University of South Alabama Athletics

2017: Indoor — Placed sixth in the Sun Belt Conference Championship 60-meter hurdles with a 8.20-second time, in that same meet Tyson placed seventh in the heptathlon with 4789 with his best performances in the 60-meter dash (first, 7.03s) and the 60-meter hurdles (first, 8.17s) — a career best in the latter ... placed seventh in the Samford Invite's 60-mete hurdles with an 8.33-second time, placed 11th in long jump (6.78m) in the same meet ... had a personal best in the long jump at the South Alabama Invitation with a 6.80-meter jump to place fourth,  placed second in the 60-meter hurdles (8.23s) ... placed fifth in the Samford Multi Heptathlon with 4470 points with top performances in 60-meter dash (first, 7.14s), long jump (third, 6.70m), shot put (second, 11.83m), and 60-meter hurdles (first, 8.43s). 

2015: Outdoor — Finished third in the triple jump after recording a distance of 13.73m and was fourth in the long jump with a 6.73m mark at the Southern Miss Invitational ... Indoor — Best marks of the campaign — 13.79m in the triple jump, 6.73m in the long jump — came at the Sun Belt Conference Championship ... Selected to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

2014: Outdoor — Competed in the triple jump and 100-meter dash for the Jaguar track and field squad at the South Alabama Invitational ... Named to the Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll.

High School Highlights: A three-year letterwinner in both football and track at Baker HS ... Set the Hornets’ season record with 1,790 yards rushing and 18 touchdowns as a senior ... That included running for 291 yards and three scores in the season opener that fall ... Helped BHS to a 7-4 finish and a berth in the state 6A playoffs his final year ... Finished third in the triple jump at the state 6A outdoor meet his senior season ... Departed with school records in the triple jump (45-1) and 100-meter hurdles (14.08).

Personal: Full name is Berron Elexander Tyson ... Born Jan. 23, 1995, in Anchorage, Alaska ... Son of John Tyson and Cora Evans ... Is the oldest of five children ... Favorite teams are the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Heat ... Favorite athletes are Adrian Peterson and Tim Tebow ... Favorite musical artists are Outkast, Emeli Sandé and Donald Glover ... Favorite subject is science ... Likes to play drums and guitar, draw and paint in his spare time.

Major: Leisure Studies