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Tyler Bowling Season 2021-22

PositionDISTANCE
YearSenior
HometownIndianapolis, Ind.

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

  • Ranks No. 9 in school history in the indoor 5,000 with a time of 14:14.47 (Feb. 28, 2020)
  • Is No. 10 in the Purdue record books in the outdoor 5,000 in 14:12.32 (April 16, 2021)
 

2021

Academic All-Big Ten (Cross Country)
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • Ran in two meets and ran in the 5,000 and 10,000
  • Was 10th overall in the 10,000 at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best time of 29:42.17 on May 14
  • Ran the 10th-fastest 5,000 time in school history in 14:12.32 at the Big Ten Indiana Invitational No. 3 on April 16
Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior
  • Competed in three meets, in the 3,000 and 5,000
  • Placed 16th overall in the 5,000 at the Big Ten Championships with a time of 14:16.91 on Feb. 25
Cross Country / As a Junior
  • Raced at the NCAA Championships, one of Purdue’s two cross country meets in 2021, and did not finish due to an injury on March 15
 

2019-20

Academic All-Big Ten (Track & Field)
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore
  • Recorded the eighth-fastest 5,000 time in school history at the time with a mark of 14:14.47 at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 28
  • Finished sixth overall in the 3,000 with a time of 8:22.54 at the Razorback Invite on Jan. 31
  • Posted a career-best mark of 8:18.06 in the 3,000 at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 17
  • Earned a personal-record mile time of 4:14.65 and finished third overall at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10
Cross Country / As a Sophomore
  • Ran the 10k in 31:56.5 at the NCAA Championships on Nov. 23, as the Boilermakers earned an 11th-place finish, their best since 1950
  • Had a personal-best 10k time of 30:49.4 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 15, and placed 21st overall to help Purdue win its first regional in team history
  • Finished the 8k Big Ten Championships in 35th place with a time of 24:49.6 on Nov. 3, to help Purdue place fourth with 82 points, its best point total since 1985
  • Recorded a personal-best time in back-to-back meets, with an 8k mark of 24:35.4 at the Nuttycombe Invite on Oct. 18, and a five-mile time of 24:42.1 at the Notre Dame Invite on Oct. 4
 

2018-19

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Finished in 16th place in the 10,000-meter finals at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships with a time of 30:47.53 on May 10
  • In the 10,000-meter run at the Drake Relays, finished sixth with a personal-best time of 30:18.45
  • Won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 14:28.65 at the Illinois Twilight on April 13
  • Notched a personal-record time of 4:03.78 in the 1,500 at the SIU Bill Cornell Spring Classic on March 22
Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman
  • Placed second in the 3,000-meter run at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 12, with a time of 8:39.82 in his collegiate track & field debut
Cross Country / As a Freshman
  • Helped the Boilermakers to a 29th-place finish at the NCAA Championships and ran a 33:00.9 in his 10k debut on Nov. 17
  • Finished 62nd at the Big Ten Championships with a personal-best 8k time of 25:06.4 on Oct. 28
  • Ran the 8k at the Nuttycombe Invite and finished in 25:10.0
  • Finished third on the team and 13th overall at the Crusader Open 6k with a time of 18:39.6 in his career debut on Aug. 31
 

PERSONAL

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Junior
2020-21

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Sophomore
2019-20

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Freshman
2018-19