Tyler Mullen

Height:
5-10
Weight:
174
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Harrington Park, NJ
High School:
Old Tappan Regional HS

Overall: 0-0; Duals: 0-0

High School – A 2016 graduate of Old Tappan Regional High School in Old Tappan, N.J. ...fifth-place finisher in New Jersey state high school championships for the second straight year after a second-place Region 2 placing ... finished the year 36-4 for a 147-17 career prep record and more than 60 falls ... holds school record for career victories ... placed fifth in the New Jersey state finals as a junior at 160 pounds ... was 42-2 with 25 falls as a junior ... a four-time county medalist, placing first as a junior and senior, four-time district champion and four-time regional medalist (first place and named most outstanding wrestler in the 2015 regionals) ... also in his junior season, placed first in the War at the Shore as well as the NUWAY Individual Summer Nationals, was a finalist in the Pop N Flo National Duals in Lake Placid, N.Y., and was undefeated in the NUWAY Summer Nationals dual team tournament ... was named most outstanding wrestler of his team four times ... as a sophomore, was 33-4 with 14 falls, qualifying for the state finals and placing second in the county tournament, first in the district finals and second in the regionals ... was 36-7 with 13 falls as a freshman and a state qualifier, placing fourth in the county meet, first in the district finals and third in the regionals ... named most outstanding wrestler at the district finals ... also was selected as Male Athlete of the Week by the North Jersey Record newspaper ... wrestled for the Iron Horse Wrestling Club ... was recruited by North Dakota State but chose to come to Cal Poly "because of the great academics, wrestling program and its beautiful environment."

Personal -- Son of Jim and Cathy Mullen ... two brothers, Chris and Justin ... Justin wrestled for four years at Duke ... active in community service, helping children with special needs ... born March 3, 1998, in Hackensack, N.J. ... majoring in business administration.