Tyler Phillips

Class:
Redshirt Junior
Hometown:
Armada, Mich.
High School:
Armada

2018: Competed in all seven of Bowling Green’s races … began the season with a 19th place finish at the Toledo Rockets Invitational … set a new personal best in the 5K at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener at 15:31.7, earning a second place finish … finished 12th of 94 in the first 8K of the season at the John McNichols Invitational … set a then personal best in the 8K at the Louisville Cross Country Classic finishing in 24:39.2 for a 34th place finish of 252 … finished 17th at the Bradley Pink Classic … broke his personal best again in the 8K at the MAC Championships with a time of 24:35.7 for a third place finish … set a new personal best in the season’s lone 10K at the Great Lakes Regionals with a time of 32:16.7 … helped lead the team to a second-place finish at the MAC Championships … earned All-MAC 1st Team honors ... 2018 Academic All-MAC.

2017: Competed in all six meets for the Falcons during his junior season ... in the first meet of the season, the Mel Brodt Invitational, he finished fifth overall with a personal best time of 15:50.7 … finished the Spartan Invitational 37th overall with a time of 26:18.6, less than 30 seconds shy of his personal best ... completed the Joe Piane Invitational 5-mile race in 27:00.7 ... recorded a career best time of 25:23.8 at the Pre-Nationals Invitational ... finished 23rd at the MAC Championships, finishing with a time of 25:25.1 ... completed the 10K race at the Great Lakes Regionals meet in 33:28.3 ... named to the 2017 Academic All-MAC team.

2016: Academic All-MAC ... ran in the final five meets of the 2016 season ... placed 12th in 26:58.3 at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Invitational ... took 36th place (25:27.4) in the five-mile Joe Piane Invitational ... set an 8K personal best (25:56.8) at the Pre-Nationals ... placed in 24th in 26:11.4 at the MAC Championships ... set a 10K PR in 33:13.1 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional.

2015: Ran in one race this season … Ran 5K time of 16:05.7 at the Mel Brodt Invite, which was a personal record.

High School: Set an Armada High School record with a cross country time of 15:52 in 2014 … 2014 Nike Holly Invite Champion … Team won the 2014 Michigan State Championship … 2013 State qualifier for the 3200 in track … Team captain for cross country in 2012 and first team all-BWAC in 2012.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Joseph Phillips … Son of Dave and Sheila Phillips … Has one sister named Grace … Member of the National Honor Society and Police Athletic League Leadership Team … Plans to major in sport management.

PERSONAL BESTS
5K: 15:31.7, Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (9/7/18)
6K: 19:15.5, Toledo Rockets Invitational (8/31/18)
8K: 24:35.7, MAC Championships (10/27/18)
10K: 32:16.7, NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11/9/18)
5mi: 25:27.4, Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational (9/30/16)

CAREER FINISHES
2018 Results
Aug. 31 - Toledo Rockets Invitational (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 6K - 19:15.5 - 19th
Sept. 7 - Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 15:31.7 - 2nd
Sept. 15 - John McNichols Invitational (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course - Terre Haute, IN) - 8K - 25:29.9 - 12th
Sept. 29 - Louisville Cross Country Classic (E.P. ‘Tom’ Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY) - 8K - 24:39.2 - 34th
Oct. 12 - Bradley “Pink” Classic (Newman Golf Course - Peoria, IL) - 8K - 24:59.1 - 17th
Oct. 27 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Ottawa Park Golf Course - Toledo, OH) - 8K - 24:35.7 - 3rd
Nov. 9 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 10K - 32:16.7 - 56th

2017 Results
Sept. 1 - Mel Brodt Cross Country Invitational (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 15:50.7 - 5th
Sept. 15 - MSU Spartan Invitational (Forest Akers East Golf Course - East Lansing, MI) - 8K - 26:18.6 - 37th
Sept. 29 - Joe Piane Invitational (Burke Golf Course - South Bend, IN) - 5-Mile - 27:00.7 - 115th
Oct. 14 - Pre National Invitational (E.P. “Tom” Sawyer State Park - Louisville, KY) - 8K - 25:23.8 - 61st
Oct. 28 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Miami University Cross Country Course - Oxford, OH) - 8K - 25:25.1 - 23rd
Nov. 11 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country - Terre Haute, IN) - 10K - 33:28.3 - 117th

2016 Results
Sept. 16 - Mel Brodt Invitational (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 8K - 26:58.3 - 12th
Sept. 30 - Joe Piane Invitational (Burke Golf Course - South Bend, IN) - 5 Mile - 25:27.4 - 36th
Oct. 15 - Pre-Nationals (LaVern Gibson Cross Country Course - Terre Haute, IN) - 8K - 25:56.8 - 200th
Oct. 29 - Mid-American Conference Championship (Kent State Golf Course - Kent, OH) - 8K - 26:11.4 - 24th
Nov. 11 - NCAA Great Lakes Regionals (Thomas Zimmer Cross Country Course - Verona, WI) - 10K - 33:13.1 - 129th

2015 Results
Sept. 4 - Mel Brodt Invitational (Forest Creason Golf Course - Bowling Green, OH) - 5K - 16:05.7 - 5th