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Bio

A relative beginner in cross country, Baker competed only his senior year in the sport at Atlantic High School (Port Orange, FL).  An avid baseball player during high school, Baker focused on cross country and track his senior year, competing in the Florida State Track meet in the boys 4x800 meters.  In his freshman year with the Falcons, he posted a 29:00 8k time and raced himself into the Falcon top seven who competed at the 2019 NJCAA National Cross Country Championships.  Mainly an 800m runner in high school, he made the jump to the mile and 1500 meters in the spring of 2020 and posted a 4:17 1500 at the end of February.  "I think if we had gotten to see Tyler run all the way through the spring, he really would have surprised a lot of people.  He is a really good athlete and he has commited to running.  He has the talent and work ethic to move on after Daytona State and that has been our focus since the end of cross last year." Coach Judy Wilson said.   

2020-2021 Season

Tyler will be looked upon to set that example of what hard work can do for a person.  After only two seasons of cross country, he has proved to be a tough competitor. "I see him in our top five, running with guys who's high school 5k pr's were 60-90 faster than his.  He has come a long way in a short period of time," Wilson commented.