Garrett Kaalund
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 June 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100 m: 10.31 (2025) 200m: 19.85 (2025) |
Garrett Kaalund (born 25 June 2004) is an American sprinter.[1]
Early life
[edit]He is from San Antonio, Texas and attended Antonian College Preparatory High School. He competed predominantly over 100 metres and 200 metres before later also running over 400 metres, winning the Texan South Region high school titles in the 200m and 400m in May 2022. He later attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.[2][3][4] He transferred to the University of Southern California in 2025.[5]
Career
[edit]In March 2025, he was a member of the University of Southern California team which won the overall 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships and field title Virginia Beach, their first for 53 years.[6] That month, he ran 20.05 seconds for the 200 metres at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge.[7]
In April 2025, he ran a wind-assisted 9.93 seconds for the 100 metres (+2.4 m/s). In May, at the NCAA West First Round, he ran the 200m in 19.85 seconds (+1.1 m/s), to move to joint seventh on the NCAA all-time list.[8]
He finished third over 200 metres in 19.96 seconds at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, helping his University of Southern California team to a share of the overall men's title.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Garrett Kaalund". World Athletics. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Hinojosa, David (5 May 2022). "Antonian sprinter chases golden moment". Express News. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Jacobsen, Austin (25 June 2024). "Nebraska Track's Darius Luff Advances in Hurdles, Jenna Rogers Comes Up Short in High Jump at Olympic Trials". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Grundy, William (May 5, 2022). "Meet Preview: TAPPS State Track And Field Championships". Mile Split. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Mull, Cory (31 May 2025). "USC Men Stack Wins At The NCAA West Track And Field Regional, Plus More". Forbes.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "USC wins first men's indoor track and field title in 53 years". ESPN. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Becton, Stan (April 15, 2025). "6 midseason superlatives for the 2025 DI outdoor track and field season". ncaa.com. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Chakrabarty, Prasun (May 31, 2025). "Christian Coleman's NCAA Record in Trouble as 21-Year-Old Inches Closer to Becoming Track and Field Champion". Essentially Sports. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ "USC men capture share of NCAA outdoor track and field national title". LA Times. 13 June 2025. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
- ^ Omogbeja, Yomi (June 14, 2025). "Makarawu breaks Zimbabwean record, wins NCAA Outdoor 200m gold in Eugene". Athletis.Africa. Retrieved 24 June 2025.