Tyler Sweet

Height:
5-9
Weight:
205
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Warren, Pa.
High School:
Warren Area HS

PERSONAL RECORDS
Javelin (Outdoor): 221-11 – Jesse Owens Classic (Apr. 30, 2010)

as a Senior (2011)
• All-MAC First Team honoree
• MAC Champion in the javelin for third time in four years following a throw of 213-08 at the league's outdoor championships in DeKalb, Ill.
• Advanced to the NCAA prelims where he placed 18th with a throw of 205-01
• Won the javelin at the LSU Relays on the strength of a season-best throw of 214-06
• Recorded UA's top five javelin throws of the spring

as a Junior (2010)
• Placed 25th in the javelin at the NCAA East Preliminary with a throw of 200-11
• Won the javelin at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (211-08), LSU Tiger Relays (210-00) and the Northeast Ohio Invitational (209-07)
• Finished third at the MAC Championships with a throw of 211-02
• Matched a PR with a throw of 221-11 at the Jesse Owens Classic
• Finished in the top three of seven outdoor meets overall

as a Sophomore (2009)
• MAC Javelin Champion, throwing a 213-08
• Placed ninth in the javelin at the NCAA Mideast Regional with a throw of 210-09
• Qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional thanks to a winning throw of 217-06 at the Campbell/Wright Invitational
• His distance was eighth-best in the region heading into the Mideast meet

as a Freshman (2008)
• MAC Javelin Champion, throwing 221-11 - the second-best effort in UA history and an NCAA Mideast Region qualifying distance
• Threw 182-4 at the NCAA Mideast Regional, placing 24th
• Named Akron's Co-Paul Werner Newcomer of the Year
• Also won the javelin at the Northeast Ohio Quad (200-9) and the Campbell/Wright Invitational (213-3)

Prior to Akron
• Keystone State Games record holder in the javelin (178-0)
• District champion, state finalist, Penn Relays finalist, first team all-conference at Warren Area High School
• Personal best throw is 197-10, which ranked seventh in the nation among juniors