Tyler Waltz - Rodeo Coach

Tyler Waltz

Title:
Assistant Roughstock Coach
Email:
twaltz3@utm.edu
Phone:
731-881-7426

Tyler Waltz, who enjoyed a remarkable career as a University of Tennessee at Martin rodeo student-athlete from 2010-14, has rejoined the Skyhawk program as an assistant roughstock coach under John Luthi.

A member of UT Martin’s 2013-14 national men’s rodeo championship squad and world champion bareback rider, Waltz brings a wealth of experience in the collegiate and professional arenas to the Skyhawk program.

As a student-athlete, Waltz was a three-time College National Finals Rodeo participant while helping guide UT Martin to Ozark Region men’s team championships during his junior and senior campaigns. He was one of six Skyhawk cowboys who traveled to Casper, Wyo. for the 2014 CNFR as UT Martin became the first team located east of the Mississippi River to claim a national rodeo championship.

During his senior season, Waltz finished second in the Ozark Region in bareback riding and placed third nationally in the CNFR bareback riding finals. That followed a junior campaign where he was crowned the Ozark Region champion in bareback riding, once again advancing to the CNFR finals in that event before placing sixth in the nation. As a freshman, he finished second in the Ozark Region in all-around and third in bareback riding, qualifying for the CNFR in both bareback riding and steer wrestling events.

On the professional circuit, Waltz was a two-time International Professional Rodeo Association bareback riding champion (2018-19) and also was the recipient of the IPRA Jack Wiseman Award in 2018. He took part in 362 attempted rides on the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) tour from 2012-20, ending the 2017 and 2020 calendar years ranked in the top-45 of the world rankings.

A Jersey Shore, Pa. native, Waltz earned his degree in agricultural business from UT Martin in 2014.