Terrance Laird
Personal information
Born (1998-10-12) October 12, 1998 (age 25)[1]
West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S.[2]
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventSprints
College teamLSU Tigers (2020–2021)
Hinds CC Eagles (2019)
PSU Nittany Lions (2018)
Coached byDennis Shaver
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 100 m: 10.05 (2021)
  • 200 m: 19.81 (2021)

Terrance Laird (born October 12, 1998) is an American track and field athlete specializing in the 100 meters and 200 meters sprints.

Career

Laird's freshman year was at Penn State in 2017-18, where he won the Men's Freshman of the Year award in the Big Ten conference.[3] He struggled academically at Penn State and transferred to Hinds Community College in Mississippi for his sophomore year.[4]

Laird moved on to Louisiana State University[5] where he competed collegiately for the LSU Tigers.[6] On 27 March 2021, Laird ran a 19.81 200 metres at the Texas Relays meet, which was the third fastest time in NCAA history. His performance was even more impressive due to his negative split, running the first 100m in 10.39 seconds and his final in 9.42 seconds, which is one of the fastest closes for the 200 metres in history.[7] He also finished second to Matthew Boling at the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 200m, finishing in 20.20 seconds. This was also the 8th fastest all time indoor 200 metres. Terrance Laird also holds the 4th fastest wind aided 200m run of all time, running 19.64 (+5.6) on May 17, 2019. On May 15, 2021, Laird had a similar achievement running 9.80 +3.2 for 100 meters, one of the top 20 performers under any circumstances in that event. He was awarded the Commissioners Trophy for the most points at the SEC event, where he won the 100 and 200 meters and anchored the winning 4x100 meter relay team.[8]

Personal bests

Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes
100 m 10.05 +0.4 Eugene, Oregon, US June 11, 2021
9.80 w +3.2 College Station, Texas, US May 15, 2021 Wind-assisted
200 m 19.81 +0.8 Austin, Texas, US March 27, 2021
19.64 w +5.6 Hobbs, New Mexico, US May 17, 2019 Wind-assisted
Indoor 200 m 20.20 — Fayetteville, Arkansas, US March 13, 2021 #8 all-time

National championship results

Representing the PSU Nittany Lions (2018), Hinds CC Eagles (2019), LSU Tigers (2021 NCAA), and adidas (2021)
Year Competition Position Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Notes
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 12th 200 m 20.97 — College Station, Texas
2019 NJCAA Division I Championships 2nd (semis) 200 m 19.64 w +5.6 Hobbs, New Mexico Wind-assisted, Q[note 1]
2nd 4×100 m relay 39.24 —
2nd 100 m 10.14 w +2.3 Wind-assisted
2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 2nd 200 m 20.20 — Fayetteville, Arkansas PB, #8 all-time
NCAA Division I Championships 1st 4×100 m relay 38.48 — Eugene, Oregon
1st 100 m 10.05 +0.4 PB
2nd 200 m 19.94 -0.4
US Olympic Trials 6th 200 m 20.15 +0.3 Eugene, Oregon

Notes

  1. ^ Qualified for the final, but did not start (DNS).

References

  1. ^ a b "ATHLETE PROFILE Terrance LAIRD". World Athletics. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Mull, Cory (February 23, 2017). "Terrance Laird: The Lion Within". FloSports. Archived from the original on March 2, 2017. Retrieved April 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "Two Penn State Track and Field athletes named Big Ten Athletes of the Year". news.psu.edu. Penn State News. March 14, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  4. ^ Geoghegan, Neil (March 15, 2021). "Running In Place: After years on the move, Coatesville's Terrance Laird has found peace at LSU, and a speed no one can match". PA Prep Live. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  5. ^ "Two Hinds track and field stars sign with Division 1 programs". Vicksburg Daily News. November 14, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  6. ^ "Terrance Laird". LSUSports.net. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  7. ^ Doug Binder (March 28, 2021). "LSU's Terrance Laird Leaves Field in the Dust With 19.81 200 Meters at Texas Relays". dyestat.com. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Chrisman, Spencer (May 16, 2021). "LSU sprinter, Terrance Laird awarded Commissioners Trophy". WAFB. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  9. ^ TERRANCE LAIRD (JR-3) LSU. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved June 12, 2021.

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