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Warwick, a defender from Marysville, Ohio, was a two-time All-Ohio Capital Conference First Team selection and team Most Valuable Player at Marysville High School. As a senior, he was also named to the Central District Second Team and the CDSCA All-Star Team. Warwick, who was a two-year captain, helped anchor a defense that allowed just 25 goals in 17 matches in 2005 - the second fewest in school history - including just eight conference goals. He also recorded two goals and three assists.

"Signing Tyler has helped us fill an immediate need after losing two defenders to graduation,” said MVNU head coach Paul Furey. "He brings great pace and technical ability as a back and is very strong in the air. He is a tough competitor, and his experience with his club team and with a knowledgeable high school coach has helped prepare him to make an immediate impact at the college level.”

"Tyler had other opportunities to play in good collegiate programs, but I am thankful he selected MVNU because he saw the importance of a Christian education,” Furey added. "I am looking forward to his contributions on and off the field at MVNU.”

In addition to playing soccer at Marysville High School, Warwick has also been a member of the Ohio Thunder club team since 2003.

"There were several reasons why I chose MVNU,” said Warwick of his college choice. "MVNU had the total packed when I looked at it. There is a good soccer team and I can get a good education and develop spiritually. It is also close to my family with my grandparents and aunts and uncles just 10 minutes away and my parents about an hour or so away.”

MVNU finished the 2005 campaign with an 11-5-3 overall record. The Cougars also went 4-3-1 in the highly competitive American Mideast Conference South Division to finish tied for fourth place.