2011-12 Track & Field Roster

Joseph Gilyard

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Port Barre, La.
  • Highschool Port Barre HS

Biography

2009-10: INDOOR – Ran the second-best time on the team in the 55-meter dash (6.50) at the Sun Belt Championships … Clocked 6.98 in the 60-meter dash at the LSU Twilight Invitational … Ran the 200 in 22.49 at the Sun Belt Championships … OUTDOOR – Ran a time of 10.85 in the 100-meter dash at the North Texas Classic … Had the third-best time on the team in the 200 (21.96) at the ULM Warhawk Classic … Helped the 4X100 relay team to a time of 40.65 in the Sun Belt Championships.

 

2008-09: INDOOR -- Ran the 60m in 17.17 at the LSU Twilight … Ran the 400-meter dash in 52.35 at the Texas Tech Classic … Participated in the 4x400 relay at the LSU Twilight, finishing in third place. OUTDOOR -- Ran the 100-meter dash in 11.14 at the Southern Miss Invitational … Ran the 200 in 22.11 at the Warhawk Classic … Ran the 400 in 50.66 at the Warhawk Classic … Participated in the 4x100m relay with a time of 41.00 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships, finishing in first place … Participated in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:10.83 at the Sun Belt Championships, finishing in second place.

 

2007-08:  INDOOR – Ran the team-best time in the 60-meter dash at the LSU Combined Event ... Had his season-best performance in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.44 ... ran the 400-meter dash in 51.12 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships. OUTDOOR -- Participated in the 4x200 relay and helped the team achieve a time of 1:28.74 at the NSU Relays ... Also helped the Warhawks to a team-best performance in the 1600 sprint medley (3:27.16) at the NSU Relays ... Finished fifth and recorded the team-best time in the 200-meter dash at the Cole/Lancon Twilight Classic ... Ran the 400-meter dash in 50.96 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships ... Finished 10th with a time of 22.35 in the 200-meter dash at the ULM Warhawk Classic.

 

Prep: Part of the 2007 Louisiana Class 2A championship team ... Winner of the Louisiana Small Schools Track MVP.

 

Personal: Born on Oct. 30, 1987, in Port Barre, La. ... Son of Phillip and Marl Gilyard ... has two brothers, Travis and Terrence ... Cousin Marvin White plays free safety for the Cincinnati Bengals ... Majoring in kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2007-08Freshman

    Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2008-09Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2009-10Junior

    Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2010-11Senior

    Sprints
    5'11"
  • 2011-12Senior

    Sprints
    5'11"