2025: Cross Country — Opened the season with a 21st-place finish in the 5k (15:40.4) at the Battle for NOLA XC Meet... ran a season-best 8k time of 26:06.1 at the Southern Showcase... competed at the NCAA South Region Championships, finishing the 10k in 33:43.2... placed 40th at the Sun Belt Championships with a time of 26:44.2.
2025: Outdoor — Competed in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000m at the Sun Belt Championships, placing 14th in the steeple with a time of 9:46.72... recorded a season-best steeple time of 9:36.46 at the Crimson Tide Invitational to finish sixth... ran 4:05.82 in the 1500m at the Lurline Hamilton Invitational... opened the season with a runner-up finish in the 1500m (4:09.06) at the South Alabama Jaguar Invitational.
2025: Indoor — Clocked 9:09.12 in the 3000m at the Samford January Invite... also competed in the 5000m and mile during the indoor season.
2024: Cross Country — Placed fifth at the Azalea City Classic 5k with a time of 15:32.6... ran a season-best 8k of 26:10.6 at the Crimson Classic... also posted 26:24.8 at the Southern Showcase and 26:31.4 at the Georgia Tech Invitational... finished 40th at the Sun Belt Championships and competed at the NCAA South Region meet.
2023 XC — Set a personal record in the 10k at the NCAA South Region Championships (33:20.9)... Finished 28th at the Sun Belt Championships (27:03.8)...
2022–23: Outdoor — Earned two runner-up finishes in the 3000m steeplechase and 5000 meters... Posted a time of 10:10.88 in the steeplechase at the Samford Track Challenge and 15:46.19 in the 5000 meters at the Maroon and White Invite...Indoor — Took third place in the mile at the UAB Blazer Invite (4:28.70)... Finished 23rd in the 3000 meters at the South Alabama Invitational (9:09.43)...
2022 XC — Set personal bests in the 5k at the Joe Piane Invitational (26:20.3) and the 8k at the North Alabama Showcase (26:20.6)... Placed 43rd at the Sun Belt Championships (27:13.2)...
High School:Lettered four years in both cross country and track & field at West Forsyth High School (Cumming, Ga.)… Graduated holding school records in the 4x800m and 4x1600m relays… Also held the fastest cross country 5k time by a sophomore and the fastest 1,600m time by a sophomore in school history… Ranked fourth all-time in the 5k and third in the 1,600m… Also played six years of soccer with United Futbol Academy through his freshman year… Highlight of his prep career was placing third at the region meet and 17th at the state meet during his senior season.
Personal: Full name is Tyler Kent Doty...Born in Baton Rouge, La.... Son of Andy and Sheryl Doty... Has a younger sister, Kelsey... Hobbies include soccer, football, frisbee, video games, and skiing... Favorite movie is Maze Runner... Favorite books are the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series... Favorite professional teams include the New Orleans Saints, New Orleans Pelicans, Atlanta United, Atlanta Hawks, and Chelsea FC... Favorite athletes are Drew Brees, Eden Hazard, Alvin Kamara, Cam Jordan, Josef Martinez, and Trae Young... Enjoys music by Juice WRLD, One Republic, and several country artists... Favorite foods are donuts, cinnamon rolls, waffles, yogurt, fruit, and pizza... Favorite subjects are math and science... Known for drinking pickle juice before every cross country race as a pre-competition ritual... Majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
