Outstanding Student Athlete: Tyler Miller

by Carolyn Manno (cmanno@wsbt.com)

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Goshen High School senior Tyler Miller is this week's Burger King Outstanding Student Athlete

Goshen High School senior Tyler Miller is this week's Burger King Outstanding Student Athlete. (WSBT photo)

By Beth Boehne

GOSHEN — Tyler Miller was born with cerebral palsy and hearing disabilities. But nothing can stop him from being there for the Goshen Redskins!

If you talk to most of the head coaches at Goshen High School, they will all tell you that they don't know what they would do without Tyler Miller.

"It's hard to be a three-sport athlete anymore in high school and Tyler's even more than that because he's a three-sport manager,” said Goshen baseball head coach Hal Farmwald.

"Tyler's the backbone of Goshen athletics — he's always there doing his job,” said Goshen senior Jordan Short. “He's the first one at practice and the last one to leave."

"I just really enjoy being around the guys and around sports,” Tyler told WSBT Sports. “I've been doing baseball since sixth grade and basketball and football since seventh grade at middle school, so I've been helping out a long time."

Tyler maintains a 3.7 GPA, is a member of the National Honor Society, and a volunteer sportscaster for Goshen.

He will study sports management at Indiana University next year, and will help manage the Hoosiers football team.

"I went there and they had a scrimmage and I talked to Coach Lynch. I was pretty excited to be on the field,” Tyler said. “Sounds like it's gonna be quite a bit of work, but that's part of it! Part of the job!”

“As good a manager as he is, he's even a better young man — he’s just a great kid that comes out here and works hard,” Farmwald said.

While he'll be moving to a new team next season, Tyler is certainly the role model for the Redskin managers who follow.

Congratulations to Tyler Miller, the Burger King Outstanding Student Athlete of the Week!

Monday, May 12 at 9:04 AM Coach Kbar wrote ...

Tyler is one of the neatest kids I've ever had the chance to be around. In 4 years, I never saw him for one moment at practice or in the hallways without a positive attitude.

Monday, May 12 at 7:55 AM Lavern and Connie wrote ...

Wow! It's hard to believe you're on your way to college. We haven't gotten any older?! Congratulations, we're proud of you and you are such a blessing to your family. Best of everything to you in your college career.

Friday, May 9 at 6:03 PM Aunt Karen wrote ...

It is hard to grasp that Tyler is going to be graduating from high school already. He was born 1 lb. 13 oz. and has grown to be an outstanding young man. A lot of credit goes to his family who have tried their best to make life as normal as possible for him. He is very focused and works hard to achieve. Congratulations, Tyler!

Friday, May 9 at 2:03 PM Mary Kay Longacre wrote ...

Tyler is an outstanding young man from a great family. They should be proud of his effort and I know that he appreciates all of their support. Congratulations Tyler, Jeryl, Kim, and Brooke!

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