Tyler Mulder

Tyler Mulder

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Orange City, Iowa

High School:
Unity Christian

Event:
Middle Distance

Honors:
National Champion, 6x All-American, 6x NCAA Qualifier, 5x Regional Qualifier, 8x MVC Champion, 12x All-MVC

2008: OUTDOOR - Earned two All-America citations at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing sixth in the 800 meters and helping the 4x400 relay team to a fifth place finish...Set the 800 meters school record at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 1:46.99, taking second place...Finished first at the McDonnell Invite with a time of 1:48.85...Took the MVC crown in the 800 meters with a time of 1:49.32...Finished first at the Musco Twilight with a time of 1:49.99...Finished first in the 1500 meters at the ESU Relays clocking in at 3:56.42, shaving five seconds off his previous personal best of 4:01.75.

INDOOR - Claimed the 2008 NCAA Indoor National Championship in the 800 meters...Took the MVC crown in the 800 with a time of 1:49.90...Part of the MVC Champion 4x400 relay team...Named 2008 MVC Most Outstanding Men's Track Athlete at the MVC Championship meet... Earned MVC Athlete of the Week honors three times (Jan. 29, Feb. 5, Feb. 19)...Recorded his season-best 800 time at the Iowa State Classic clocking in at 1:48.17 for fourth place...Took first place at the Wiscnsin Elite meet in the 800 with a time of 1:52.44...Holds second-fastest 800 time at 1:48.17...Took first place at the UNI Invite in the 600 meters with a time of 1:17.99...Finished second at the Panther Open in the 1,000 meters, clocking in at 2:28.74.

2007: OUTDOOR - Helped set school record in the 4x400 preliminaries at the NCAA Championships, before placing sixth in the finals and earning All-America honors... Captured Drake Relays title as member of 4x800 relay team ... Took runner-up honors at the Drake Relays in the sprint medley while helping set a new school record ... Ran the anchor leg on MVC champion 4x400 relay team, earning All-MVC honors ... Selected to all-Midwest Region team after finishing fourth in the 4x400 at NCAA Midwest Regional ... Won the 800 meters at the Musco Invite (1:49.19) and John Jacobs Invite (1:50.27) ... Captured the 800 title at the MVC Championships with a time of 1:49.41, earning All-MVC honors ... Ran a personal-best in the 800 preliminaries at the Midwest Regional (1:48.69) before finishing sixth in the finals with a time of 1:49.34 ... Took seventh place in the 1500 meters at the Missouri Relays, clocking in at 4:01.75.

INDOOR - Earned All-America honors as third leg of UNI's sprint medley relay team that took fourth at NCAA Indoor Championships (9:37.00) and was ranked eighth nationally by Track & Field News ... Also named All-America following 10th-place finish in 800 meters (1:50.14) ... Was part of MVC champion 4x400 relay team ... Finished second in the 800 at the MVC Indoor Championships, earning All-MVC honors with a time of 1:52.44 ... Set a meet record and personal best in the 600-meter dash at the Northwest Open with a time of 1:18.84, earning MVC Athlete of the Week honors for his effort (week of Jan. 16) ... Claimed fourth place in the 800 meters at the ISU Classic with a provisional qualifying time of 1:49.15 ... Won the 1000 meters at the UNI Invite, finishing in 2:27.97.

2006: OUTDOOR - Earned All-MVC honors in the 800 meters, placing third in 1:52.90 at the MVC Championship ... Earned fourth place at the UNI Messersmith Invite in the 800, running a personal-best time of 1:50.93 ... Also claimed fourth place in 1:50.96 at the Sun Angel Classic ... Finished ninth in the junior 800 in 1:53.53, barely missing the final heat at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship ...Member of the 4x400 relay team that placed eighth at the Midwest Regional in 3:08.84 ... Ran on MVC Champion 4x400 relay team, finishing in 3:12.11.

INDOOR - 4x400 team was runner-up at MVC Championship, earning All-MVC honors ... Finished second in the 600-meter dash at the Panther Open in 1:20.94 ... Ran a season-best time of 1:52.10 at the ISU Classic, placing 37th ... Claimed 12th place at the Meyo Invitational in the 800 in 1:52.86 ... Placed third at the UNI Invite in the 800 with a time of 1:54.33.

HIGH SCHOOL: Set the school record in the 400, 800 and medley relay ... Set state records for Class 2A in the 800 and medley relay ... Conference champion in four events (1600, 400, 800 and 4x400) ... Competed at the USA Junior Nationals ... Also lettered in cross country and soccer ... 2005 Cross country conference champion ... Was a youth group leader.

PERSONAL: Son of Terry and Linda Mulder ... Born Feb. 15, 1987 ... Majoring in exercise science.

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