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2019-20 Loyola Track & Field Roster

Erin Laird

  • Class Senior
  • High School Avon
  • Hometown Avon, Ohio

Biography

2019-20: Kicked off 2020 with a 3,000m run personal-best 10:14.85 (20th) at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Set a 5,000m run personal best of 17:35.21 (17th) at the GVSU Big Meet ... Placed ninth (17:35.90) in the 5,000m run at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships.

2018-19: Posted 3,000m season best of 10:28.20 (23rd) in first appearance of the season at the Notre Dame Invitational ... Posted season-best efforts in the mile run (5:18.40; 24th) and the 5,000m run (17:52.49; 42nd) at the GVSU Big Meet ... Opened outdoor season with a 12th-place finish (18:19.19) in the 5,000m run at the Black & Gold Invitational ... Saw action in the 1,500m run at the Redbird Invitational, placing eighth in 5:02.43 ... Turned in one of the top showings of her career at the MVC Outdoor Championships, running 37:34.40 to finish sixth in the 10,000m run ... MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selection.

2017-18: Opened the season with an 11th-place finish (10:47.73) in the 3,000m run at the John Tierney Classic ... Turned in a season-best an indoor season-best 5,000m run time of 18:21.24 (56th) at the GVSU Big Meet ... Finished first (10:33.02) in the 3,000m run at the Panther Tune-Up ... Kicked off outdoor campaign with a 5,000m season-best of 18:08.59 (6th) at the Bill Cornell Spring Classic ... Took eighth (10:35.90) in the 3,000m run at the Musco Twilight ... Placed 14th (39:52.57) in the 10,000m run at the MVC Outdoor Championships. 

2016-17: Made collegiate debut at the John Tierney Classic, where she finished eighth (10:56.69) in the 3,000m run ... Clocked season-best mile time of 5:24.14 (9th) at the Windy City Rumble ... Finished 29th (18:31.26) in the 5,000m run at the SPIRE D1 Invitational ... Posted 3,000m run season-best (10:34.44; 33rd) at the MVC Indoor Championships ... Opened outdoor campaign with a time of 4:58.55 (20th) at the Stan Lyons Invitational ... Checked in eighth (18:52.91) in the 5,000m run at the Redbird Invitational ... Took fifth (10:40.43) in the 3,000m run at the Benedictine Eagle Relays. 

High School: Named Team MVP all four years of high school ... Three-time First Team All-Conference selection after earning Second Team accolades as a freshman ... Named the Lorain County Runner of the Year as a senior.

Laird's Collegiate Bests

Event Time Meet Date
Mile (I) 5:18.40 GVSU Big Meet 2019
3,000m (I) 10:14.85 Notre Dame Invitational 2020
5,000m (I) 17:35.21 GVSU Big Meet 2020
1,500m (O) 4:58.55 Stan Lyons Invitational 2017
3,000m (O) 10:35.90 Musco Twilight 2018
5,000m (O) 18:08.59 Bill Cornell Spring Classic 2018
10,000m (O) 37:34.40 MVC Championships 2019

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17Freshman

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  • 2017-18Sophomore

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  • 2018-19Junior

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  • 2019-20Senior

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