Wesley Laytham

Position:
Middle Distance
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Baltimore, Md.
High School:
Northside College Prep

Cross Country
2013:
Competed in three meets … posted a top finish of 18th overall, seventh on the team, at the Carolina Collegiate, finishing the 5K race in 16:35 … best 8K time was 27:37 at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open.

2012:
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:
Competed in the Royal XC Challenge, placing 66th in 26:56.

Track and Field
2015 Outdoor:
Did not compete.

2014-15 Indoor:
Took second in the 1,000 event with a time of 2:35.86 at the JDL College Kick-off Classic (Dec. 6).

2014 Outdoor:
Ran a season-fast 4:02.39 in the 1,500 meter to place 26th overall at the Charlotte 49er Classic (March 20-22) … Took eighth in the 800 with a season-fast time of 1:56.59 at the Winthrop Invitational (March 27-29) … Helped the 4x400 relay team to a third place finish with a time of 2:23.32 at Carolina Cup (April 10) … Placed 13th in the 800 meter run with a time of 1:57.72 at the SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championship (April 26-27).

2013-14 Indoor:
Ran a season best 2:36.16 to take fourth in the JDL College Kick-off Classic (Dec. 7) … Placed fifth in the 800 meter with a time of 2:00.69 at the Joe Hilton Invitational (Jan. 18) … Helped the 4x400 relay team (3:28.71) to second place at the High Point Panthers Team Challenge (Feb. 6) … Ran a season-best 1:55.23 in the 800 at the SoCon Indoor Track and Field Championship (March 1-2).

2013 Outdoor:
Opened outdoor season at the Charlotte 49er Classic placing 10th in the 800m in a personal-best 1:54.86 and 21st in the 1500m in 3:59.88 … ran a personal best 3:59.79 in the 1500m at the Winthrop Invitational to place sixth … took second at the Carolina’s Cup in the 800m in 1:55.67 … member of 4x400m relay team that placed sixth in 3:24.76 at the SoCon Outdoor Championships … placed 12th in 1:55.63 in the 800m at outdoor SoCons.

2012-13 Indoor:
Placed seventh in the 800-meter run at the indoor Southern Conference Championships with a Davidson top-10 all-time performance of 1:55.28 in the preliminaries, and a 1:57.78 in the finals … also a member of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed sixth in a Davidson top-10 time of 3:27.86 … competed in the mile twice, posting a top time of 4:28.89 at the Tiger Paw Invitational … earned a ninth-place finish in the 800m at the Hilton Garden Invitational (1:57.67) …

2012 Outdoor:
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.

2011-12 Indoor:
Placed 10th 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).

Before Davidson:
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 political science.