University Southern California Trojans
Garrett Kaalund - 2026 USC Track & Field Roster
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Garrett Kaalund
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
- High School:
- Antonian College Prep
2026: NCAA Indoor 200m National Champion…Broke the indoor 200m American and collegiate record in a time of 19.95, becoming only the second-ever person to break the 20-second barrier indoors…Achieved the indoor 200m Big Ten title…Broke the indoor 300m school record and indoor 200m school record (x3)...Opened the outdoor season at Mt. SAC Relays with an NCAA-leading time in the 200m…Won the 200m American title at USATF Outdoor Championships in his final race in the cardinal and gold.
2025: Placed third with the 4x400 relay team at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 14)...Took second place in the 200m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb.28)…Secured fourth place in the 200m and the 4x400 relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 14)…Achieved a personal-record time of 9.93 in the 100m at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational (Apr. 11), finishing in second place…Finished in third place in the 200m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (Jun. 11)...Competed with the 4x100 relay team at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing in second place and contributing 14 points total to the national championship title.
BEFORE USC: Competed from 2023-24 at Nebraska, where he posted a Nebraska school record of 20.25 (+0.4) in the 200m and a college best of 47.84 in the 400m...2024 second-team outdoor All-American in the 200m, finishing 13th with a time of 20.38 (+0.0)...Ran his PR of 20.25 at the 2024 NCAA West Prelims...Placed fourth in the 200m with a time of 20.33 (+3.1w) at the 2024 Big Ten Championships...Ran on the fourth-fastest Nebraska 4x400m relay of all-time which posted a time of 3:03.31 at the 2024 Drake Relays...Earned second-team All-America honors with Nebraska 4x100m relay which placed 15th with a time of 38.91 at the 2023 NCAA Championships...Earned a silver medal in the 200m (20.57) at the 2023 Pan-American U20 Championships and another silver medal in the 200m (20.65) at the USATF U20 Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2022 graduate of Antonian College Preparatory High in San Antonio, Texas...Achieved personal bests of 10.51 in the 100m, 20.66 in the 200m and 46.88 in the 400m....Cometed on his school’s record-setting 4x100m and 4x400m relays and set the school 200m and 400m records.
PERSONAL:
Born on Jan. 25, 2004 in Atlanta, Ga…Son of Anne Kaalund…Enjoys reading, writing and playing video games in his free time…Lists his favorite movie as Batman (2022) and video game as Final Fantasy 16…Watched Usain Bolt growing up and list him as his sports hero for the confidence he exudes…Favorite food is any type of chicken…Places he likes to travel to are his bed and the fridge…He is Legal Studies major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 100m – 9.93 200m – 19.85 400m – 44.73
2025: Placed third with the 4x400 relay team at the Tiger Paw Invitational (Feb. 14)...Took second place in the 200m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb.28)…Secured fourth place in the 200m and the 4x400 relay at the NCAA Indoor Championships (Mar. 14)…Achieved a personal-record time of 9.93 in the 100m at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational (Apr. 11), finishing in second place…Finished in third place in the 200m at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (Jun. 11)...Competed with the 4x100 relay team at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, finishing in second place and contributing 14 points total to the national championship title.
BEFORE USC: Competed from 2023-24 at Nebraska, where he posted a Nebraska school record of 20.25 (+0.4) in the 200m and a college best of 47.84 in the 400m...2024 second-team outdoor All-American in the 200m, finishing 13th with a time of 20.38 (+0.0)...Ran his PR of 20.25 at the 2024 NCAA West Prelims...Placed fourth in the 200m with a time of 20.33 (+3.1w) at the 2024 Big Ten Championships...Ran on the fourth-fastest Nebraska 4x400m relay of all-time which posted a time of 3:03.31 at the 2024 Drake Relays...Earned second-team All-America honors with Nebraska 4x100m relay which placed 15th with a time of 38.91 at the 2023 NCAA Championships...Earned a silver medal in the 200m (20.57) at the 2023 Pan-American U20 Championships and another silver medal in the 200m (20.65) at the USATF U20 Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2022 graduate of Antonian College Preparatory High in San Antonio, Texas...Achieved personal bests of 10.51 in the 100m, 20.66 in the 200m and 46.88 in the 400m....Cometed on his school’s record-setting 4x100m and 4x400m relays and set the school 200m and 400m records.
PERSONAL:
Born on Jan. 25, 2004 in Atlanta, Ga…Son of Anne Kaalund…Enjoys reading, writing and playing video games in his free time…Lists his favorite movie as Batman (2022) and video game as Final Fantasy 16…Watched Usain Bolt growing up and list him as his sports hero for the confidence he exudes…Favorite food is any type of chicken…Places he likes to travel to are his bed and the fridge…He is Legal Studies major at USC.
CAREER BESTS: 100m – 9.93 200m – 19.85 400m – 44.73
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