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Will Laird
- Position:
- Mid-Distances
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Seattle, Wash.
- High School:
- Garfield
- Prev School:
- Yale
Graduate transfer returns home to his native Seattle after completing his undergraduate degree at Yale in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology โฆ pursuing a Masters in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership at Washington โฆ ranks Top-10 in Yale school history in the mile, 1000-meters, and 1500-meters.
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2023 (Track): Focused on the mid-distances, and reached the Pac-12 Championships final in the 1,500-meters โฆ entered in four events at Pac-12s to help the collective effort as UW won its first team title โฆ made the 1,500m final at Pac-12s by taking fifth in his prelim heat in 3:48.73 โฆ was 12th in the Pac-12 1,500m final, 20th in the 800m final, 28th in the 5,000m final, and even ran on the 4x100m relay which was 10th โฆ indoors, competed unattached, posting a best mile time of 4:06.17 at the UW Invitational โฆ ran a 3,000-meters in 8:12.51 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener on Dec. 3.
2021-22 (Track At Yale): Ran a 1,500-meters best of 3:44.77 at the Princeton Elite Invite โฆ ran on 4x800m relay that was fourth at Ivy League Outdoor Championships and placed 14th in the 1,500-meters โฆ indoors, was 11th in the mile at Ivy League Indoors and ran on the 2nd-place DMR โฆ set a mile PR of 4:02.72 at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite โฆ (Cross Country At Yale): Finished 82nd at the NCAA Northeast Regionals โฆ at the Ivy League Championships, placed 67th overall โฆ 16th at the season-opening H-Y-P race.
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2020-21 (At Yale): Season canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic
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2019-20 (Track At Yale): Placed third at the Ivy League Indoor Championships in the 1,000-meters and was third on the DMR in the final meet before the coronavirus canceled the rest of the season โฆ ran a 1k PR of 2:24.36 in the H-Y-P meet โฆ 800m best of 1:53.54 on Jan. 18 โฆ (Cross Country At Yale): Placed 52nd at the Ivy League Championships โฆ raced at the Pre-Nationals meet, placing 184th overall.
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2018-19 (Track At Yale): Ran at the IC4A Championships to close the outdoor season, taking 10th in the 1,500m โฆ at Ivy League Outdoors, was 16th in the 1,500m and 8th on the 4x800m โฆ indoors, was seventh in the 1,000m at the Ivy League Indoors, and was sixth on the 4x880y relay โฆ ran a 4:10.09 mile at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite โฆ (Cross Country At Yale): Raced at the Ivy League XC Championships, placing 67th overall โฆ seventh in the H-Y-P meet.
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2017-18 (Track At Yale): Ran at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships, taking 16th in the 1,500-meters โฆ indoors, was 14th in the mile at the IC4A Championships โฆ at the Ivy League Indoor meet, was 13th in the 1k and fifth on the 4x800m โฆ (Cross Country At Yale): Ran at the Northeast Regional Championships, placing 110th overall โฆ was 75th at the Ivy League XC Championships.
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High School and Personal: Born in Seattle โฆ parents are Denise and Robert Laird โฆ has two younger brothers โฆ a Communication and Consent Educator (CCE) at Yale โฆ worked at the Strittmatter Lab at the Yale Medical School โฆ placed 12th at the 3A State XC Champs ... third in the 2017 Washington 3A State Championships 800m final in 1:55.50 and was fifth in the 1600m final in 4:19.57 โฆ the 2017 Metro League Champion at 800m and 1600m โฆ also was top-10 at state in the 800m and 1600m as a junior in 2016 โฆ played club soccer for 10 years, went to two state finals and was a regional and national champion ...ย volunteered with the Special Olympics: Project Unified club all four years of high school.
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Major Meets
2017 Ivy XC โ 75th
2017 Regional XC โ 110th
2018 Ivy Indoors โ 13th, 1000m | 5th, 4x800m
2018 Ivy Outdoors โ 16th, 1500m
2018 Ivy XC โ 67th
2019 Ivy Indoors โ 7th, 1000m | 6th, 4x880y
2019 Ivy Outdoors โ 16th, 1500m | 8th, 4x800m
2019 Ivy XC โ 52nd
2020 Ivy Indoors โ 3rd, 1000m | 3rd, DMR
2021 Ivy XC โ 67th
2021 Regional XC โ 82nd
2022 Ivy Indoors โ 11th, Mile | 2nd, DMR
2022 Ivy Outdoors โ 14th, 1500m | 4th, 4x800m
2023 Pac-12 TF - 20th, 800m | 12th, 1500m | 28th, 5000m | 10th, 4x100m
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Outdoors Bests
1500mโฆโฆ.3:44.77
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Indoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.1:53.54
1000mโฆโฆ.2:24.36
Mileโฆโฆ.4:02.72
3000m.......8:12.51
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2023 (Track): Focused on the mid-distances, and reached the Pac-12 Championships final in the 1,500-meters โฆ entered in four events at Pac-12s to help the collective effort as UW won its first team title โฆ made the 1,500m final at Pac-12s by taking fifth in his prelim heat in 3:48.73 โฆ was 12th in the Pac-12 1,500m final, 20th in the 800m final, 28th in the 5,000m final, and even ran on the 4x100m relay which was 10th โฆ indoors, competed unattached, posting a best mile time of 4:06.17 at the UW Invitational โฆ ran a 3,000-meters in 8:12.51 at the Sharon Colyear-Danville Opener on Dec. 3.
2021-22 (Track At Yale): Ran a 1,500-meters best of 3:44.77 at the Princeton Elite Invite โฆ ran on 4x800m relay that was fourth at Ivy League Outdoor Championships and placed 14th in the 1,500-meters โฆ indoors, was 11th in the mile at Ivy League Indoors and ran on the 2nd-place DMR โฆ set a mile PR of 4:02.72 at the BU Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite โฆ (Cross Country At Yale): Finished 82nd at the NCAA Northeast Regionals โฆ at the Ivy League Championships, placed 67th overall โฆ 16th at the season-opening H-Y-P race.
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2020-21 (At Yale): Season canceled due to Covid-19 pandemic
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2019-20 (Track At Yale): Placed third at the Ivy League Indoor Championships in the 1,000-meters and was third on the DMR in the final meet before the coronavirus canceled the rest of the season โฆ ran a 1k PR of 2:24.36 in the H-Y-P meet โฆ 800m best of 1:53.54 on Jan. 18 โฆ (Cross Country At Yale): Placed 52nd at the Ivy League Championships โฆ raced at the Pre-Nationals meet, placing 184th overall.
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2018-19 (Track At Yale): Ran at the IC4A Championships to close the outdoor season, taking 10th in the 1,500m โฆ at Ivy League Outdoors, was 16th in the 1,500m and 8th on the 4x800m โฆ indoors, was seventh in the 1,000m at the Ivy League Indoors, and was sixth on the 4x880y relay โฆ ran a 4:10.09 mile at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invite โฆ (Cross Country At Yale): Raced at the Ivy League XC Championships, placing 67th overall โฆ seventh in the H-Y-P meet.
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2017-18 (Track At Yale): Ran at the Ivy League Outdoor Championships, taking 16th in the 1,500-meters โฆ indoors, was 14th in the mile at the IC4A Championships โฆ at the Ivy League Indoor meet, was 13th in the 1k and fifth on the 4x800m โฆ (Cross Country At Yale): Ran at the Northeast Regional Championships, placing 110th overall โฆ was 75th at the Ivy League XC Championships.
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High School and Personal: Born in Seattle โฆ parents are Denise and Robert Laird โฆ has two younger brothers โฆ a Communication and Consent Educator (CCE) at Yale โฆ worked at the Strittmatter Lab at the Yale Medical School โฆ placed 12th at the 3A State XC Champs ... third in the 2017 Washington 3A State Championships 800m final in 1:55.50 and was fifth in the 1600m final in 4:19.57 โฆ the 2017 Metro League Champion at 800m and 1600m โฆ also was top-10 at state in the 800m and 1600m as a junior in 2016 โฆ played club soccer for 10 years, went to two state finals and was a regional and national champion ...ย volunteered with the Special Olympics: Project Unified club all four years of high school.
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Major Meets
2017 Ivy XC โ 75th
2017 Regional XC โ 110th
2018 Ivy Indoors โ 13th, 1000m | 5th, 4x800m
2018 Ivy Outdoors โ 16th, 1500m
2018 Ivy XC โ 67th
2019 Ivy Indoors โ 7th, 1000m | 6th, 4x880y
2019 Ivy Outdoors โ 16th, 1500m | 8th, 4x800m
2019 Ivy XC โ 52nd
2020 Ivy Indoors โ 3rd, 1000m | 3rd, DMR
2021 Ivy XC โ 67th
2021 Regional XC โ 82nd
2022 Ivy Indoors โ 11th, Mile | 2nd, DMR
2022 Ivy Outdoors โ 14th, 1500m | 4th, 4x800m
2023 Pac-12 TF - 20th, 800m | 12th, 1500m | 28th, 5000m | 10th, 4x100m
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Outdoors Bests
1500mโฆโฆ.3:44.77
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Indoor Bests
800mโฆโฆ.1:53.54
1000mโฆโฆ.2:24.36
Mileโฆโฆ.4:02.72
3000m.......8:12.51
Raising the Bar | Hana & Amanda Moll
Monday, August 04
Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
Track & Field NCAA Championships | Huskies Highlights
Friday, June 13
