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William Laird
USAMenBirth dateJan 1, 1998
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William Laird is a United States middle-distance runner, born on January 1, 1998. He competes primarily in the 800m, 1500m and Mile.
His personal bests include 1:53.43 in the 800m, 3:44.77 in the 1500m, 4:02.72 in the Mile, 8:12.51 in the 3000m and 14:23.22 in the 5000m. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.
Key facts
Mile Short Track
4:02.72
1500 m
3:44.77
Age
28 years old
As of Sep 22, 2026: Mile Short Track 4:02.72, 1500 m 3:44.77, 2026 season best 29:32 (Apr 19, 2026, Vancouver (CAN)) · Last competition: Vancouver Sun Run, Apr 19, 2026, 29:32 · 28 years old
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10Kilometr | 29:32 | - | Apr 19, 2026 | ↑ | Vancouver Sun Run |
| 2026 | Marathon | 2:18:56 | - | Jan 11, 2026 | - | Chevron Houston Marathon |
| 2025 | 5000m | 14:23.22 | - | Jun 28, 2025 | - | Thunderbirds Endurance Twilight, Rashpal Dhillon Oval, Vancouver |
| 2025 | 10Kilometr | 29:54 | - | Apr 27, 2025 | ↑ | Vancouver Sun Run |
| 2024 | 1500m | 3:51.25 | - | Apr 19, 2024 | ↑ | Oregon Relays |
| 2024 | Mile | 4:02.93 | - | Feb 10, 2024 | ↑ | Husky Classic |
| 2024 | DistanceMe | 9:43.36 | - | Apr 19, 2024 | ↑ | Oregon Relays |
| 2023 | 1500m | 3:48.73 | - | May 12, 2023 | ↑ | Pac 12 Men's and Women's Track and Field Championships, Hilmer Lodge Stadium, Walnut, CA |
| 2023 | Mile | 4:06.17 | - | Jan 28, 2023 | ↑ | Washington Indoor Invitational |
| 2023 | MileRoad | 4:09.39 | - | Jul 29, 2023 | - | The Guardian Mile |
| 2022 | 1000m | 2:26.30 | - | Jan 22, 2022 | ↑ | Yale Cox Cage, New Haven, CT (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 1000m-short-track | 2:26.30 | - | Jan 22, 2022 | ↑ | Yale Cox Cage, New Haven, CT (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 1500m | 3:44.77 | - | May 14, 2022 | ↑ | Weaver Stadium, Princeton, NJ (USA) |
| 2022 | Mile | 4:02.72 | - | Feb 5, 2022 | ↑ | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | mile-short-track | 4:02.72 | - | Feb 5, 2022 | ↑ | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 3000m-short-track | 8:12.51 | - | Dec 3, 2022 | - | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | 3000m | 8:12.51 | - | Dec 3, 2022 | - | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2022 | DistanceMe | 9:54.22 | - | Feb 27, 2022 | ↑ | Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2021 | 1500m | 3:47.45 | - | May 15, 2021 | ↑ | Lincoln Park, Jersey City, NJ (USA) |
| 2020 | 800m | 1:53.54 | - | Jan 18, 2020 | ↑ | Dartmouth-Leverone FH, Hanover, NH (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | 800m-short-track | 1:53.54 | - | Jan 18, 2020 | - | Dartmouth-Leverone FH, Hanover, NH (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | 1000m-short-track | 2:24.36 | - | Feb 8, 2020 | ↑ | Yale Cox Cage, New Haven, CT (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | 1000m | 2:24.36 | - | Feb 8, 2020 | ↑ | Yale Cox Cage, New Haven, CT (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | mile-short-track | 4:04.42 | - | Feb 15, 2020 | ↑ | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2020 | Mile | 4:04.42 | - | Feb 15, 2020 | ↑ | Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | 800m | 1:53.43 | - | May 18, 2019 | ↑ | Lowell, MA (USA) |
| 2019 | 1000m-short-track | 2:27.61 | - | Feb 24, 2019 | ↑ | Cambridge, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | 1000m | 2:27.61 | - | Feb 24, 2019 | ↑ | Cambridge, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | 1500m | 3:50.71 | - | May 9, 2019 | ↑ | West Point, NY (USA) |
| 2019 | mile-short-track | 4:10.09 | - | Feb 9, 2019 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | Mile | 4:10.09 | - | Feb 9, 2019 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | 4x800Metre | 7:50.29 | - | Jan 18, 2019 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 800m | 1:56.14 | - | Apr 14, 2018 | ↑ | New Haven, CT (USA) |
| 2018 | 1000m | 2:31.02 | - | Jan 20, 2018 | ↑ | Hanover, NH (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 1000m-short-track | 2:31.02 | - | Jan 20, 2018 | ↑ | Hanover, NH (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 1500m | 3:52.71 | - | May 5, 2018 | ↑ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2018 | mile-short-track | 4:12.34 | - | Feb 10, 2018 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | Mile | 4:12.34 | - | Feb 10, 2018 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2018 | 4x800Metre | 7:42.20 | - | Feb 25, 2018 | ↓ | Hanover, NH (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 800m | 1:57.72 | - | May 22, 2015 | ↑ | Seattle, WA (USA) |
2026
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10Kilometr | 29:32 | - | Apr 19 | Vancouver Sun Run |
Marathon | 2:18:56 | - | Jan 11 | Chevron Houston Marathon |
2025
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5000m | 14:23.22 | - | Jun 28 | Thunderbirds Endurance Twilight, Rashpal Dhillon Oval, Vancouver |
10Kilometr | 29:54 | - | Apr 27 | Vancouver Sun Run |
2024
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mile | 4:10.24 | - | Apr 20 | Oregon Relays |
1500m | 3:51.25 | - | Apr 20 | Oregon Relays |
1500m | 3:51.25 | - | Apr 19 | Oregon Relays |
DistanceMe | 9:43.36 | - | Apr 19 | Oregon Relays |
Mile | 4:04.45 | - | Feb 24 | Ken Shannon Last Chance |
Mile | 4:02.93 | - | Feb 10 | Husky Classic |
1000m | DNF | - | Jan 13 | UW Preview |
Mile | DNF | - | Jan 13 | UW Preview |
2023
15 performances2022
13 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3000m-short-track | 8:12.51 | - | Dec 3 | Boston University/Sharon Colyear-Danville Season Opener, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
1500m | 3:44.77 | - | May 14 | Princeton Elite Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton, NJ |
1500m | 3:56.44 | - | May 7 | Ivy League Championships, Yale Dewitt Cuyler Field, New Haven, CT |
1500m | 3:54.05 | - | Apr 29 | The Penn Relays Carnival, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA |
1500m | 3:54.05 | - | Apr 28 | The Penn Relays Carnival, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA |
1500m | 3:46.78 | - | Apr 22 | Virginia Challenge, UVA Lanningan Field, Charlottesville, VA |
1500m | 3:53.05 | - | Apr 9 | New Haven Harvard vs. Yale, Yale Dewitt Cuyler Field, New Haven, CT |
mile-short-track | 4:05.34 | - | Mar 5 | ICAAAA/ECAC Indoor Championships, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
DistanceMe | 9:54.22 | - | Feb 27 | Ivy League Heptagonal, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) |
mile-short-track | 4:07.11 | - | Feb 26 | Ivy League Heptagonal, Armory Track&Field Center, New York, NY (i) |
mile-short-track | 4:06.42 | - | Feb 12 | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
mile-short-track | 4:02.72 | - | Feb 5 | Boston University Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
1000m-short-track | 2:26.30 | - | Jan 22 | Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, Yale Cox Cage, New Haven, CT (i) |
2021
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1500m | 3:52.03 | - | May 21 | Trials of Miles NYC Qualifier, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY |
1500m | 3:47.45 | - | May 15 | Trials of Miles Night at the Track, Lincoln Park, Jersey City, NJ |
1500m | 3:52.05 | - | May 1 | Trials of Miles - Kansas City Qualifier, Charles Berkel Memorial Stadium, Leavenworth, KS - Invitational Events |
2020
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
mile-short-track | 4:10.48 | - | Mar 7 | ECAC/ICAAAA Indoor Championships, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
1000m-short-track | 2:27.60 | - | Mar 1 | Ivy League Championships, Cornell-Barton Hall, Ithaca, NY (i) |
1000m-short-track | 2:30.39 | - | Feb 29 | Ivy League Championships, Cornell-Barton Hall, Ithaca, NY (i) |
mile-short-track | 4:04.42 | - | Feb 15 | BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
1000m-short-track | 2:24.36 | - | Feb 8 | Harvard-Yale-Princeton Tri Meet, Yale Cox Cage, New Haven, CT (i) |
mile-short-track | 4:07.71 | - | Jan 25 | John Thomas Terrier Classic, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
800m-short-track | 1:53.54 | - | Jan 18 | Dartmouth vs Columbia vs Yale, Dartmouth-Leverone FH, Hanover, NH (i) |
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Honours
No medals
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is William Laird's Mile Short Track personal best?
William Laird's Mile Short Track personal best is 4:02.72, set on Feb 5, 2022 in Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i).
Which events does William Laird compete in?
William Laird competes in the Mile Short Track and 1500 m.
How did William Laird perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 29:32, set on Apr 19, 2026 in Vancouver (CAN). Last competition: Vancouver Sun Run on Apr 19, 2026, 29:32.