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Tyson Holmes

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Overbrook, Kan.
  • Highschool Shawnee Heights HS

Biography

Season and Career Stats
2014 NCAA West Region Preliminary Qualifier (Javelin)
2013 NCAA West Region Preliminary Qualifier (Javelin)
WSU All-Time Top-10 Lists
Outdoor
#10 Javelin (65.97m/216-5, 2014)
All-Missouri Valley Conference:
2014 Outdoor: Javelin
Academic Honors
2015 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
2015 MVC Academic Honor Roll
Spring, 2015 WSU AD's Honor Roll
Fall, 2014 WSU AD's Honor Roll
2014 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
2014 MVC Academic Honor Roll
2014 MVC Scholar-Athlete
Spring, 2014 WSU AD's Honor Roll
Fall, 2013 WSU AD's Honor Roll
2013 MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award
2013 MVC Academic Honor Roll
Spring, 2013 WSU AD's Honor Roll
Fall, 2012 WSU AD's Honor Roll
 
2013 (Freshman): Indoor- Did not compete Outdoor- Won the javelin at the Track-It-Buster Invitational (205-10).  Launched the ninth farthest javelin throw in WSU history with his 213-4 toss at the KT Woodman Classic. Earned second place at both the Skechers SFA Alumni Invitational and the KT Woodman Classic. Placed fourth at the MVC Outdoor Championships with a throw of 193-11. 

High School: 2012 5A State Champion in Javelin and had the sixth best throw in the nation as a senior... Received All-City and All-State honors in football for Shawnee Heights HS in Tecumseh, Kan... Earned an academic letter in each of his four years of high school... Voted the Most Inspirational Senior... Member of the National Honor Society... Played in the Shrine Bowl after lettering three years in football... Personal best javelin in high school was 211-0.

Personal: Born May 22, 1994 in Topeka, Kan... Son of Doug and Susan Holmes... Has two brothers, Zach and Cade... Dad played baseball at Allen County CC and Washburn.
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

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  • 2013-14Sophomore

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  • 2014-15Junior

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  • 2015-16Senior

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