Dylan Beard

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Dylan Beard
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Personal information
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg   United States
BornSeptember 15, 1998 (1998-09-15) (age 26) [1]
Home town Baltimore, Maryland, United States [2]
Education
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in) [5]
Weight73 kg (161 lb) [5]
Sport
Sport Sport of athletics
Event(s) 60 metres hurdles
110 metres hurdles
College team
Achievements and titles
National finals
Personal bests
  • 60mH : 7.38 (2025)
  • 110mH : 13.02 (+1.1) (2025)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
NACAC Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2025 Freeport 110 m hurdles
Updated on May 6, 2024

Dylan Beard (born September 15, 1998) is an American hurdler specializing in the 110 metres hurdles. [5] He was notable for winning the 2024 Millrose Games 60 m hurdles while being unsponsored and working as a Walmart deli employee. [6]

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Career

Competing for Archbishop Spalding High School, in 2016 Beard set a Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association championship record in the 55 metres hurdles, running 7.49 seconds. [7] He placed 7th in the finals of the 2017 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships. [5]

Beard competed for three different NCAA teams in college, transferring from the Wagner Seahawks to the Hampton Pirates and attending graduate school with the Howard Bison track and field team. [2] Beard qualified for the 2019, 2022, and 2023 NCAA East preliminary rounds in the 110 m hurdles but did not advance to the NCAA Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championships or the indoor NCAA championships during his collegiate career. [5]

At the 2023 Tom Jones Memorial meet, Beard improved his 110 m hurdles personal best from 13.55 to 13.31 seconds. This qualified him for the 2023 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where he advanced from the first round but placed 7th in his semifinal and did not make the finals. He was nonetheless selected for the 2023 U.S. Pan American Games team, where he ran 14.15 seconds to place 6th in the 110 m hurdles final. [5]

Beard significantly improved his times in early 2024, going undefeated throughout the indoor season in the 60 metres hurdles up through the 2024 Millrose Games, running 7.44 seconds to pull an upset win over Daniel Roberts, Trey Cunningham, and Cordell Tinch. Despite his success at Millrose, Beard only ran 7.65 seconds at the 2024 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships and was the fastest athlete to not qualify for the finals. [5]

At his last meet before the 2024 United States Olympic trials, Beard ran a personal best of 13.10 seconds in the 110 m hurdles, making him the 10th-fastest performer in the world that year. [5] At the trials, Beard ran 13.19 seconds in his first round to advance to the semifinals, but his 13.38-second semifinal performance was not fast enough to advance to the finals and qualify for the 2024 U.S. Olympic team. [5]

Beard placed third overall in the US Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 2025, behind Cordell Tinch and Ja'kobe Tharp. [8] He ran with a time of 13.04.

Personal life

Beard is from Baltimore, Maryland, where he played football and ran track at Archbishop Spalding High School. Beard's cousin is NFL football player Antoine Bethea. [7]

In 2024, Beard was presented with a $20,000 check from his employer Walmart on The TODAY Show to support his attempt to qualify for the Olympics. [9]

Statistics

Circuit performances

Grand Slam Track results [10]
SlamRace groupEventPl.TimePrize money
2025 Kingston Slam Short hurdles110 m hurdles1st13.29US$50,000
100 m3rd10.67
2025 Miami Slam Short hurdles110 m hurdles5th13.24US$15,000
100 m5th10.63

Personal best progression

110m Hurdles progression
#MarkPl.CompetitionVenueDateRef.
114.42 (+1.7 m/s)Gold medal icon.svgTCNJ Invitational, College of NJ Ewing, NJ April 7, 2017 [11]
214.33 (+0.6 m/s)Gold medal icon.svg(Round B)IC4A Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Princeton Princeton, NJ May 11, 2017 [12]
314.27 (+1.3 m/s)Silver medal icon.svg(Round C)2019 Colonial Relays Williamsburg, VA April 5, 2019 [13]
414.12 (±0.0 m/s)4th (Heat 1) Penn Relays, Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA April 25, 2019 [14]
514.03 (+1.0 m/s)5th (Heat 4)NCAA East Preliminary Round Jacksonville, FL May 23, 2019 [15]
613.85 (±0.0 m/s)Gold medal icon.svg(Heat 2)Morgan State Legacy Track & Field Meet Baltimore, MD April 22, 2022 [16]
713.55 (+0.6 m/s)Gold medal icon.svgMorgan State Legacy Track & Field Meet Baltimore, MD April 22, 2022 [16]
813.31 (+2.0 m/s)Silver medal icon.svgUF Tom Jones Memorial Gainesville, FL April 14, 2023 [17]
913.25 (+0.8 m/s)Gold medal icon.svgAggie Invitational Greensboro, NC May 3, 2024 [18]
1013.10 (+0.7 m/s)Gold medal icon.svgLast Chance Qualifier @ Mceachern High School Marietta, GA June 7, 2024 [19]

References

  1. ↑ Dylan Beard at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Men's Track (Indoor/Outdoor): Dylan Beard". Hampton Pirates. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. ↑ Dylan Beard at TFRRS
  4. ↑ "Men's Track and Field: Dylan Beard". Howard Bison. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Dylan Beard at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
  6. ↑ "FROM WALMART TO CHASING THE OLYMPIC DREAM: MEET U.S. HURDLER DYLAN BEARD". Olympics.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  7. 1 2 "Dylan Beard". Wagner Seahawks. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ Cannizzaro, Matt (August 4, 2025). "Here's Who Won The Men's 110m Hurdles At The 2025 USATF Championships". FloTrack. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Meet the Walmart deli employee who's also a track star hoping to make the Olympic team". Today.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Grand Slam Track Results". Grand Slam Track . Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12891286" . Tilastopaja .
  12. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12893317" . Tilastopaja .
  13. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12925414" . Tilastopaja .
  14. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12927778" . Tilastopaja .
  15. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #12930498" . Tilastopaja .
  16. 1 2 "Athletics recap for meeting #13009220" . Tilastopaja .
  17. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13033632" . Tilastopaja .
  18. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13069452" . Tilastopaja .
  19. ↑ "Athletics recap for meeting #13075676" . Tilastopaja .
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