Terrance Laird

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

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

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
EventTimeWind (m/s)VenueDateNotes
100 m10.05+0.4Eugene, Oregon, USJune 11, 2021
9.80 w+3.2College Station, Texas, USMay 15, 2021Wind-assisted
200 m19.81+0.8Austin, Texas, USMarch 27, 2021
19.64 w+5.6Hobbs, New Mexico, USMay 17, 2019Wind-assisted
Indoor 200 m20.20—Fayetteville, Arkansas, USMarch 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)
YearCompetitionPositionEventTimeWind (m/s)VenueNotes
2018 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships12th200 m20.97—College Station, Texas
2019 NJCAA Division I Championships2nd (semis)200 m19.64 w+5.6Hobbs, New MexicoWind-assisted, Q[note 1]
2nd4×100 m relay39.24—
2nd100 m10.14 w+2.3Wind-assisted
2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships2nd200 m20.20—Fayetteville, ArkansasPB, #8 all-time
NCAA Division I Championships1st4×100 m relay38.48—Eugene, Oregon
1st100 m10.05+0.4PB
2nd200 m19.94-0.4
US Olympic Trials6th200 m20.15+0.3Eugene, Oregon
  • NCAA and NJCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System profile.[9]

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

References
  1. "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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