholic Athletic Director

A 21-year veteran of the department, Mike Taylor has been tabbed as the next Athletic Director at Marian Catholic High School, beginning on July 1. Along with a 20-year career as the winningest basketball coach in Spartan history, Taylor has worked in Athletics at Marian along with the late Dave Mattio '66 and Kevin Kelly '80 for more than two decades.

Taylor previously served as Athletic Director at Hales Franciscan. Already a member of the East Suburban Catholic Hall of Fame, Taylor was also recently inducted into the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame.

"Mike will represent a smooth transition for Marian Catholic Athletics in the South Suburbs and the ESCC, two areas where he has earned a tremendous amount of deserved respect," according to outgoing AD Kelly. "He's been involved on several committees and projects at Marian that will help athletes advance in the future under first-class leadership and state-of-the-art facilities."

Training for the Future

The philosophy of Marian Catholic’s Athletics Department is the same as the school overall. We hold our student athletes to the highest expectations. We require them to demonstrate integrity, sportsmanship, and camaraderie; and, in addition to teaching them the skills of the game, we instill in our student athletes life skills that they can bring with them to college and beyond. 

Not to mention, Marian Catholic’s athletic teams have a long history of competitive excellence, including team and individual state championships, which continues to this day. If you are willing to work hard and push yourself, you will have every opportunity to win!Many of our student athletes go on to compete at the collegiate and even professional level. More importantly, though, all of our student athletes graduate with lifelong friendships and a stronger character.

Facilities

Marian Catholic’s athletic teams benefit from our expansive campus of more than 80 acres. Our outdoor facilities include: Spartan Stadium, which is home to our football and soccer teams; two baseball fields; two softball fields, eight tennis courts, and running trails. Our indoor facilities include two gymnasiums, a renovated weight room, and training and team room. Spartan esports have access to a team lab with 23 alienware gaming desktops.