Garrett Kaalund

Garrett Kaalund

Personal information
Born	(2004-01-25) January 25, 2004 (age 22)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	100m: 10.31 (2025) 200m: 19.85 (2025)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing   United States Pan American U20 Championships 2023 Mayagüez 200 m

Garrett Kaalund (born January 25, 2004) is an American sprinter. ^[1]

Early life

Garrett was born in Stockbridge, Georgia. He is the son of the late Eric Kaalund and Anne Kaalund. He moved to San Antonio, Texas in 2007. He attended Antonian College Preparatory High School. He competed predominantly over 100 metres and 200 metres before later also running over 400 metres, winning the Texan South Region high school titles in the 200m and 400m in May 2022. He later attended the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. ^{[2] [3] [4]} He transferred to the University of Southern California in 2025. ^[5]

Career

He won the silver medal over 200 metres at the 2023 Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, finishing behind Renan Correa of Brazil in August 2023. ^[6]

In March 2025, he was a member of the University of Southern California team which won the overall 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships and field title Virginia Beach, their first for 53 years. ^[7] That month, he ran 20.05 seconds for the 200 metres at the Battle on the Bayou in Baton Rouge. ^[8]

In April 2025, he ran a wind-assisted 9.93 seconds for the 100 metres (+2.4 m/s). In May, at the NCAA West First Round, he ran the 200m in 19.85 seconds (+1.1 m/s), to move to joint seventh on the NCAA all-time list. ^[9]

He finished third over 200 metres in 19.96 seconds at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon, helping his University of Southern California team to a share of the overall men's title. ^{[10] [11]}

Kaalund opened his 2026 indoor season with a time of 32.10 in the 300 meters at The Spokane Sports Showcase, the second-fastest performance in NCAA indoor history for the distance. ^[12] On 6 February 2026, he ran 20.12 for the 200 metres in New Mexico, breaking the USC school record set by Olympic champion Andre De Grasse in 2015. ^[13]

References

1. "Garrett Kaalund". World Athletics. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
2. Hinojosa, David (May 5, 2022). "Antonian sprinter chases golden moment". Express News. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
3. Jacobsen, Austin (June 25, 2024). "Nebraska Track's Darius Luff Advances in Hurdles, Jenna Rogers Comes Up Short in High Jump at Olympic Trials". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
4. Grundy, William (May 5, 2022). "Meet Preview: TAPPS State Track And Field Championships". Mile Split. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
5. Mull, Cory (May 31, 2025). "USC Men Stack Wins At The NCAA West Track And Field Regional, Plus More". Forbes.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
6. "Pan American U20 Championships". World Athletics. August 4, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2025.
7. "USC wins first men's indoor track and field title in 53 years". ESPN. March 15, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
8. Becton, Stan (April 15, 2025). "6 midseason superlatives for the 2025 DI outdoor track and field season". ncaa.com. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
9. Chakrabarty, Prasun (May 31, 2025). "Christian Coleman's NCAA Record in Trouble as 21-Year-Old Inches Closer to Becoming Track and Field Champion". Essentially Sports. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
10. "USC men capture share of NCAA outdoor track and field national title". LA Times. June 13, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
11. Omogbeja, Yomi (June 14, 2025). "Makarawu breaks Zimbabwean record, wins NCAA Outdoor 200m gold in Eugene". Athletics.Africa. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
12. "GARRETT KAALUND, DAJAZ DEFRAND LEAD USC CHARGE AT SEASON-OPENER SPOKANE SPORTS SHOWCASE". Runnerspace. January 16, 2025. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
13. "Kaalund Breaks 200m School Record on Day One of New Mexico Collegiate Classic". usctrojans. February 6, 2026. Retrieved February 7, 2026.