Tyler Baker

Position:
Hurdles
Height:
5-11
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Santa Rosa, Calif.
High School:
Maria Carrillo

PERSONAL BESTS

INDOOR

200 Meters: 22.43 (2014)

400 Meters: 48.92 (2013)

600 Yards: 1:16.37 (2012)

OUTDOOR

400 Meters: 50.09 (2010)

400 Meter-Hurdles: 52.76 (2012)

MPSF SCORING

2013 4x400 Meter Relay, 7th (3:15.37)

PAC-12 SCORING

2012 400-Meter Hurdles, 8th (52.76)

2013 4x400-Meter Relay, 4th (3:09.84)

2014 4x400-Meter Relay, 6th (3:14.34)

2014: Indoor: Baker raced the 200, 400 and sprint relays during his final season. He recorded a personal best of 22.43 in the 200 during the preliminary round of the Air Force Invitational (1/24), tying for 14^th overall. Baker ended up 15^th in the finals the following day, clocking in at 22.58. His best time in the 400 during the season came at the Don Kirby Collegiate Elite where he ran 49.14 to finish eighth in the unseeded section. Baker raced in the 400 and 4x400 relay at the MPSF Championships. He placed 16^th in the 400 (49.18) and helped the relay to a 10^th place finish (3:18.95).

Outdoor: Baker was an important part of the 4x400-meter relay team. The team raced to a season-best finish of 3:13.43 at Mt. SAC Relays (4/19), placing ninth overall. The relay was sixth at Pac-12s, crossing in 3:14.35. Baker also ran in the 400-meter hurdles at Pac-12s, finishing 14^th in 55.45.

2013: Indoor: Baker focused on the 400 during the indoor season. He started the year off by placing first at the Air Force All-Comers Meet (1/12) in 49.55. Baker placed second at the Air Force Invite two weeks later, finishing in 49.74. He saved his best for last when he recorded a personal best of 48.92 at the MPSF Championships (2/23) and placed 16^th. Baker was also part of the 4x400 relay, placing seventh at MPSFs in 3:15.37.

Outdoor: Baker started the season by winning the 400-hurdles at the CU Invite (4/13), crossing the finish in a season-best time of 53.17. At the Pac-12 Championships, he placed 10^th in the prelims of the 400-hurldes, but did help the Buffs to a fourth-place finish in the 4x400-meter relay (3:09.84). The relay went on to compete at the NCAA West Preliminary Championships and took 24^th overall (3:12.82).

2012: Indoor: Baker competed in two events during the indoor season, clocking personal records in both. He recorded a time of 1:16.37 at the Potts Invite (1/21) in the 600-yard dash and finished the 400 in 50.02 at the Air Force Team Challenge (1/28).

Outdoor: Baker focused on the 400-meter hurdles during the outdoor season, recording runner-up honors three times. He clocked a time of 52.79 at the Jack Christiansen Invite (4/28), which was his season best at the time. Baker earned a spot on the Pac-12 Championships roster and advanced to the finals in the 400-hurdles after placing eighth (53.59) in the prelims. The following day, he finished eighth again with a personal best of 52.76.

2011: Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Baker competed in the 400-meter hurdles for CU four times. He set a then-PR of 53.65 at the CU Invite (4/11) and placed third overall. He also took third in the ‘B’ second at the LSU Alumni Gold meet (4/23) and at the Potts Invite (3/19).

HIGH SCHOOL: Baker owns a pair of school records at MCHS. He set the record in the 400 (50.09) on May 14, 2010. Less than one month earlier (4/10/10), he was part of the 4x100-meter relay that recorded a time of 44.21. He earned an all-league first team selection as a senior and was a member of the second team his junior year. As a sophomore, Baker was an honorable mention selection. He earned four letters while a member of the Pumas' track and field team.

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS: 400 Meters: 50.09; 300 Meter Hurdles: 39.05.

IN THE CLASSROOM: Baker graduated with a degree in communications. He was a member of the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

PERSONAL: Tyler James Baker was born on September 25, 1991. He is the son of Bill and Terri Baker of Santa Rosa, Calif. He has two sisters, Julianne and Kelli. Baker lists his hobbies as snowboarding, golf and fishing.