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05/13/2012
USC Women Place 4th, Men 7th At Pac-12 T&F Championships
Nellum and Brown claim titles on the final day
05/12/2012
USC Women Tied For 2nd, Men 10th At Pac-12 Championships
Trojans' strong showing in hammer throw gets day off to a good start
04/29/2012
USC Splits Annual Dual Meet With UCLA
Trojan women win fifth straight
04/21/2012
Nellum Posts NCAA-Leading 400m; Stewart & Brown Go 1-2 in 200m At Mt. SAC
Hughes suffers left hamstring injury
04/20/2012
Trojans Open Up Busy Weekend With Strong Showing At CSULA
Leckie wins men's 1500m race
THIS SEASON: Junior Tyler Ruiz made great strides in his second season at USC and we look for him to clear the 7-foot barrier in the high jump this season.
2011: Competed at the Pac-10 Championships in the high jump and long jump. Placed 18th in the high jump with a clearance of 6-7 (2.01m) and finished 13th in the long jump with PR of 23-2.75 (7.08m). At the NCAA Preliminary Rounds in Eugene, Ore. tied for 25th in the high jump with a clearance of 6-7 (2.01m). Set a PR of 6-11.75 (2.13m) in winning the high jump at the Tiny Lister Classic on April 23. Took second in the high jump at the CS Los Angeles Twilight Open on April 14 with a clearance of 6-8 (2.03m). Placed second in the high jump at the USC-UCLA Dual Meet going clean through 6-11.00 (2.11m), before missing three times at 7-0.25 (2.14m).
2010: Competed in the long jump and high jump as a freshman. He had a season-best high jump of 6-8.75 (2.05m) to place third at the Northridge Relays on March 13. His best long jump was 22-3.0 (6.78m) at the Ben Brown Invitational on March 6. Jumped 21-11.50 at the Dual Meet on May 1 to place sixth in the long jump...also took fourth in the high jump with a clearance of 6-6.75.
HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Sherman Oaks Notre Dame where he competed in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. Placed second in the high jump (6-5) and third in the triple jump (45-10.75w) at the CIF Southern Section Division III Finals. Had a best high jump of 6-9.25, top long jump of 22-10 and best triple jump of 46-10.
PERSONAL: Tyler was born on July 3, 1991...He likes to play the piano and guitar in his spare time as well as go snowboarding...His favorite movies are Nacho Libre and the Matrix and lists his favorite singers as Michelle Sinclair and David Jackson...Tyler is a Business major at USC...Named to the 2011 Pac-10 All-Academic team...His mother, Joy, also attended USC
CAREER BESTS: HJ -- 6-11.75 (2.13m) LJ- 23-2.75 (7.08m)
