2025 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Graves, Tyler

Tyler Graves
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Columbia, S.C.
- High School:
- Lower Richland HS
- Prev School:
- Coastal Carolina
Bio
AT HOUSTON
SENIOR (2025)
Indoor
- Competed in three meets
- Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles (8.08) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational (Feb. 8)
- Competed in seven meets including the Big 12 Championship
- Placed third in the 400m hurdles (52.85) at the Kirk Baptiste Invitational (March 20)
- Recorded a first place finish in the 110-meter hurdles (14.36) and second in the 400m hurdles (51.92) at the Victor Lopez Classic (March 27-29)
AT COASTAL CAROLINA
JUNIOR (2023)
- Competed in five meets during the outdoor season
- Crossed the finish line first overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.15 at the Weems Baskin Relays
- Also placed third overall in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.00 (1.1) at the Weems Baskin Relays
- Posted three third-place finishes at the UNF East Coast Relays, finishing third in the 110-meter hurdles (13.75 (1.7)), 400-meter hurdles (51.61), and as part of the 4x400-meter relay team (3:13.88)
- His time of 13.75 (1.7) in the 110-meter hurdles at the UNF East Coast Relays is the second-fastest in CCU history and the second-best in the Sun Belt on the season
- Posted a time of 51.50 in the 400-meter hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Invitational, the second-best time in the Sun Belt on the season
- Recorded the third-fastest time in the 110-meter hurdles prelims at 14.15 (3.3) at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
- Turned in a time of 10.70 (2.7) in the 100-meters at the USC Open
- Ran unattached during the Carolina Challenge during the indoor season, turning in a personal-best time of 7.89 in the 60-meter hurdle prelims
- Was also one part of the 4x4000-meter relay team that finished third overall with a time of 3:15.20 at the indoor meet
- Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season
- Was an NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 110-meter hurdles (13.93), 400-meter hurdles (51.71), and 4x400-meter relay (3:12.59)
- Earned All-Sun Belt second-team honors with a pair of runner-up finishes in the hurdles events at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Finished second overall in the 400-meter hurdles with a school-record time of 50.50 at the SBC Outdoor Championships
- Also posted a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 13.79 (2.5)
- Was part of the 4x400-meter relay team that crossed the finish line in third place overall with a time of 3:09.90 at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships
- Recorded a pair of wins in the 110-meter hurdles, taking first place at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational (13.78) and the Weems Baskin Relays (13.99)
- Picked up a runner-up finish in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.72 (2.5) at the USC Open
- Turned in a time of 14.04 (-0.9) in the 110-meter hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Memorial and 14.10 (1.2) at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational
- Placed fourth overall in the 400-meter hurdles at the Weems Baskin Relays with a time of 53.51
- Registered a time of 22.20 (2.4) in the 200-meters at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational and 22.41 (0.6) at the North Florida Collegiate Invitational
- Also competed in the 60-meter hurdles in the Bob Pollock Invitational, crossing the finish line in 16th with a time of 8.11 during the indoor season
- Competed in the 110-meter hurdles in two meets on the season
- Named the Sun Belt Men's Track Athlete of the Week following his performance at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
- Finished first place in the 110-meter hurdles with a finals time of 14.12 (3.3) at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge
- Also turned in a time of 14.15 (2.5) in the prelims at the Myrtle Beach event
- Recorded a time of 14.61 (1.2) in the 110-meter hurdles at the Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
- Named to the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for the 2020 fall semester
- Named a New Balance Nationals Indoor All-American in the 60-meter high hurdles
- Also earned All-American honors in 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018
- A two-time South Carolina Gatorade Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year, earning the honor in both 2018-19 and 2019-2020
- Posted a personal-best time of 7.77 in the 60-meter hurdles, which ranked No. 2 nationally for 2020
- In the abbreviated 2020 outdoor season, he ranked among the top 10 nationally in both the 110-meter high hurdles and the 400-meter intermediate hurdles
- Won the 110 and 400-meter hurdles at the Class 4A Track & Field state championships his junior year in 2018-19, clocking times that were among the top five in state history
- His personal-best time of 13.81 in the 100-meter hurdles in April 2019 ranked as the nation's 15th-best performance among prep competitors in 2019
- His personal-best time of 53.09 in the 400-meter hurdles ranked No. 18
- Also won the 110-meter hurdles at the Bojangles Track & Field Invitational
- A National Society of Black Engineers member
- Participated in the school's Technology Student Association
Interview - Shaun Maswanganyi
Tuesday, August 06
1PM - Track & Field, Outdoor | Tom Tellez Invitational
Friday, May 03
Track & Field, Outdoor | Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational:
Saturday, April 06
Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational
Thursday, March 14