Tyler Nichols Class: Junior Hometown: South Euclid, Ohio High School: Hawken School Event: Sprints/Hurdles

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2010-11: Did not compete in any meets during the season.

2009-10: Finished 11th in the 110m hurdles at the MAC Championships in a wind-aided season-best 14.87 ... placed second in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.03 at the Miami Invitational ... clocked a non-wind-aided season-best 15.14 in the prelims at the Billy Hayes Invitational, qualifying ninth before crossing eighth in the finals ... indoors, ran a season-best 8.49 in the 60m hurdles at the All-Ohio Indoor Championships, placing fourth.

High School: Earned four letters in track at Hawken School under head coach Christopher Farroni ... set school records in the 110m hurdles (14.52) and the triple jump (42-3), while also helping set school bests in the 4x100m relay (43.70) and 4x200m relay (1:29.8) ... was named the team's MVP as a sophomore in 2007 ... earned All-Ohio honors as a freshman in 2006, after helping the 4x100m relay team place fifth at the state meet ... named All-Ohio again as a senior in 2009, after winning the 110m hurdles state title and finishing as the runner-up in the 4x200m relay ... as a junior, took fifth in the long jump at the indoor state meet and as a senior placed fifth in the triple jump at the indoor state meet ... also played soccer for four years for the Hawks, earning one letter.

Personal: Born in December of 1991 in Cleveland, Ohio ... son of Denise and Ronald Farris ... volunteered over 300 hours at the Frontier Day Camp (for children with learning disabilities) in high school ... majoring in Spanish and Latin American Studies ... active in Miami Quarterly magazine and Community Council.