Tyler Bushnell
Distance
Ht
6'
3"
Class
Senior
Hometown
Philomath, 
Last School
Philomath High School
Roster Years
2000-2003


Personal

Born in Philomath, Oregon...parents are Dwight and Bobette Bushnell...majoring in recreation management.

At BYU

 

1999-CC: Ran in the BYU Triple Crown, covering the four-mile course in 21:22.

2000-T&F: Finished 5th in the 800m (1:59.01) at the Wilson Motor Open...finished 7th in 3,000m with 8:28 at the Snake River Open...finished 7th in the 3,000m with a time of 8:54.50 at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships...recorded a 3rd-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase with a 9:13.31 at the Cal Poly Invitational...ran the 3,000m SC at the Stanford Invitational.

2000-CC: Ran 21:21 over the four mile course at the BYU Triple Crown.

2001-T&F: Finished fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Cal Poly Invitational...fifth-place finish at BYU Cougar Invitational in 1500m...took second in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:27.80) at Utah Collegiate Challenge...had a personal-best 9:04.10 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase to finish third at MWC Championships.

2001-CC: Ran a season-best 8K time of 25:40 at the Mountain West Conference Championships to finish 29th.

Before BYU

attended Philomath High School in Philomath, Oregon...ran for Philomath HS team that won the Oregon state cross country championship in 1993...won the Valco league championship in the 1500m in 1994...competed in the 1995 Prefontaine Classic Elite High School Mile.

Stats

Best Marks: Steeplechase - 9:04, 3000m - 8:28, 1500m - 3:58

 

Mission

  • Columbus, Ohio
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2000

  • Finished fifth in the 800m (1:59.01) at the Wilson Motor Open
  • Finished seventh in the 3,000m (8:28) at the Snake River Open
  • Finished 11th in the mile (4:26.90) at the Mountain States Games
  • Finished seventh in the 3,000m with a time of 8:54.50 at the Mountain West Conference Indoor Championships
  • Recorded a third-place finish in the 3,000m steeplechase with a 9:13.31 at the Cal Poly Invitational
  • Ran the 3,000m SC at the Stanford Invitational.
Sophmore Year 2001

  • Finished fourth in the 3,000m steeplechase at the Cal Poly Invitational
  • Fifth-place finish at BYU Cougar Invitational in 1,500m
  • Took second in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:27.80) at the Utah Collegiate Challenge
  • Had a personal-best 9:04.10 in the 3,000m steeplechase to finish third at MWC Championships
Junior Year 2002

  • Finished seventh in the 3,000m at the Husker Invitational with a time of 8:24
  • Ran a 8:54.48 in the 3,000m at the MWC Indoor Championships to take eighth
  • Won the 3,000m steeplechase at the Cal Poly Invitational in 9:20.19
  • Finished fifth in the 1,500m at the USC Dual in a season-best 3:59.40
  • Ran a season-best 8:52.27 in the 3,000m steeplechase to place first in the collegiate section of the Stanford Invitational
  • Second in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:26.16) and 11th in the 5,000m (15:41.68) at the MWC Outdoor Championships
Senior Year 2003

  • Competed at the Stanford Invitational in the steeplechase (9:12.80)
  • Competed in the 5,000m and placed fourth in the steeplechase at the MWC Outdoor Championships.
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year

Medical Redshirt Year