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2022-23 Men's Track and Field Roster

Tyler Knapp

  • Position Pole Vault
  • Ht./Wt. 5-9 / 140
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Haddam, CT

Biography

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2022 Outdoor:  Competed in pole vault .... Career-best of 3.85 at Wesleyan ... Third at Wesleyan and Williams in April (3.85) ... Liberty League All-Academic ... 

2021-22 Indoor: Competed in long jump and pole vault ... Career-best long jump of 5.73 at Utica in December ... Third in pole vault at Smith (3.35) ... 

2021 Outdoor: Competed in 4x100, long jump and pole vault ... Second in relay at Liberty League Championship (46.99) ... Liberty League All-Academic ...

2020-21 Indoor: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ...

2020 Outdoor: Did not compete due to COVID-19 restrictions ... 

2019-20 Indoor: Competed in pole vault ... Season-best of 3.50 at Utica ... 

High School: Four years of track & field (sprints, long jump, pole vault) ... Captain of indoor and outdoor ... Most Valuable Field Athlete in indoor (2018-19) ... Team won Shoreline Championship once in indoor and once in outdoor ... Ran cross country ... 

Personal: Aeronautical Engineering major ... Apprentice at Connecticut Brace and Limb ... Son of Mari Lynd and David Knapp ... Father was pole vaulter at Colorado ... Great grandfather graduated from Rensselaer.

On attending Rensselaer: "I came to RPI for an excellent engineering education, and the opportunity to continue my track career." - August 2022

Benefits of undergraduate community: "RPI fosters a great community of students and has amazing opportunities for research and internships." - August 2022

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    Pole Vault
    5'9" 140 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    Pole Vault
    5'9" 135 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    Pole Vault
    5'9" 135 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    Pole Vault
    5'9" 140 lbs