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Layla Anderson Season 2023

PositionSPRINTS/HURDLES
ClassSophomore
HometownPortsmouth, Va.
High SchoolChurchland

2022 Outdoor: Set a new all-conditions best in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.83 seconds (3.1 wind) to finish first at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier ... In the prelims of the 100m hurdles at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier, ran a wind-legal PR of 14.37 seconds ... Ran the 9th fastest outdoor 200m in Virginia Tech history with a time of 23.67 at the Liberty Twilight Qualifier ... Set a lifetime best of 12.33 seconds in the 100m at the Florida Relays.

2022 Indoor: Earned second team All-ACC by finishing 4th in the 60m hurdles with a lifetime best time of 8.37 seconds ... Set a new PR of 24.29 seconds in the 200m to finish 11th in at the ACC Championships ... Earned her first collegiate win by running the 200m at the Virginia Tech Challenge in 24.40 seconds to finish as the top collegian ... Opened her collegiate career with a PR of 7.62 to finish 5th in the 60m and a PR of 39.86 in the 300m to finish 7th at the Virginia Tech Invitational.

High School: Seven-time state champion in VHSL 4A ... Finished third in the Emerging Elite 100m at New Balance Nationals.

Personal: Born July 20 in Summit, N.J. ... Daughter of Venus and Dennis ... Has two sisters and two brothers ... Majoring in Cybersecurity Management and Analytics.

Anderson's Track and Field Career Bests

IndoorOutdoor

60m – 7.62, Virginia Tech Invitational (2022)
60m hurdles – 8.37, ACC Championships (2022)
200m – 24.29, ACC Championships (2022)
300m – 39.86, Virginia Tech Invitational (2022)

100m – 12.33, Florida Relays (2022)
100m hurdles – 14.27, Liberty Twilight Qualifier (2022)
200m – 23.67, Liberty Twilight Qualifier