SENIOR DAY: Tulane Honors Track and Field's Skyler Guillot
May 14, 2020 | Track & Field
EDITOR'S NOTE: Over the next few months, TulaneGreenWave.com will honor the 35 seniors that had their respective collegiate careers cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic through this SENIOR DAY series. We hope you the fans enjoy this series and remember the seniors from the 2020 graduating class.
In three seasons with the Green Wave, Skyler Guillot totaled seven top 10 finishes in the javelin throw, finishing second in the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational (2018), the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (2018) and the Southern Miss Open (2019). The New Orleans, Louisiana native holds the eighth-best spot in program history with a career-best mark of 41.27 meters.
Today, we honor Guillot in our SENIOR DAY web series.
Q AND A WITH SKYLER GUILLOT
What made you want to come to Tulane?
“Tulane had everything that I needed in an undergraduate institution. It’s a great school academically, its campus is beautiful, the city has an unmatched character and the athletic department is getting more fierce by the year. So after my first visit to the campus, I was completely sold.”
What is your favorite memory from your time at Tulane?
“My favorite memory from my time at Tulane was a track meet at UC Berkley. It was one of the first times I had traveled that far from home, and my entire team cheered me on to a new personal best after a season-ending injury the previous year. It was a feeling that I will never forget.”
What's next?
“Next year, I will be heading to the University of North Texas to continue my education in their Clinical Psychology doctoral program and to finish out my eligibility as a javelin thrower for their track team.”
Tulane is a great school academically, its campus is beautiful, the city has an unmatched character and the athletic department is getting more fierce by the year. So after my first visit to the campus, I was completely sold.- Skyler Guillot
Skyler Guillot takes 13th in the javelin with a best throw of 37.42 meters (122-9). #RollWave???????????? pic.twitter.com/Zjddq8Dg2g
— Tulane XC & TF (@GreenWaveXCTF) May 10, 2019
Career Best Mark
Javelin Throw – 41.27m
As a junior (2018-19)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Competed in three regular-season meets and The American Outdoor Championships
- Placed 13th at The American Outdoor Championships (5/10) clearing 37.42 meters (122'-9")
- Took silver at the Southern Miss Open (4/27) with a distance of 41.10 (134'-10")
- Had three top-ten finishes
As a sophomore (2017-18)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Threw the javelin at four total meets for the Green Wave
- Placed 11th at the AAC Championship with a distance of 41.26 meters (135-4), just missing a season and personal best
- Had a new personal best of 41.27 meters (135-5) at the Brutus Hamilton Invitational (4/28) for a second-place finish
- Also took second place at the Jim Bush/Bob Larsen Invitational (3/31) with a throw of 38.98 meters (127-11)
As a freshman (2016-17)
Outdoor Track & Field
- Threw the javelin at two meets for the Green Wave, posting a season best of 39.15 meters (128-5) at the Victor Lopez Classic (3/23) for a ninth-place showing
- Also throw 37.81 metres (124-0) at the Louisiana CLassic (3/17) for seventh place
- Member of Tulane Athletics 3.0 Club spring 2017
Prior to Tulane: Valedictorian at Thibodaux High School … Acknowledged as Thibodaux High School and Lafourche Parish Student of the Year … Officer for National Honor Society … Future Farmers of America, Art Club, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes Member … Played Softball, Volleyball, Soccer, and Swimming in addition to Track & Field in High School … Wendy’ High School Heisman Winner … WWL A+ Athlete … Regional, District, and Parish Champ in Javelin … Record Holder for three years (118’ 6” – 2014; 120’3” – 2015; 124’10” – 2016)
Personal: Born in New Orleans, La….Has one older brother…Majoring in Psychology.
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May 16 – Senior Day on Robert Price (Baseball)
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