Chris Taylor Class: Senior Hometown: Mercer Island, Wash. High School: Mercer Island Height / Weight: 6-1 / 194 Position: M

A terrific athlete with an outstanding work ethic and attitude ... First junior captain at Georgetown since 1999 ... Will continue to improve every day with hard work ... One of the best defensive midfielders on the team, but will expand his offensive role in 2008 as well.

2007: Appeared in 14 games, starting once (Navy) ... Seventh on the team with 31 ground balls ... Had 10 games with at least two ground balls ... Tallied a season-high four ground balls twice (Maryland and Princeton) ... Three-straight games with three ground balls (Duke, Navy and Fairfield) ... Tallied three ground balls against Penn State ... Four games with two ground balls (St. John's, Syracuse, UMass and Rutgers).

2006: Recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Freshman Award ... Appeared in 12 games as a freshman, mainly as a defensive midfielder ... Collected six ground balls.

High School
A two-sport standout in football and lacrosse ... Captained lacrosse team for two years ... Earned All-America honors in lacrosse in 2005 ... Named fi rst-team all-state in 2004- 05 and second team in 2003 ... Helped lead Mercer Island to state title in 2004-05 ... Played safety, running back and quarterback in football ... Earned all-conference honors in football as a safety in 2005...

Personal
Born on February 18, 1987 in Hollywood, Florida ... The son of Daniel and Suellen Taylor ... Has two older brothers, Daniel and Steven, and a sister, Melissa ... A member of the National Honor Society and the Washington State Scholar-Athlete for football in 2004 ... A trombone player, he was a member of the jazz band and wind ensemble