The University of Akron Athletics
2012-13 Track and Field

Tyshaun Peoples
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Cleveland, Ohio
- High School:
- Glenville HS
Honors
MAC Most Outstanding Field Performer (2010 Indoor)
9x MAC Champion: 60m Hurdles (2013 Indoor, 2009 Indoor), 110m Hurdles (2011 Outdoor), Long Jump (2013 Indoor, 2012 Outdoor, 2011 Indoor, 2010 Indoor, 2009 Outdoor), 4x100 Relay (2009 Outdoor)
USTFCCCA Academic All-America (2013 Outdoor)
as a Fifth-Year Senior (2013): Indoor... MAC Long Jump and 60m Hurdles Champion ... captured his fifth long jump title overall with a winning leap of 24-08.25 ... won the 60mH with a season-low time of 7.86 ... posted a mark of 24-11.75 in the long jump at the Virginia Tech Final Qualifier (March 2) to finish ranked 23rd nationally.
as a Senior (2012): Indoor... did not compete due to injury ... Outdoor... MAC Champion in the long jump after recording a mark of 24-07.75 at the MAC Championships (May 11) ... won the 110-meter hurdles at the All-Ohio Championships (Apr. 21) with a mark of 14.29 and again at the Campbell/Wright Invitataional (May 5) with a time of 14.04 ... also took second place in the long jump (24-05.00) ... jumped 24-11.00 to place seventh in the "A" section at the Texas Relays (March 31), which was the 45th-best mark in the country ... placed 47th in the long jump (20-00.25) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24).
as a Junior (2011): Indoor... won his second consecutive MAC Indoor championship in the long jump with a leap of 24-08.50, which was the fourth-best mark in UA history ... All-MAC First Team honoree also finished second in the 60 hurdles with at time of 7.91 ... broke the school record for the 60 hurdles at the Penn State National with a time of 7.83 ... recorded the Zips' top mark of the indoor season in the long jump with a leap of 24-10.00 at the All-Ohio Championships ... was a double winner in the 60 hurdles (7.97) and the 200m (22.16) at the Akron Opener ... also won the 60 hurdles (7.90) and ran the anchor for the winning 4x400 relay team at the Kent Duals ... Outdoor... MAC Champion in the 110m hurdles (14.14) and runner up in the long jump (25-02.75), which was the fifth-long leap in school history ... also went 25-02.75 in the long jump at the LSU Alumni Gold ... advanced to the NCAA Prelminaries in both the long jump and 110 hurdles; placed 17th in the hurdles despite recording the second-fastest time in school history (13.98) ... recorded the Zips' top 10 times in the 110 hurdles overall.
as a Sophomore (2010): Indoor... recipient of the MAC Male Most Outstanding Field Performance award ... MAC champion in the long jump, thanks to a personal-record and NCAA provisional mark of 25-00.50 (ranked second on the UA all-time list) ... also scored in the 60m hurdles, placing third (7.99) ... broke his own UA record in the 60m hurdles on four occasions, ending with an NCAA provisional mark of 7.89 ... placed fifth at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet in the 60 hurdles with a time of 7.91 ... won the 60m hurdles three times with progressions of 8.01, 7.97 and 7.95 before posting his 7.89 at the Akron Invitational in a second-place effort (was the top collegian to finish) ... won the long jump four times, going from 21-10.50 to 23-0475 to 23-06.75 to his MAC indoor title jump of 25-00.50 ... Outdoor... earned All-MAC Second Team honors after finishing second in the 110 hurdles (14.16) at the league championships ... finished 10th in the 110 hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary ... named MAC Male Track Performer of the Week (Jan. 19) for his winning the 60m hurdles (8.01) and adding a title in the long jump (23-04.75).
as a Freshman (2009): Indoor... MAC champion in the 60m hurdles (8.06) ... also scored in the long jump, placing fourth with a personal-record leap of 23-04.75 ... set the UA record in the 60m hurdles, running 8.03 in winning the event at the Zips Invitational and the Zips Invitational ... won the 60m hurdles four times, while winning the long jump at the Akron-Kent State Dual Meet ... named co-Newcomer of the Year along with Phil Ferguson ... Outdoor... MAC Champion in the long jump, thanks to a personal-record of 24-04.25 ... also ran the lead leg on the winning 4x100 relay team (40.12) ... was MAC runner-up in the 110mH (14.25) ... his time of 14.25 in the 110m hurdles and leap of 24-04.25 both rank fourth on the UA all-time outdoor lists ... qualified for the NCAA Mideast Regional in the 110mH, long jump and 4x100 relay ... ran the opening leg of the 4x100 relay at the regional, placing 12th (40.56) ... also at the regional, placed 13th in the 110mH (14.32) and 29th in the long jump (20-02.25).
at Glenville HS: Won the Ohio Division I state championship in the long jump as a senior (23-1) ... placed second on the 4x200 relay and third in the 110m hurdles (14.22) ... was the regional champion in the 100m hurdles, 300m hurdles and long jump as a senior ... as a junior, won state titles in the 110m hurdles (14.30) and 4x100 relay (41.7). Also placed ninth in the long jump (22-0) ... as a sophomore, placed fifth (14.47) at states in the 110m hurdles ... had a personal record of 23-8 in the long jump, 13.98 in the 110m hurdles and 27.22 n the 300m hurdles.
| PERSONAL RECORDS | ||
| Indoor | Mark | Date (Meet) |
| 60m Hurdles | 7.86 | MAC Championships (Feb. 23, 2013) |
| Long Jump | 25-00.50 | MAC Championships (Feb. 27, 2010) |
| Outdoor | Mark | Date (Meet) |
| 110m Hurdles | 13.91 | NCAA East Preliminary (May 27, 2010) |
| 400m Hurdles | 1:02.32 | NE Ohio Invitational (Apr. 10, 2009) |
| Long Jump | 25-02.75 | MAC Championships (May 13, 2011) |










