2014-15 Wrestling Roster
Roster
Tyler Lyster
- Position:
- 197
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Wanamassa, N.J.
- High School:
- Ocean Township
Three-year team captain.
2013-14: Wrestled in 197-pound bracket at EIWA Championships ... posted 3-2 record ... came one win shy of being a placewinner for a second straight year ... equaled career high with 21 wins ... was 21-18 overall ... 5-0 in bouts decided by fall ... improved to 13-1 in career in bouts decided by fall ... 8-5 in last 13 regular-season matches ... along with classmate Joe Stolfi, was one of two Bison to start all 21 duals ... placed second at Mat Town Open and fifth at Navy Classic ... wrestled exclusively at 197 pounds ... served as team captain for a second straight season.
2012-13: Wrestled at EIWA Championships as No. 7 seed at 197 pounds and posted 2-3 record ... finished eighth at EIWA Championships ... win total improved by 12 from previous season ... opened season with 9-3 record ... first Bison to ever record a pin in a dual match vs. perennial national power Iowa ... 10-2 record in bonus-point matches, including 4-1 in bouts decided by fall ... finished second at Mat Town Open and third at Navy Classic ... all 38 matches were wrestled at 197 pounds ... started all 20 duals at 197 pounds ... one of four Bison to finish with 20 wins (21-17 record) ... earned team’s Most Improved Award.
2011-12: Began and ended year wrestling at 197 pounds ... filled in at 285 during middle part of season ... posted 4-15 record at 197 and 5-8 mark at 285 ... 4-0 in bouts decided by fall ... faced seven nationally ranked opponents ... 5-15 in dual matches and 4-9 in tournament competition ... went 4-2 during six-match stretch in December ... competed at EIWA Championships in 197-pound bracket ... posted 0-2 record at EIWAs against pair of seeded foes ... earned team’s Coach’s Award at postseason banquet.
Before Bucknell: Earned three letters in football and wrestling and one in track at Ocean Township High School ... posted three-year varsity wrestling record of 77-31, including 35-7 as a senior 189-pounder ... selected to All-Shore Team for wrestling and All-Shore Academic Team for football ... two-year wrestling team captain ... two-time wrestling MVP ... 2010 district champion at 215 pounds ... 2011 district runner-up at 189 pounds ... Region 6 third-place and New Jersey state qualifier ... led wrestling squad to divisional title and a top-25 ranking in New Jersey ... played TE, FB, LB and DE on football team ... earned team’s scholar-athlete award as a senior ... javelin and discus thrower as member of track team.
Personal: Tyler John Lyster ... born Jan. 8, 1993 in Red Bank, N.J. ... son of Susan and Rick Lyster ... has one sister, Carly, and two brothers, Rick and Thomas ...sister, Carly, was captain of lacrosse team at Wagner ... brother, Rick,was a captain of the Lafayette College football team in 2012 ... brother, Thomas, plays football at Franklin & Marshall ... mother, Susan, was a member of crew and track teams at Rutgers ... father, Rick, played rugby at Dayton ...majoring in accounting and financial planning.
