Tyler Gunnarson Breaks Not One But Two State Records


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Well, that didn't take long...

After a 2022 season in which four state records were broken, it only took three weeks into the 2023 season for two new state records to be set, and both by the same athlete. 

Saint Charles sophomore Tyler Gunnarson broke the Minnesota state records for the 100m and 400m wheelchair events, breaking recors set by his older brother Peyton Gunnarson

At the Plainview-Elgin-Millville Winged Foot Inviational, Gunnarson was the only wheelchair athlete to compete but set new PRs in the 100m with a time of 15.90 and in the 400m with a time of 1:02.07. This beats his brother's old records of 16.06 and 1:02.97. 

All-Time Minnesota Boys T&F Wheelchair Records

EventRecord HolderMark/TimeYear
100m

Tyler Gunnarson

15.902023
200m

Peyton Gunnarson

28.922021
400m

Tyler Gunnarson

1:02.072023
800m

Peyton Gunnarson

1:55.232021
1600m

Mark Braun

4:02.402012
3200m

Tyler Gunnarson

9:20.952021
Shot Put

Danny Lilya

24' 9"2019
Discus

Mark Braun

58' 8"2012

Of the eight more commonly contested wheelchair events in Minnesota, the Gunnarson brothers now hold five of those records. Tyler Gunnarson is also close to breaking the 200m record also with his PR of 29.26. 

Both times in the 100m and 400m for Gunnarson rank #1 nationally this season among all wheelchair athletes. 

Last year, four outdoor track and field state records were broken, but the first of those wasn't broken until May 10th, 2022 by Ava Cinnamo with a new state triple jump record. 

This year it took only about three weeks into the season, and really only our first week of the outdoor season. 

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