Tyler Chavalia

Tyler Chavalia
Tyler Chavalia
  • Hometown:
    Mesick
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Kalkaska
  • Event(s):
    Sprints
News mentions
Olivet College trio named to 2018 All-MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Team
Olivet College trio named to 2018 All-MIAA Outdoor Track and Field Team

Olivet College senior Bruce Baker, and freshmen Tyler Chavalia and Dewan Hawthorne have been named to the 2018 All-Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Outdoor Track and Field Team. The trio landed on the team by virtue of winning an event at the 2018 MIAA Field Day.

Two gold medals help men’s track and field place sixth at MIAA Field Day
Two gold medals help men’s track and field place sixth at MIAA Field Day

The Olivet College men’s track and field teams place sixth at the 2018 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Field Day. The Comets totaled 93 points, which was only one point behind fifth-place Adrian College and 10 points behind fourth-place Hope College.

Baker wins 10K title at MIAA Field Day, Comets sit in fourth- and fifth-place
Baker wins 10K title at MIAA Field Day, Comets sit in fourth- and fifth-place

Led by senior Bruce Baker’s win in the 10,000-meter run, the Olivet College men’s track and field team sits in fourth-place with 18 points after day one of the 2018 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Field Day. The Comet women are in fifth-place with 14 points.

Track & field teams participate in GVSU Al Owens Classic
Track & field teams participate in GVSU Al Owens Classic

The Olivet College men’s and women’s track & field teams participated in the Grand Valley State University Al Owens Classic in Allendale.

Track & field teams finish third and fourth at Olivet Quad
Track & field teams finish third and fourth at Olivet Quad

The Olivet College men’s and women’s track & field teams hosted Albion, Alma and Aquinas colleges for a quad meet today at the Cutler Athletic Complex and on the Kolassa Track in Olivet. The Comet men totaled 143 points to finish in third-place. The Comet women had 106 points to place fourth.

Track & field teams compete at MSU Invitational
Track & field teams compete at MSU Invitational

The Olivet College men’s and women’s track & field teams participated in the 2018 Michigan State University Spartan Invitational in East Lansing. The meet featured NCAA Division I, II and III schools from across the state of Michigan.

Track & field teams open outdoor season at Rhodes Invitational
Track & field teams open outdoor season at Rhodes Invitational

The Olivet College men’s and women’s track & field teams started its 2018 outdoor schedule by competing at the two-day Rhodes College Invitational in Memphis, Tennessee.

Baker, Chavalia and Kaliniak compete at Polar Bear Final Qualifier
Baker, Chavalia and Kaliniak compete at Polar Bear Final Qualifier

Three Olivet College track & field student-athletes – Bruce Baker, Tyler Chavalia and Michaela Kaliniak – traveled down to Ohio to compete at the Ohio Northern University Polar Bear Final Qualifier.

Men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams finish in sixth-place at MIAA Championships
Men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams finish in sixth-place at MIAA Championships

The Olivet College men’s and women’s track & field teams finished sixth-place at the 2018 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Championships, held at the Keith E. Busse/Steel Dynamics Athletic & Recreation Center in Angola, Indiana. The lone event champion for the Comets was Michaela Kaliniak who won the pole vault in a MIAA and school-record clearance of 10 feet and 10 inches.

Track and field athletes take part in Hillsdale Tune-Up
Track and field athletes take part in Hillsdale Tune-Up

The Olivet College men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams took part today in the Hillsdale College Tune-Up at the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center in Hillsdale.

Track and field teams participate in Hillsdale Wide Track Classic
Track and field teams participate in Hillsdale Wide Track Classic

The Olivet College men’s and women’s indoor track & field teams participated in the two-day Hillsdale College Wide Track Classic inside the Margot V. Biermann Athletic Center in Hillsdale.