Tyler Faits
Tyler Faits
Year: So.
Hometown: Southwick, MA
High School: The MacDuffie School
Position: Sprints/ Hurdles
Major: Undeclared
Parents: Edward & Catherine

Freshman (2006-07):

Earned a first-place finish in the 400-meter dash at the UAA Indoor Track and Field Championship, running a time of 50.18 seconds, the second-best Emory time for the season and the fifth-best time in Emory history...Recorded a fourth-place finish in the 55-meter dash at the DePauw Indoor Classic with a time of 6.64 seconds, which was the fifth-best Emory time for the season and the 17th-best time in school history...Finished second in the 200-meter dash at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Indoor Track and Field Championship, recorded a time of 22.63 seconds during the preliminaries, which was the fourth-best Emory time for the season and the 12th-best time in Emory history.

Career Best Marks (Indoor):

6.64 55m Dash 2/17/2007 DePauw Indoor Classic
22.20 200m Dash 3/6/2009 UAA Indoor Championships
49.25 400m Dash 3/6/2009 UAA Indoor Championships

Honors (Indoor):

2007 UAA Rookie of the Year
UAA Champion 400-meter dash
4x400-meter relay
All-UAA 200-meter dash
400-meter dash
4x400-meter relay
2009 UAA Most Outstanding Performer Running Events
UAA Champion 400-meter dash
4x400-meter relay
All-UAA 200-meter dash
400-meter dash
4x400-meter relay

Career Best Marks (Outdoor):

10.99 100m Dash 4/12/2008 Solid Orange Classic
21.85 200m Dash 3/30/2007 Emory Classic
49.24 400m Dash 4/21/2007 UAA Outdoor Championships
6.36m Long Jump 4/25/2009 UAA Championships

Honors (Outdoor):

2007 NCAA Meet Participant 4x100-meter relay
4x400-meter relay
UAA Champion 4x100-meter relay
4x400-meter relay
All-UAA 4x100-meter relay
400-meter dash
4x400-meter relay
200-meter dash
2008 All-America 4x400-meter relay
UAA Champion 4x100-meter relay
All-UAA 200-meter dash
4x100-meter dash
2009 UAA Champion 4x400-meter relay
All-UAA 200-meter dash
400-meter dash
4x100-meter relay
4x400-meter relay

Honors (Academic):

2009 ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District First Team

Prior to Emory:

Fine all-around athlete at The MacDuffie School where he competed in soccer and tennis. ... Three-time captain of the tennis team and served as captain of the soccer team his senior season ... Two-time MVP of the soccer program and was tabbed as MVP of the tennis team his freshman, junior and senior seasons ... Excellent student who garnered the AP Scholar wity Distinction ... Mass Mutual Mathematics Achievement Award.

Personal:

Born Jan. 25, 1988 ... Is a professional juggler and balloon artist.