Taylor Elam
Taylor Elam
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Council Bluffs, Iowa
  • High School:
    Lewis Central

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • Three-time letterwinner (2021-24)
  • Two-time WGCA All-American Scholar (2022-23)
  • Two-time All-A-R-C Academic Team (2022-23)
2023-24 | junior
  • Competed in 10 of 11 events for the Storm
  • Tied for third at the Simpson Fall Invite with a career-best 78, recording her second career top five finish
  • Finished in the top three for the Storm in six separate events
  • Recorded top 10 finishes in two of the three spring events
2022-23 | sophomore
  • Played in 10 of 11 events, competing in 17 total rounds
  • Had the second-best stroke average on the season for the Storm
  • Shot her career-best round of 83 at the NIACC Fall Invitational, tying for 10th place
  • Collected two more top 10 finishes with a seventh-place finish at the Iowa Wesleyan Spring Classic and tying for 10th at the Battle of Waterloo
2021-22 | freshman
  • Participated in every event for the Storm
  • Opened her Storm career by shooting an 89 at the Clarke Fill Invite, tying for fourth place overal
  • Shot a career-best 85 on the final day of the A-R-C Championship, placing 30th overall
High School
  • A 2021 graduate of Lewis Central High School
  • Was first team all-conference as a senior and second team as a sophomore and freshman
  • Finished as the city champion twice and city runner-up once
  • All-KMAland Girls Golf Team member
  • Tallied four letters
  • Was an All-State and All-Conference Academic selection
  • Member of the Student Council and National Honor Society
Personal
  • Daughter of Brett and Angela Elam
  • Has two brothers, Blake and Easton and a sister, Megan
  • Double majoring in criminal justice and sociology

News Mentions

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Simpson women take third in final event of the season

Paced by freshman Kaylin Long once again, the Simpson College women’s golf team wrapped up its 2023-24 campaign with a third-place finish at...

April 16, 2024

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Storm place fourth at home event

The Simpson College women’s golf team placed fourth at its home event, the Storm Spring Classic, held at Indianola Country Club.

April 10, 2024

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Storm women take second in weather-shortened tourney

The Simpson College women’s golf team placed second at the Graceland Spring Invitational, despite weather limiting the event to one round.

March 24, 2024

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Storm place sixth at A-R-C Championship

The Simpson College women’s golf team placed sixth at the American Rivers Conference Championship, with freshman Kaylin Long recording a top...

October 9, 2023

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Deppe’s career day guides Storm in final tune-up

Miranda Deppe fired a career-best round of 84 for her best individual placing to guide the Simpson College women’s golf team in its final...

September 29, 2023

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Long leads Storm for third time this season

The Simpson College women’s golf team wrapped up a busy week of competition at the St. Kate’s Fall Invite in Minnesota.

September 24, 2023

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Elam, Streicher shine at home event

Taylor Elam and Madeline Streicher each broke 80 and finished in the top five at the Simpson College women’s golf team’s home event,...

September 20, 2023

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Streicher records top five finish for Storm

Both the Simpson College men and women’s golf teams finished up the weekend at the Buena Vista Open, with Madeline Streicher being the...

September 17, 2023

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Storm women shoot consistent two-day total

The Simpson College women’s golf team shot consistently across the two-day Mount Mercy Invitational on Saturday and Sunday.

September 10, 2023

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Long paces Storm in season-opening event

Freshman Kaylin Long led the Simpson College women’s golf team to a seventh place finish out of 12 teams at the Kohawk Classic, hosted by...

September 3, 2023

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Women’s golf takes eighth position in preseason poll

The Simpson College women’s golf team checked in at eighth in the American Rivers Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll, as announced...

August 23, 2023