Tyler Wigington

"Having a disability only means you need to work harder"

Personal Bests
400M                           59.39
800M                         2:13.33
1500M                       4:38.38
3000M                      10:12.89
10,000M                  38:28.89
Half Marathon       1 hr 36 min
Full Marathon       3hr 37 min

2016 Paralympic Junior Nationals
800M           Gold
1500M          Gold

2016 SOWI State Championships
800M           Gold
1500M          Gold

2016 Paralympic Desert Challenge
800M          Gold
1500M        Bronze

2015 Paralympic Nationals
800M          Silver
1500M        Bronze

2015 SOWI State Championships
400M           Gold
800M           Gold
1500M          Gold

2014 SOWI State Championships
400M           Gold
800M           Gold
1500M          Gold

Tyler was born with several developmental disabilities including Autism, Hypotonia (low muscle tone), Verbal Apraxia and Intellectual disabilities. Slow to reach most childhood and adolescent milestones, Tyler always had a keen interest in sports and running. Tyler slowly overcame many of his physical challenges to participate in numerous sports with Special Olympics. After many successful years running in Special Olympics Track and multiple open community distance events, he has recently been selected to the Team USA Paralympic Emerging Athletes team.