Lawrence Gilliam

(L-R) Ryan McCloskey, Jacob Koerner, Lawrence Gilliam (U-M Athletic Communications)

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Farmington Hills, Mich.
High School:
University of Detroit Jesuit
Position:
Sprints
Major:
Business Administration

Collegiate PR | Indoor: 60m - 7.15; 200m - 22.39; 400m - 48.03; 600m - 1:21.77 | Outdoor: 200m - 21.94; 400m - 47.50
High School PR | 200m - 22.34; 400m - 48.54

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

Senior (2024-25)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 48.77 in for 26th in the 400m and 3:09.20 in the 4x400m relay for eighth at Big Ten Championships (May 16-18)
• Ran 47.68 for seventh in the 400m dash and 3:06.92 to win the 4x400m relay at the Duke Twilight (May 4)
• Ran 47.64 for 24th in the 400m dash and 3:10.79 for 11th in the 4x400m relay at the 44 Farms Team Invitational (April 11-12)
• Ran a career-best 47.50 in for 23rd in the 400m at LSU Battle on the Bayou (March 28-29)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 48.31 in the 400m dash for eighth at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 21)
• Ran 22.39 in the 200m dash for 34th to tie his career-best and 48.03 in the 400m dash for 30th at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 14-15)
• Ran a career-best 22.39 in the 200m dash for 30th, 48.95 in the 400m dash for 11th and 3:11.56 in the 4x400m relay for third at the Crossroads of America Invitational (Jan. 24-25)
• Ran 48.27 in the 400m dash for second and 3:09.32 to win the 4x400m relay at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
• Ran a career-best 34.11 to win the 300m dash and 3:14.05 to win the 4x400m relay at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 11)

Junior (2023-24)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:08.05 in the 4x400 relay for fifth at the Big Ten Championships (May 10-12)
• Ran 48.46 in the 400-meter dash for fourth at the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 3)
• Ran a season-best 48.36 in the 400-meter dash for 23rd at the Battle on the Bayou (March 29-30)
• Ran 22.22 in the 200-meter dash for 42nd, 48.89 in the 400-meter dash for 18th, and 3:17.04 in the 4x400 relay for ninth at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 15-16)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran 3:10.92 in the 4x400-meter relay for sixth at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 23-24)
• Ran a season best 48.96 in the 400-meter dash for second at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 16)
• Ran 49.27 in the 400-meter dash for fifth and 3:11.60 in the 4x400 meter relay for second at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 20)
• Ran 34.97 in the 300-meter dash for fifth and 3:14.81 to win the 4x400 meter relay at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 13)

Sophomore (2022-23)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran 48.25 in the 400 meter dash for 19th and 3:10.68 in the 4x400 meter relay for eighth at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
• Ran a career-best 47.66 in the 400 meter dash for second the Billy Hayes Invitational (May 5)
• Ran 22.00 in the 200 meter dash for 60th at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 13-15)
• Ran a career-best 48.03 in the 400 meter dash for 24th at the Florida Relays (March 30- April 1)

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran a career-best 48.29 in the 400 meter dash for 22nd in the prelims at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
• Ran a career-best 48.32 in the 400 meter dash for 2nd at the Meyo Invitational (Feb. 3-4)
• Ran a career-best 7.15 in the 60 meter dash for 9th at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 7)
• Ran a career-best 34.31 in the 300 meter dash for 2nd at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 7)

First-Year (2021-22)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Ran a leg of the 17th-place 4x400 relay in 3:09.48 at the NCAA East Preliminaries (May 25-28).
• Ran 49.01 for 24th in the 400 meter dash prelims at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (May 13-15). Ran a leg of the 7th-place 4x400 relay in 3:51.93
• Ran a career-best 21.94 (+1.8m/s) for 3rd in the 200 meter dash final at the Len Paddock Open (May 7)
• Ran a career-best 48.32 for 22nd in the 400 meter dash final at the Bryan Clay Invitational (April 15). Also ran a career-best 21.95 (+1.4m/s) for 51st in the 200 meter dash final.
• Ran 48.58 for 7th in the 400 meter dash final at the Black & Gold Invitational (March 18-19). Also ran 22.12 (+1.8m/s) for 29th in the 200 meter dash final.

Indoor Track & Field
• Ran legs of the fifth-place distance medley relay and seventh-place 4x400 relay at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26).
• Ran 49.07 for the win in the 400 meter dash final at the Silverston Invitational (Feb. 18).
• Ran a career-best 48.78 in the 400 meter dash for 18th at the Rod McCravy Memorial (Jan. 28-29), and ran a leg of the 6th-place 4x400 relay in 3:15.93.
• Ran 48.91 in the 400 meter dash for 3rd at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 15) and ran a leg of the winning 4x400 relay in 3:11.29.

High School

Finished 18th individually over 400 meters at the 2021 Outdoor Nationals to go along with three top-10 relay finishes in the 4x200 (4th), sprint medley relay (7th) and 4x400 (8th) … Finished 4th over 400 meters at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 Finals … Ranked No. 5 among Michigan high schoolers for the 2021 outdoor season at 400 meters