2016-17 Men's Swimming & Diving Roster
Cullen Tyler
- Position:
- Breaststroke, Butterfly
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Muncie, Ind.
- High School:
- Muncie Central
2017-18: Earned third letter at Ball State… helped team to first place finish in 200 medley relay against Tiffin… earned two individual first place finishes against Tiffin in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.70) and in the 200 breaststroke (2:11.88)… marked three first place finishes against Grand Valley in the 100 breaststroke (59.94), 200 breaststroke (2:12.44) and 200 IM (2:04.66)… earned the top spot in the 200 breaststroke at the Eastern Michigan Invitational with a time of 2:03.84 along with a fifth place finish in the 100 breaststroke (57.96)… also at the EMU Invite, he helped the team earn a fifth place finish in the 400 freestyle relay… helped team to a fourth place finish in the 400 medley relay at the EMU Invite… marked a fifth place finish against IUPUI, UIndy and Xavier in the 100 breaststroke (59.91)… also posted a fourth place finish against IUPUI, UIndy and Xavier in the 200 breaststroke (2:13.56)
2016-17: First place finisher in the 200 IM at Eastern Michigan with a time of 2:02.12…also earned two second place finishes at EMU in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.57) and 200 breaststroke (2:12.49)… earned a third place finish (2:01.75 in the 200 IM) and a second place finish (2:12.51 in the 200 breaststroke) against Evansville… helped team to a first place finish in the 200 medley relay against Evansville with an individual time of 27.56… fourth place finisher at Grand Valley State in the 200 breaststroke (2:18.00)…part of the team’s third place finish in the 200 medley relay at GVS… earned the third place spot in the 100 breaststroke at GVS with a final time of 1:02.03… earned two first place marks against Rose-Hulman and Albion in the 100 breaststroke (1:00.43) and in the 200 breaststroke (2:12.83)… part of the sixth place 200 medley relay finish at the Butler Invite… earned ninth place at the Butler Invite in the 100 breaststroke (1:01.02)… eighth place finisher at the Eastern Michigan Invitational in the 200 IM (1:58.98)… part of team’s sixth place 400 medley relay finish at EMU Invite… earned seventh place in the 200 breaststroke at EMU Invite… part of team’s fourth place 200 medley relay finish at EMU Invite
2015-16: Earned first letter at Ball State ... topped the Cardinals with a season-best time of 2:06.42 in the 200 breaststroke, earned at the 2016 Mid-American Conference Championships ... marked the third-best times on the Ball State squad in both the 100 breast (59.38) and 200 IM (1:57.04) ... other season-bests include the 50 free (22.69), 100 back (57.46) and 100 fly (52.10).
HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year letter winner under head coach Steve Spradlin at Muncie Central High School ... named First Team All-Conference his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... posted career-best times in the 100 fly (51.07), 100 back (52.71) and 100 breast (58.38) ... was a state qualifier, finishing 15th in the fly and 16th in the breaststroke senior year.
PERSONAL: Son of David and Paula Tyler ... has one sister, Kovi, and one brother, Austin ... was born in Muncie, Ind. on April 6, 1997 ... Pre-Med major
