Tyler McQuality enters his third season as Illinois Institute of Technology head cross country coach / head track & field coach in 2021-22. McQuality, who arrived to the Scarlet Hawks in 2018-19 as an assistant cross country/track & field coach, carries experience and knowledge that has lifted the overall talent and student-athlete experience for Illinois Tech cross country/track & field.

McQuality led the Illinois Tech men's cross country program to a fourth-place finish at the 2019 NACC Championship, an improvement from their sixth-place finish at the event in 2018. The 2019 cross country season also resulted in one All-NACC performer on the men's side. McQuality's first season leading the Illinois Tech track & field program in 2019 also saw leaps and bounds as three men secured individual NACC Indoor Championships. The Scarlet Hawks men's cross country / track & field teams accumulated 19 NACC Scholar-Athletes, while the women's programs registered six in McQuality's two seasons as head coach.

McQuality arrived to Illinois Tech by way of North Central College (Ill.), where he was a four-time All-CCIW selection for the three-time NCAA Division III Men's Cross Country National Champion Cardinals (2014, 2016, 2017). He was also a member of the North Central squad that took home the 2017 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field National Championship on their home track.

He has spent time with both Dick Pond Athletics and Naperville Running Company as a sales associate, increasing each company’s base by establishing relationships with local high school coaches. His horizons in the sport of running have also broadened through his internship with the Chicago Area Runners Association, where he has established relationships with runners in the Chicagoland area through his work on marketing and events.

McQuality hold's a bachelor's degree in business management/sports management from North Central College (Ill.) in 2018 and a master's degree in sports administration from Northwestern University in 2021.

McQuality holds a Level One USATF certification and a USATFC XC certification