Wesley Laytham

Photo by: Tim Cowie - DavidsonPhotos.com

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Northside College Prep

Cross Country

2014 (Senior):
Finished 14th with a time of 27:34.07 as Davidson placed first overall at the Eye Opener (Sept. 5) … Posted a time of 26:36.85 to finish the 8K course 92nd out of 242 runners at the Commodore Classic as Davidson placed fourth out of 15th teams (Sept. 13) … Finished the 8K course in 26:30 to place 257th at the 41st Annual Paul Short Invitational (Oct. 4) … Posted a time of 26:23.7 at the Royal XC Challenge to take 39th place as Davidson finished second overall (Oct. 11) ... Covered the 8K course in 26:56.7 to take 98th individually as Davidson finished in fifth-place at the Atlantic 10 Championships (Nov. 1).

2012 (Sophomore):
Finished 26th in 27:53 at the USC Upstate Eye Opener … competed in the Virginia Tech Invitational … placed 17th in Green race at the Charlotte Cross Country Invitational in 26:27 … competed in the Black race at the Louisville Pre-National meet … finished the SoCon Championship in 27:52.

2011 (Junior):
Competed in the Royal XC Challenge, placing 66th in 26:56.

Track and Field
2012: Placed 10^th in the 800m at the Kent Taylor Invitational to open indoor season … member of first-place team in the Distance Medley Relay at the Fast Track College Invitational (10:42.04) … made Freshman All-Conference in the 800m (1:59.68) at the SoCon Indoor Championships and was on sixth-place DMR team (10:22.05)… competed in six meets during the outdoor season, primarily in the 800m … earned a sixth place finish in both the 4x400m (3:30.59) and the 800m (1:56.42) at Carolina’s Cup … made Davidson Top-10 perfomer list and freshman all-conference team in the 800m at SoCon Outdoor Championships in 1:54.37.

Prep Years: Two-time all-sectional runner in the 800m and a state qualifier in 2010 … all-sectional in the 1600m as a sophomore … freshman-sophomore city champion in the 1600m as a freshman … four-year letterwinner and team captain at Northside College Prep … member of six school-record breaking relay teams … set school’s 800m record of 1:57.49 … cross country team claimed 2009 regional title and 2010 city title … AP scholar.

Personal: Son of Brent and Missy Laytham … both parents competed in track and field at Mid America Nazarene University … has a sister, Monica … major is undeclared.