University of South Alabama Athletics

2024: XC — Placed 40th in 8k at the Sun Belt Championships (26:44.2)...PR'd in the 8k at the Southern Showcase (26:24.8)...Clocked a personal best time of 15:32.6 in the 5k to take fifth place at the Azalea City Classic...

2023 XC—  Personal record at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships with a 33:20.9... 28th place at the Sun Belt Cross Country Championships with a time of 27:03.8...

2022-23: Outdoor —   Earned two second place finishes in the 3000 meter steeplechase and the 5000 meters... Ran a time of 10:10.88 in the Steeplechase at the Samford Track Challenge and a time of 15:46.19 in the 5000 meters at the Maroon and White Invite.... the Indoor — Blazed to a third place finish in the mile at the UAB Blazer Invite (4:28.70)... Placed 23rd in the 3000 meters at the South Alabama Invitational (9:09.43)...

2022 XC —  Personal records in the 5k at the Joe Piane Invitational (26:20.3) and the 8k at the North Alabama Showcase (26:20.6)... Took 43rd place at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with a time of (27:13.2)...

High School: Lettered four years in both cross country and track & field at West Forsyth High School in Cumming, Ga. … Left holding the program records in the 4x800m, 4x1600m, while also setting the fastest cross country time by a sophomore for the 5k and the 1,600m ... Also left holding the fourth fastest 5k time overall and the third fastest time in 1,600m in school history ... Also played soccer six years for United Futbol Academy through the beginning of his freshman year ... Highlight of prep career was finishing third at the region meet during his senior season and then 17th at the state meet.

Personal: Full name is Tyler Kent Doty ... Born in Baton Rouge, La. ... Son of Andy and Sheryl Doty ... Has a younger sister, Kelsey ... Lists hobbies as soccer, football, frisbee, video games and skiing ... Favorite movie is “Maze Runner” ... List favorite books as the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series ... Favorite professional teams are the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, Atlanta United, Atlanta Hawks and Chelsea FC ... Favorite athletes are listed as Drew Brees, Eden Hazard, Alvin Kamara, Cam Jordan, Josef Martinez and Trae Young ... Favorite musical artists are Juice WRLD and One Republic, along with several country music artists ... Favorite foods include donuts, cinnamon rolls, waffles, yogurt, fruit and pizza ... Favorite classes include math and science ... Pre-competition ritual is to drink pickle juice before every cross country race ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.