GVSU junior sets new school record in 3,000-meter steeplechase

Tyler Emmorey hit the automatic mark in the 3000-meter steeplechase and the provisional mark in the 1500-meter run.

The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) announced on Wednesday, April 21, that Grand Valley State’s Tyler Emmorey was named the Track Athlete of the Week.

Emmorey, a Cedar Springs graduate and junior at Grand Valley State University, set a new school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the Mt. SAC Relays April 16-17. Emmorey ran an automatic time of 8:56.62, which is the fourth fastest time in division II this year. He also hit the provisional mark in the 1500-meter run at the Long Beach Invitational. His time of 3:49.17 is the second fastest time in GVSU history.