Seminole Tribe of Florida descendent Tyler Hiatt was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Men’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year on March 6.

Hiatt, a senior at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, won two events at the NSIC Indoor Championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Mankato, Minnesota. Hiatt won the weight throw title (64 feet,1.25 inches) and the shot put (58 feet, 5.75 inches). He earned all-conference honors in both events.

Hiatt is the record holder at USF in weight throw and shot put. He is the son of tribal member Stephanie Bowers Hiatt, who is a 2017 inductee of the USF Hall of Fame in volleyball.