TFRRS Peformance List
Personal: Son of Deanna and Gary Palenchak … Exercise Science/Pre-Physical Therapy (3+3) major.
2017 (Outdoor): Competed in seven meets ... Had six top-ten finishes (with four being top-five) ... Placed 16th in the 1500m with a time of 4:09.28 at the PSAC Championships ... Helped SRU to place eighth in the 4x8 with a time of 8:31.76 at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.
2016-17 (Indoor): Competed in six meets ... Had five top-ten finishes (with three being top-five) ... Placed first in the Mile with a time of 4:26.31 at the Edinboro Invitational ... Placed 12th in the Mile with a time of 4:28.38 at the PSAC Championships ... Helped SRU place sixth in the 4x8 with a time of 8:05.46 at the PSAC Championships ... Helped SRU place second in the DMR with a time of 10:14.81 at the PSAC Championships ... PSAC Scholar Athlete.
2016 (Outdoor): Academic All-District team … Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 800-meter run and the 1,500-meter run … Part of the fifth place 4x800-meter relay team (7:54.10), and also placed ninth in the 1,500 (4:01.59) and 15th in the 800 (1:58.51) at the Championships … Ran a career-record time of 3:55.50 in the 1,500-meter run to place seventh at the Bucknell Outdoor Classic … Also hit a season-best time in the 800 at Bucknell (1:54.54) ... PSAC Scholar Athlete ... A Division II Athletics Directors Association academic achievement award recipient.
2015-16 (Indoor): All-Region selection ... Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the 800-meter run and mile … Part of the PSAC Runner-Up distance medley relay team that broke the nine-year old program record with a time of 10:08.19 … Also placed sixth in the mile (4:23.21) and 18th in the 800-meter run (1:59.10) at the Championships … Ran a season-best time of 1:55.54 in the 800 at the Youngstown State National Invite and a season-best time of 4:21.33 in the mile at the Kent State Tune Up … Also competed in the 3,000-meter run at the YSU Icebreaker Invite and placed third (8:49.02).
2015 (Outdoor): Placed second at the Dave Labor Invitational in the 1,500-meter run ... Posted a career-best in the 800-meter run at the PSAC Championships with a time of 1:54.51 ... Earned a career-best in the 1,500m with a time of 3:57.38.
2014-15 (Indoor): Qualified for the PSAC Championship in the mile and finished fourth with a career-best time of 4:20.14 ... Helped the 4x800-meter relay team reach a fifth place finish at the PSAC championship (8:05.60) ... Ran a season-best 1:58.02 in the 800 at the Kent State Tune-Up.
2014 (Outdoor): Competed in three meets ... Placed third in the 3,000-meter steeple chase at the SRU Open and got a personal best (10:18.75) ... Reached a personal-best in the 1,500-meter run at Ashland Alumni Open (4:10.39).
2013-14 (Indoor): Qualified for the PSAC Championships in the mile (18th place, 4:30.36) and helped the distance medely relay team place fifth (10:35.44) ... Got a personal-best in the mile at the SPIRE Midwest Open (4:21.52).
High School: A four time letter winner in cross country and a two time letter winner in track at Gateway High School ... Two time PA State Championship qualifier ... Cross country team MVP three times ... National Honor Society member.
| Tyler Palenchak's Personal Bests |
| Event |
Indoor |
Outdoor |
| 800m |
1:55.54 |
1:54.51 |
| 1500m |
- |
3:55.50 |
| Mile |
4:20.14 |
- |
| 3000m |
8:49.02 |
- |
| 3000S |
- |
10:18.75 |
