Tayler Tuttle

Photo by: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

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

2018: Tuttle had a great finish to her collegiate cross country career, helping the Buffs to the NCAA team championship and her first All-America honor. Her first race of the season was a seventh place finish at the Wyoming Invitational. One month later at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, Tuttle recorded a 38^th place finish to help CU win the team championship. Tuttle recorded a 16^th place finish at the Pac-12 Championship and went on to place 18^th at the regional championship to earn her first all-region honor. She finished her season with a 24^th place finish at NCAAs, which gave CU a score of 65 to easily defeat New Mexico 65-103.

2017: Tuttle saw action in three races for Colorado. Her first race was at the Rocky Mountain Shootout where she finished fourth as CU’s second harrier. Tuttle went on to place sixth in the ‘B’ race at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational, again as CU’s second scorer. Her final race of the season was the Pac-12 Championship, where she clocked in 46^th as the Buffs captured their third straight team title.

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 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 26^th place finish to earn All-SEC Freshman honors. At the NCAA South Region Championships, she recorded a 37^th 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.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: Mile: 4:53; 1,600-meters: 4:52; 3,200-meters: 11:03.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Tuttle is an integrative physiology major and is pursuing a certificate in public health.

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.