2nd Lt Tyler Collins

The Southern Region was honored to have 2nd Lt Tyler Collins present the colors at the 2009 Regional Tournament

Tyler is currently training at Vance Air Force Base located 4 miles south of downtown Enid, Ok. Vance is the home of the 71st Flying Training Wing. Upon Graduation, Tyler will be assigned to his final base to become either a jet or helicopter Marine Pilot.

Tyler graduated from the University of Louisiana at Monroe where he skied on the water ski team. Tyler had the chance to come back to Paducah to ski in the 2009 Regional's where he placed 3rd in Men 1 tricks with a score of 1120 Points and 5th in Slalom with a score of 1.5 at 12 meters (35 off).