Tyler Yeastedt

Tyler Yeastedt

  • Award
    Field Performer
  • Week Of
    5/9/2016
  • Sport
    Men's Track and Field
  • School
    Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Year
    Senior
  • Position
    Throws
  • Hometown
    Merrimac, Mass.
  • High School
    Central Catholic
RPI senior Tyler Yeastedt competed in four events in the New York State Collegiate Track Conference (NYSCTC) meet and did well enough in each to earn the Field Performer of the Meet award. He won the discus, defeating 25 others with a throw of 50.40 meters. The runner-up reached 46.28. He also won the javelin, besting 20 others with his maximum effort of 50.74 meters. The second place finisher went 49.47. Yeastedt was second of 26 in the hammer with a throw of 58.46. The winner was less than a meter in front (58.85), while the third place finisher was more than four meters out of second (54.34). Tyler also threw the shot put, finishing ninth (14.05) of 26.