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. He struggled academically at Penn State and transferred to Hinds Community College in Mississippi for his sophomore year.
Laird moved on to Louisiana State University where he competed collegiately for the LSU Tigers. 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. 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.
Personal bests Event Time Wind (m/s) Venue Date Notes100 m 10.05 +0.4 Eugene, Oregon, US June 11, 2021 9.80 +3.2 College Station, Texas, US May 15, 2021 Wind-assisted200 m 19.81 +0.8 Austin, Texas, US March 27, 2021 19.64 +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 Information from World Athletics profile.
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 2019NJCAA Division I Championships 2nd (semis) 200 m 19.64 +5.6 Hobbs, New Mexico Wind-assisted, 2nd 4×100 m relay 39.24 2nd 100 m 10.14 +2.3 Wind-assisted2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships 2nd 200 m 20.20 Fayetteville, Arkansas , #8 all-timeNCAA Division I Championships 1st 4×100 m relay 38.48 Eugene, Oregon 1st 100 m 10.05 +0.4 2nd 200 m 19.94 -0.4 US Olympic Trials 6th 200 m 20.15 +0.3 Eugene, Oregon NCAA and NJCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System profile.TERRANCE LAIRD (JR-3) LSU. Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
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