Garrett Huyler (pronounced HIGH-ler) joined the Milwaukee track & field coaching staff in the fall of 2010. Since he came aboard, he has done nothing but continue the rich Panther tradition, helping UWM win a total of 11 Horizon League team titles in that time.
Working specifically with high jumpers, Huyler has seen incredible success from his student-athletes. Milwaukee high jumpers have won an outstanding 10 league titles and another 13 second-team all-league finishes in his seven years with the program.
Huyler helped bring home another individual title in 2018. In fact, sophomores Brady Irwin and Trevor Coenen each cleared personal bests at the indoor championships to bring hom the gold and silver medals as Milwaukee placed six on the podium that day for a combined 32.5 points - with five of the six jumpers clearing new PRs.
With a very young group in 2017, Huyler once again showed his coaching capabilities by guiding the youthful squad to outstanding showings at the Horizon League Championships. Milwaukee took up 12 spots on the podium between men and women, indoor and outdoor at the 2017 league championships, headlined by a league title by Jason Hanson in just his freshman year. Even more impressive, at the outdoor league meet, Milwaukee high jumpers scored 38.5 points, equaling the total of all other schools combined.
2016 was a banner year for Milwaukee high jumpers. Senior Brett Pozolinski qualified for both the indoor and outdoor NCAA Championships, becoming the first-ever Panther to do so in the D-I era. Pozolinski finished tied for fifth at indoor nationals and was 10th at Track Town in Eugene, Ore. at the outdoor championships to claim All-American honors at both meets.
Huyler also coached Laura Hamel to the NCAA West Regionals in 2012, and has coached three school record holders.
While coaching, Huyler has also continued his professional jumping career, competing at a variety of national events. He has represented the U.S. in international competitions in seven different foreign countries and boasts personal bests of 2.25m (7-4 1/2) in outdoor and 2.24m (6-4 1/4) in indoor. His competition reached its pinnacle in the summer of 2016, qualifying for the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Ore., just missing a berth to the Rio Olympics.
Huyler comes to Milwaukee after four outstanding years at Ivy-League power Cornell University. During his time at Cornell, the team captain helped the Big Red win seven of the possible eight conference titles and was a First-Team All-American high jumper after finishing eighth at the 2009 NCAA Outdoor Championships. He also won three individual league titles and graduated with both indoor and outdoor school records to his name.
Huyler and his wife, Kelly, live in Oak Creek.
