Antonio Laidler

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Weight:
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Position:
Sprints
Year:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Belle Glade, Fla.
High School:
Glades Central

TFFRS PROFILE

2023-24
Indoor:
Won the 60 meters with a lifetime best of 6.67 at the Indiana Early Bird meet … finished second in the 60 meters with a time of 6.72 and ran a leg of the 4x400 relay, posting a time of 3:16.60 at the Commodore Challenge … ran the second-fastest time (6.72) in the 60 meters and 4x400 relay (3:16.23) at the Indiana Invitational … earned a second-place finish in the 200 meters (21.21), fourth in the 60 meters (6.84) and third in the 4x400 relay (3:13.58) at the Meyo Invitational … achieved a second-place finish in the 200 meters with a season-best time of 20.88 and tied his lifetime best of 6.67 in the 60 meters at the Badger’s Windy City Invite … ran the 400 meter leg of the DMR to earn a NCAA qualifying time of 9:23.41 … scored points in the 60 and 200 meters earning two fourth-place finishes … earned First Team All-America honors with a sixth-place finish at the Indoor National Championships in the DMR with a time of 9:29.37, ranking 10^th on the all-time list.

Outdoor:
Academic All-Big Ten honoree … opened the season with 200 meters (20.84) and 4x100 relay (40.63) and 4x400 relay (3:12.82) at LSU’s Battle on the Bayou … claimed three wins in the 100 with a time of 10.24, a lifetime best in the 200 meters with a time of 20.56 and 40.43 in the 4x100 relay at Ball State’s We Fly Challenge … won the 200 meters with a time of 20.62 and finished on the podium in 100 (10.31) and 4x100 relay (40.45) at the Jim Green Invitational … won the 100 meters in a time of 10.11w and finished third in the 200 meters (20.57) and contributed to a second-place finish in the 4x100 relay at the Texas Invitational … crossed the 100 meter finish with a time of 10.34 and ran a season-best of 39.91 in the 4x100 relay (39.91) at the Billy Hayes Invitational … won the silver medal in the 100 meters after tying his lifetime best of 10.19 and scored points in the 200 meters (20.58, 5th), 4x100 (39.79, fourth), and 4x400 (3:09.15, 8^th) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships … ran in the semifinals of the 100 meters and first round of the 200 meters at the NCAA East First Rounds … capped off his season at the U.S. Olympic Trials running a 10.32 in the 100-meter first round.

2022-23
Indoor:
Finished first in the 60 meters at the Hoosier Open with a time of 6.82 ... anchored IU's "A" 4x400 relay team at the Hoosier Open ... laid down impressive times of 6.74 (60 meters) and 21.50 (200 meters) at the Commodore Challenge ... ran 6.76 and 21.56 in the 60 meters and 200 meters respectively at the Gladstein Invitational ... won the 60 meters and 200 meters at the Indiana Relays ... his mark of 21.14 in the 200 meters moved him into a tie at No. 3 in program history indoors ... he also ran second leg on IU's 4x400 relay team ... finished second in the 60 meters at the Meyo Invitational in 6.70 ... moved up to third in program history at 60 meters ... threw down times of 6.68 (60m) and 21.01 (200m) at the Windy City Invite ... ran second leg on IU's 4x400 relay team at the Windy City Invite ... earned silver in the 60 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... scored a fourth-place finish (20.97) in the 200 meters at the Big Ten Indoor Championships.

Outdoor:
Made event debut at 400 meters in 48.85 at the Raleigh Relays ... ran second leg for IU's 4x100 relay team (40.86) at NC State ... held third-leg duties for IU's 4x400 relay team (3:13.79) in Raleigh ... ran in four events at the Florida Relays with times of 10.41 (100m), 21.14 (200m), 40.74 (4x100 relay) and 3:12.11 (4x400 relay) ... took second leg duties on IU's 4x100 relat team (42.22) at the Tennessee Invite ... matched school record in the 100 meters with a massive lifetime best of 10.20 ... his time is fastest time in program history run within the collegiate season ... also took second leg on the Hoosiers' 4x100 relay team (40.44) at Louisville ... clocked a 21.05 in the 200 meters at the Indiana Invitational ... finished fourth in the finals of the Championship 100 meters at the Penn Relays ... ran an outstanding leg on IU's 4x100 relay team (39.99) at the Billy Hayes Invitational that moved to No. 5 in program history ... scored in the 100 meters (8th), 200 meters (7th) and 4x100 relay (5th) at the Big Ten Championships ... broke his own school record in the 100 meters at the NCAA East Prelims with a time of 10.19 ... ran in the quarterfinals of the 100 meters and 4x100 relay at the NCAA East Prelims.

2021-22
Indoor:
Advanced to the final of the 60 meters and placed eighth with a time of 6.81 at Big Ten Indoor Championships … opened the season by winning the 60 meters in a time of 6.84 at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational … won the 60-meter final with a time of 6.85 at IU Relays … saw second with a personal best time of 6.73 at the Gladstein Invitational ... captured second in the 200 meters (21.31) and third in the 60 meters (6.80) at the Music City Challenge.

Outdoor:
Helped the 4x100m relay squad to third at Big Ten Championships … also advanced to the final of the 100 meters and 200 meters at Big Ten Championships … won the 200 meters with a personal best of 21.05 at Raleigh Relays … also picked a personal record in the 100m with a time of 10.50 … aided the sprint medley relay to victory with a time of 3:22.86 at Tennessee Relays … was fourth in the 200 meters with a time of 21.37 at Tennessee … won the 200 meters with a 20.80 and was second in the 100 meters at the Louisville Invitational … picked up personal bests in the 100m (10.43) and 200m (20.99) at the Indiana Invitational while placing second and fourth, respectively ... contested the 100 meters at the NCAA East Prelims.

Prior to Indiana:
Transfer from Quincy
Personal Bests: 60m: 6.79, 100m: 10.56, 200m: 21.15
2021 NCAA Division II All-American