March 3, 2010

SCIAC Honors Male Athlete of the Week: Tyler Harp, University of Redlands

Tyler Harp, University of Redlands
Swimming & Diving
(SO, various events - San Bernardino, CA)
Sophomore Tyler Harp (San Bernardino, CA) won the SCIAC Men's Athlete of the Year Award for swimming & diving for the second time in as many years following the 2010 SCIAC Swimming & Diving Championships, which occurred from Sunday, Feb. 21, through Tuesday, Feb. 23. He took home the conference title in three individual events and participated on four first-place relays. Harp achieved an NCAA "A" cut in the 200 freestyle (1:39.32) and clocked NCAA "B" standards in the 50 freestyle (20.77) and the 100 freestyle (45.30). He also competed on four of Redlands' first-place relays (200 freestyle relay, 1:23.49; 200 medley relay, 1:33.21; 800 freestyle relay, 6:46.10; 400 freestyle relay, 3:03.78), all of which gained NCAA "B" qualification. Harp lowered the program and SCIAC overall standard in the 200 freestyle, while his 200 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay teams also set program and SCIAC overall marks.