Cross Country -
2010 - Did not compete.
2009 - Finished 13th at Evansville (6K) MidAmerica Opener in 18:51 and 14th at Indiana Intercollegiates (8K) in 25:38.5.
Indoor Track & Field -
2011 - Competed in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters ... ran personal best 8:34.76 in 3,000 meters at Edmonds Cup ... ran personal best 14:48.68 in 5,000 meters at Grand Valley Big Meet.
2010 - Competed in 3,000 meters ... ran personal best 8:46.38 at Eastern Illinois Dual.
Outdoor Track & Field -
2011 - Competed in 1,500, 3,000, and 5,000 meters ... ran personal best times of 4:10.83 in 1,500 meters, 9:02.31 in 3,000 meters, and 15:08.19 in 5,000 meters.
2010 - Competed in 5,000 and 10,000 meters ... ran personal best 15:10.54 in 5,000 meters at ISU Quadrangular ... ran personal best 32:28.70 in 10,000 meters at MVC Outdoors, placing eighth ... named to MVC Track & Field Scholar-Athlete team.
Before ISU -
Competed in cross country and track & field for two years at Vincennes University before transferring to Indiana State ... set Vincennes 10K school record at 32:06 ... competed in cross country and track & field for four years at Frontier Junior/Senior High School ... was named to second team All-State and honorable mention All-State ... was MVP in cross country and track & field for three years ... was All-Conference three years in both cross country and track & field ... sectional champion in cross country ... set record in cross country with time of 16:00, in track & field with a 4:31 time in the 1600 meters, 9:51 in the 3200 meters, and was member of 4x800 meter relay team that also set a school record.
Personal -
Tyler Michael Kent was born on July 6, 1988, in Lafayette, Ind., the son of Dave and Nina Kent ... majoring in construction management ... interests include working on the farm.