The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
2026-27 Track & Field / Cross Country Roster
Roster
Tyler Nichols
- Position:
- Jumps
- Hometown:
- Clinton, Miss.
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Clinton
- Previous School:
- Southern Miss
- Major:
- Physical Culture & Sports
- 2026 USTFCCCA Outdoor Second-Team All-American - Long Jump
- 2026 USTFCCCA Indoor Second-Team All-American - Long Jump
- 2026 Sun Belt Outdoor First Team - Long Jump
- 2026 Sun Belt Outdoor First Team - High Jump
- 2026 Sun Belt Outdoor Long Jump Champion
- 2026 Sun Belt Outdoor High Jump Champion
- 2026 Sun Belt Field Athlete of the Week (4/8/26)
2026 (Junior - Southern Miss)
Outdoor: Won the Sun Belt Championship in the long jump with a conference-record mark of 8.19 meters, the second-best mark in NCAA Division I at the time … Finished 14th in the long jump at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a mark of 7.52 meters to earn Second-Team All-America honors … Won the long jump at the Music City Challenge with a mark of 7.90 meters … Finished third in the nation in the long jump at the Georgia Tech Invitational with a personal-best mark of 8.10 meters and placed second in the high jump at 2.15 meters … Named Sun Belt Field Athlete of the Week following his performances at Georgia Tech.
Indoor: Finished ninth in the long jump at the NCAA Indoor Championships to earn Second-Team All-America honors … Placed third in the long jump at the Music City Classic with a mark of 7.53 meters … Finished sixth in the high jump at the Music City Classic with a mark of 2.01 meters.
2025 (Sophomore - Southern Miss)
Competed in the long jump and high jump … Won the high jump at the Bulldog Alumni Relays and South Alabama Last Chance Meet … Won the long jump at the South Alabama Last Chance Meet and Southern Miss Invitational.
2024 (Freshman - Southern Miss)
Competed in the high jump, long jump and 100 meters … Finished second in the 100 meters in 10.42 … Won the high jump at the Music City Challenge with a mark of 2.08 meters … Placed second in the long jump at the Golden Eagle Invitational.
PREP
Two-time MHSAA Class 6A high jump state champion (2021, 2022) … Cleared a personal-best 6-10 in the high jump in 2022, ranking No. 1 in Mississippi and ninth in state history at the time … Recorded a 24-2.5 personal best in the long jump … Graduated from Clinton High School in 2023.
PERSONAL
Brother of Christopher Gordon and Skylar Reed … Started competing in track and field at age 13 … Chose Texas because he loves Texas … Enjoys playing with his dog, painting and drawing … Would play basketball if he were not competing in track and field.
