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Tigers Track And Field Senior Salute: Kyle Bynum
May 15, 2016 | Men's Track and Field
Bynum was an All-American in the javelin, USTFCCCA All-Academic in 2015.
Over these two weeks (started May 6), University of Memphis Tigers men's and women's track and field will celebrate the program's 13 seniors with a salute to each.
Today's senior salute is Kyle Bynum:
Events: Javelin/Discus
Hometown: Pearl, Miss.
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Career Highlights
Head coach Kevin Robinson on Bynum:
"Kyle had an up-and-down career. As a freshman, he won the conference title and set the school record in the javelin. He missed 2014 due to injury. Then, he came back and competed at a high level his junior season (2015), earning All-America honors in the javelin. This year, he's struggled with injuries again. It's been a roller coaster for him. Kyle is a hard-working young man, but it was tough to see him go through his injuries."
Today's senior salute is Kyle Bynum:
Events: Javelin/Discus
Hometown: Pearl, Miss.
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Career Highlights
- Competed in javelin and discus throughout his career
- Injuries forced him to miss the 2014 season and nearly all of the 2016 campaign
- 2015 All-American in the javelin
- Placed eighth in the javelin at the 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- Three-time NCAA East Preliminaries qualifier in 2012, 2013 and 2015
- Highest NCAA East Preliminaries finish was fourth in 2015 (227-5; 69.33m)
- Posted 14 career top-three performances in the javelin, including seven first-place finishes
- Set a personal-best 230-6 (70.27m) in the javelin in winning the 2012 Conference USA title
- His 230-6 mark was the school record until teammate Michael Criticos broke it in 2016
- Best discus throw was 155-0 (47.24m) at the 2012 Southeast Missouri Joey Haines Invitational
- Highest discus finish was fourth at the 2012 Auburn War Eagle Invitational
- Competed in the discus at the 2012 Conference USA Championships
- Two-time U.S. Track and Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCA) All-Academic honoree (2013, 2015)
- Named to the Conference USA Commissioner's Academic Honor Roll in 2012 and 2013
- Earned 2014 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team recognition
- A Biomedical Engineering major
Head coach Kevin Robinson on Bynum:
"Kyle had an up-and-down career. As a freshman, he won the conference title and set the school record in the javelin. He missed 2014 due to injury. Then, he came back and competed at a high level his junior season (2015), earning All-America honors in the javelin. This year, he's struggled with injuries again. It's been a roller coaster for him. Kyle is a hard-working young man, but it was tough to see him go through his injuries."
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