Tayler Tuttle

Photo by: Dan Madden

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Snellville, Ga.
High School:
Providence Christian/Georgia

PERSONAL BESTS
INDOOR
800-meters: 2:13.81 (2017)
Mile: 4:47.66 (2016)
3,000-meters: 9:25.13 (2017)
5,000-meters: 16:20.73 (2017)
OUTDOOR
800-meters: 2:16.12 (2016)
1,500-meters: 4:26.84 (2016)
5,000-meters: 16:29.36 (2016)

HONORS
2018 All-American Cross Country (24^th)

2018: Indoor: Tuttle competed three times during her 2018 indoor campaign, twice in the 3,000 meters and once in the 5,000 meters. Her best time this season in the 3,000 was at the Colorado Invitational where she clocked in at 10:09.42. Her only race in the 5,000 was at the Husky Classic where she earned a time of 16:29.82.
Outdoor: Tuttle’s only race during her outdoor season was at the Bryan Clay Invitational in April. She ran the 1,500 and clocked in at 4:58.18.

2017: Indoor: Tuttle had a busy season competing in a variety of events. Her main focus was the distance events. She was the runner-up in the 3,000-meter run at the Potts Invitational (1/14), finishing in 10:10.31. Tuttle clocked a personal best of 16:20.73 in the 5k at the Husky Classic (2/10). She raced both events at the MPSF Championships. Tuttle was 10^th in the 3k, finishing with a PR of 9:25.13, and was ninth in the 5k (16:32.69).
Outdoor: Did not compete.

2016: Indoor: Tuttle ran three mile races for the Buffs as a freshman. She recorded a season best time of 4:47.66 at the Husky Classic (2/13), finishing 22^nd overall. At the MPSF Championships, Tuttle was 14^th with a time of 4:52.77.
Outdoor: Tuttle focused mainly on the middle distance events in her first season. She ran a pair of 800’s at elevation, recording a season best 2:16.12 to place 12^th at the CU Invite. Her main event was the 1,500. She placed fifth in her section of the Stanford Invite, clocking a season best time of 4:26.84. She ran the 1,500 (4:33.23) at the Pac-12 Championship, placing 26^th in the preliminary round. Tuttle also raced the 5,000 at the meet, and placed 11^th overall in 16:29.36.

CROSS COUNTRY: (2018) Helped CU earn its third NCAA National Championship with her first All-American finish at 24^th overall. She was the team’s fifth runner.
(2017) Raced for the Buffs at the Pac-12 Championships with a 46^th overall finish.
(2016) Tuttle raced three times for the Buffs, earning a position on the varsity roster for the postseason. She started the season leading CU at the Metro State Invite, placing third overall. Tuttle followed up that performance by winning the Bradley Classic, which won her a spot on the varsity team. She ran at the Pac-12 Championships, placing 38th overall, and was the alternate runner at the NCAA Mountain Region and NCAA Championships.
(2015) Redshirt. Did not compete.

AT GEORGIA: Tuttle ran one cross country season for the Bulldogs. She won her first collegiate meet after clocking 18:14.80 at the Georgia Cross Country Invitational and was named the SEC Women’s Runner of the Week. She earned that same distinction for the second time after placing sixth at the Furman Invitational. Tuttle led the Bulldogs at the SEC Championships with a 26th place finish to earn All-SEC Freshman honors. At the NCAA South Region Championships, she recorded a 37th place finish.

HIGH SCHOOL: Tuttle was the state cross country runner-up as a senior and placed third as a junior, which helped her team to second place finishes both season. She was named the 2013 Gwinnet County Cross Country Runner of the Year and was part of the All-Metros cross country team. Tuttle was the PCHS MVP for cross country and track and field. In 2014, she placed eighth in the mile at New Balance Outdoor Nationals.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Tuttle is an integrative physiology major.

PERSONAL: Tayler Nicole Tuttle was born on August 8, 1996 in Las Vegas, Nev. She is the daughter of Charles and Cindy Tuttle of Snellville, Ga. Tuttle is a triplet; her sisters are Mackenzie and Brittany and they both play softball at Berry College. She enjoys art and swimming and also played softball for eight years.