Bio

Tyler Mulder was named the St. Ambrose University head track & field coach prior to the 2022-23 season. He also assists the Fighting Bee cross country teams.

In his first year with the Bees, Mulder coached four All-Americans as his student-athletes set numerous school records.

Mulder joined St. Ambrose after spending five seasons as the head coach of the track & field and cross country teams at Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, Iowa. He coached seven cross country All-Americans and 59 track & field All-Americans, including an indoor men's national championship 4x800m relay team, at Hawkeye. Mutiple RedTail athletes moved to NCAA and NAIA programs under his watch.

Originally from Orange City, Iowa, Mulder graduated from Unity Christian High School and the University of Northern Iowa. At UNI from 2005-09, he was an eight-time All-American and won the 800-meter national title at the 2008 NCAA Indoor National Championships. He holds Panther school records in the 800m, 1000m, 4x400m relay, sprint medley relay and distance medley relay. A 16-time Missouri Valley Conference champion, Mulder was named the conference's Most Outstanding Track Athlete at the 2008 and 2009 MVC Indoor Championships.

Following his collegiate career, Mulder joined the Oregon Track Club. He reached the 800m final at the 2009 USA Track & Field Championships. In 2010, he placed third at the USA Indoors and fourth at the USA Outdoors. In 2011, Mulder placed fourth at the USA Championships and just missed at qualifying for the World Championships. He took fourth-place honors at the 2011 Pan Am Games. Mulder placed fifth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2012. He set his personal best in the 800 with a time of 1:44.34 in Monaco in 2013.