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2022-23 Track & Field/Cross Country Roster

Bob McCool, Coastal Athletic Media Relations
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Tyler Graves

  • Class Junior
  • Event Hurdles
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High School Lower Richland

Biography

Honors
2022 NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier  (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles, 4x400)
2022 All-Sun Belt Second Team (Outdoor) (110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles)
2021 Sun Belt Track Athlete of the Week (3/18/21) (Outdoor)


 
   CCU Personal Bests   
 Indoor
 60-meter hurdles          7.89
 4x400      3:15.20
 Outdoor
 110-meter hurdles         13.75 (1.7)     
 200-meters         22.41 (0.6) 
 400-meter hurdles         50.50
 4x400      3:08.82


TYLER GRAVES TFRRS PAGE
 

2023 (Junior)
Outdoor Season

  • Competed in five meets during the outdoor season
  • Crossed the finish line first overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.15 at the Weems Baskin Relays
  • Also placed third overall in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.00 (1.1) at the Weems Baskin Relays
  • Posted three third-place finishes at the UNF East Coast Relays, finishing third in the 110-meter hurdles (13.75 (1.7)), 400-meter hurdles (51.61), and as part of the 4x400-meter relay team (3:13.88)
  • His time of 13.75 (1.7) in the 110-meter hurdles at the UNF East Coast Relays is the second-fastest in CCU history and the second-best in the Sun Belt on the season
  • Aos posted a time of 51.50 in the 400-meter hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Invitational, the second-best time in the Sun Belt on the season
  • Recorded the third-fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles prelims at 14.15 (3.3) at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Turned in a time of 10.70 (2.7) in the 100-meters at the USC Open
  • Ran unattached during the Carolina Challenge during the indoor season, turning in a personal-best time of 7.89 in the 60-meter hurdle prelims
  • Was also one part of the 4x4000-meter relay team that finished third overall with a time of 3:15.20 at the indoor meet


2022 (Sophomore)
Outdoor Season

  • Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season
  • Was an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles (13.93), 400-meter hurdles (51.71), and 4x400-meter relay (3:12.59)
  • Earned All-Sun Belt second-team honors with a pair of runner-up finishes in the hurdles events at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Finished second overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a school-record time of 50.50 at the SBC Outdoor Championships
  • Also posted a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 13.79 (2.5)
  • Was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that crossed the finish line in third place overall with a time of 3:09.90 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
  • Recorded a pair of wins in the 110-meter hurdles, taking first place at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (13.78) and the Weems Baskin Relays (13.99)
  • Picked up a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.72 (2.5) at the USC Open
  • Turned in a time of 14.04 (-0.9) in the 110-meter hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Memorial and 14.10 (1.2) at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational
  • Placed fourth overall in the 400-meter hurdles at the Weems Baskin Relays with a time of 53.51
  • Registered a time of 22.20 (2.4) in the 200-meters at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational and 22.41 (0.6) at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational
  • Also competed in the 60-meter hurdles in the Bob Pollock Invitational, crossing the finish line in 16th with a time of 8.11 during the indoor season


2021 (Freshman)
Outdoor Season

  • Competed in the 110-meter hurdles in two meets on the season
  • Named the Sun Belt Men's Track Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
  • Finished first place in the 110-meter hurdles with a finals time of 14.12 (3.3) at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
  • Also turned in a time of 14.15 (2.5) in the prelims at the Myrtle Beach event
  • Recorded a time of 14.61 (1.2) in the 110-meter hurdles at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
  • Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 fall semester


High School

  • Named a New Balance Nationals Indoor All-American in the 60-meter high hurdles
  • Also earned All-American honors in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018
  • A two-time South Carolina Gatorade Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year, earning the honor in both 2018-19 and 2019-2020
  • Posted a personal-best time of 7.77 in the 60-meter hurdles, which ranked No. 2 nationally for 2020
  • In the abbreviated 2020 outdoor season, he ranked among the top 10 nationally in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 400-meter intermediate hurdles
  • Won the 110 and 400-meter hurdles at the Class 4A Track & Field state championships his junior year in 2018-19, clocking times that were among the top five in state history
  • His personal-best time of 13.81 in the 100-meter hurdles in April 2019 ranked as the nation's 15th-best performance among prep competitors in 2019
  • His personal-best time of 53.09 in the 400-meter hurdles ranked No. 18
  • Also won the 110-meter hurdles at the Bojangles Track & Field Invitational
  • A National Society of Black Engineers member
  • Participated in the school's Technology Student Association

Historical Player Information

  • 2020-21Freshman

    Hurdles
    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2021-22Sophomore

    Hurdles
    5'11" 155 lbs
  • 2022-23Junior

    Hurdles
    5'11" 155 lbs