TylerNichols
Long jumper and high jumper. Two-time NCAA All-American and Sun Belt Conference record holder, now a senior in Austin.
Built in Clinton. Proven in Hattiesburg. Headed to Austin.
Tyler Nichols grew up in Clinton, Mississippi, and went to Clinton High School. At Southern Miss he started as a high jumper who could also long jump. By his junior season he was one of the best long jumpers in the country.
In 2026 he led the NCAA list in April and won both the long jump and high jump at the Sun Belt Championships. His 8.19m long jump there set both the Sun Belt Conference record and the Southern Miss school record. He made the NCAA final indoors and outdoors and earned Second-Team All-American honors both times. For 2026–27 he is a senior jumper for the Texas Longhorns, majoring in Physical Culture & Sports, and he spent 2026 as a project manager intern at Feniex Industries in Austin.
- Events
- Long jump, high jumpAlso the 100m
- Now
- University of Texas at AustinPhysical Culture & Sports · graduating May 2027
- Before
- University of Southern Mississippi2023–24 to 2025–26
- High school
- Clinton High SchoolClinton, Mississippi
- Bests
- 8.19m long jump · 2.18m high jump
Beyond the runway
Physical Culture & Sports student at Texas, project management intern, and a jumper who prepares for two events at one championship.
- Supported cross-functional projects at an American manufacturer of emergency-vehicle lighting, sirens and controllers, working with engineering, production and sales.
- Kept project schedules and status trackers current, following up on open items so deadlines and owners stayed visible.
- Turned project and operations steps into clear, step-by-step process documentation.
- Used AI tools, including Claude, to organize notes, draft updates and speed up routine documentation.
"Tyler won two different jumps at one championship, which takes more planning than people see. He brought that organized, competitive edge to Feniex. He hates finishing second, in anything, and that is the standard I want on my team."
On and off the track
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Clinton High
Before the runways and record books: Tyler at Clinton High School, where he won back-to-back Class 6A state titles in the high jump.
"Second best, first loser, that's what I like to say. I don't like being second."
He said that before the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships, right after finishing second at the NCAA East First Rounds.
Tyler Nichols to WDAM 7, June 2026Hook 'em.
Tyler joins the Texas Longhorns for the 2026–27 season and is listed on the roster as a senior jumper. He brings an 8.19m long jump and a 2.18m high jump to Austin.
Career
What Tyler says about competing, in his own words, and where to watch him talk about it.
In his own words
What Tyler has said on camera about competing, and where to watch him talk about it.
Records
Personal bests, what they look like next to everyday things, and the honors they earned.
The numbers
Southern Miss and Sun Belt record · May 2026
Cleared in 2024, then again to win the 2026 Sun Belt title
Golden Eagle Invitational, 2024
How far is 8.19?
Here are his marks next to things you know, and next to you.
Against everyday things
Object sizes are typical approximations.
Against you
His long jump is 4.7 of you lying head to toe.
His high jump bar sits 43 cm above the top of your head.
Honors
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Anatomy of a jump
An 8-meter jump in five frames. Tap any frame to step through the sequence.
Play
Three ways to test yourself against a Division I jumper. Every result counts toward your trophy case.
Can you out-jump 8.19?
One button. Press Run (or Space) and your jumper sprints down the runway. Press Jump (Space again, or tap the runway) before the red foul line. Time it when the angle needle is in the gold zone for the longest jump.
Beat the gun
Press Start, wait for the gun, then tap as fast as you can. Under 0.100s counts as a false start, the same rule sprinters face.