Ty Kirk Class: Senior Hometown: Arlington Heights, Ill. High School: Rolling Meadows HS Height: 6-2 Event: Jumps Experience: 1L

NEW MEXICO:

2011 Indoor: Participated in fourcompetitions...Recorded a 7.35s 60m dash at the New Mexico Invitational, good for sixth...Placed tenth in the long jump at the Don Kirby Invitational with a mark of 20'-11.25" (6.38m)...Registered a 10th-place finish in the long jump at the MWC Indoor Championships, reaching 21'-7.25" (6.58m).

2010 Indoor: Competed at eight meets in the triple jump, long jump, 60m and 200m...Opened the season with a win in the triple jump at the Lobo Open, reaching 48' (14.63m)...Fifth-place finish in the long jump at the Lobo Challenge, 21'11" (6.68m)...Finished sixth in the triple jump at the New Mexico Invitational with a mark of 48'10" (14.88m)...Placed seventh in the long jump at the New Mexico Classic & Multis, leaping 23' (7.01m)...Runner-up in the triple jump at the Air Force Invitational with a mark of 50'2" (15.29m)...Posted a tenth-place finish at the MWC Indoor Championships in the long jump, reaching 22'-5.75" (6.85m).

2010 Outdoor: 2010 best jump of 50'-00.5" in the triple jump at the MWC Championships for a 2nd place finish earning 8pts for the Lobos and All-MWC honors...Made it to Austin, Texas to compete at the NCAA Regionals...Finished 4th at the MWC Championships in the long jump with a wind-aided mark of 23'-7.25".

2009 Outdoor: Made an immediate impact upon joining the team, flying a lifetime best 50'-11.00" (15.52m) on his second attempt in the triple jump at New Mexico's Don Kirby Invitational...Jump led the Mountain West Conference (40th nationally), was the best by a Lobo since 1984, and made him the first UNM triple jumper to qualify for the NCAA regional meet...Earned all-MWC honors with a third place finish in the event (48-08.75) at the MWC Championships...Also added a seventh place MWC finish in his lone long jump competition of the year (21-09.00)...27th at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships (47-03.75).

2009 Indoor:Did not compete.

HIGH SCHOOL:

A 2008 graduate of Rolling Meadows High School in Arlington Heights, Ill...all-state receiver who had 37 catches for 552 yards and 5 TDs as a senior for this Chicago-area school...Kirk scored 7 TDs on the season, including one rushing and one on a punt return...had 241 yards in kickoff and punt returns as a senior...the Mustangs went 9-2 last fall...a three-year starter for head coach Doug Millsaps...also played cornerback...a four-year letterman for the basketball team and an accomplished performer in track...all-state in the triple jump, and he finished 7th nationally at a Junior Olympics meet in 2007 with a leap of 48-06.75.

PERSONAL:

Born in Hoffman Estates, Ill...full name is Tynell Limuel Kirk...son of Cheri Kirk...would like to be a chef after playing days are over...interest in cooking originates from a 7th-grade Home Economics class, and he took cooking classes in high school...major is undeclared.

PERSONAL BESTS:

Indoor:
Triple Jump: 50'2" (15.29m)
Long Jump: 23' (7.01m)

Outdoor:
Triple Jump: 50"11' (15.52m)
Long Jump: 22'-6.25" (6.87m)

TRACK & FIELD HONORS:

• 2x Outdoor All-MWC (Triple Jump - '09 & '10)

Lobos Track & Field

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