Bio

Tyler DeZago

Collegiate Sport:  Men's Cross Country (2014); Snowshoe Racing (2014 - 2015).

High School:  Rhinebeck High School (2014)

Hometown:  Rhinebeck, New York

Academic Major:  Forest Biology

Collegiate Athletic Honors

Men's Cross Country:  Yankee Small College Conference All Conference XC Team (2014).

Snowshoe Racing (2015):  Tyler earned a first place finish in the 5K Junior category in the Cock A Doodle Shoe, and earned a berth in the US Snowshoe Nationals.  Tyler won the Men's Junior 5K at the Empire State Snowshoe Racing Association (ESSRA) Championships.  He then finished second in the men's 5K at the 2015 Snowshoe World Championships in Quebec City with a time of 27:09.

Tyler earned a silver medal in the men's 4 X 100 meter relay as well as bronze medal in the 4 X 100 mixed relay at the International Snowshoe Championships in Lewiston, Maine.  Tyler won the coveted Saranac Lake Winter Carnival 2,000 meter snowshoe race under the lights at Dewey Mountain for the men's 13 - 18 age class.

He earned a silver medal in the 5K at the 2015 Empire State Games with a time of 26:43.  Tyler finished third in the Junior Men's 5K at Highland Forest, leading towards the US nationals one week later.

Tyler earned a spot on the US National Team with a second place finish at US Nationals in the Junior 5K in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.  He is also a member of the Paul Smith's College men's team that placed second in the 4 X 2.5 Km relay at nationals in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.

Collegiate Academic Honors:  Paul Smith's College Dean's List (Fall, 2014).   Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) All Academic Team (Fall 2014).