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2026 Men's Track Roster

Daniel Lacy

  • Position Sprints
  • Class Junior
  • Major Emergency Management / Disaster Prep
  • Hometown Champaign, Ill.
  • Highschool Centennial

Biography

STATS

2025 - 1st Team All-OVC (400 meter) - Outdoor Track
2025 - 2nd Team All-OVC (4x100 relay - 4th leg) - Outdoor Track
2025 - 1st Team All-OVC (400 meter) - Indoor Track
2025 - 2nd Team All-OVC (4x400 relay - 3rd leg) - Indoor Track
2024 - OVC Indoor Track & Field Freshman of the Year
2024 - 2nd Team All-OVC (400 meter) - Indoor Track 

2025:
Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2025 season… INDOOR: Competed in four meets during the indoor season... earned first team All-Ohio Valley Conference honors winning the 400 meter event at the OVC Indoor Championships with a gold medal time of 48.17 which was season best time in that event... earned second team All-OVC honors in the 4x400 relay at the OVC championship... ran third leg on relay as team posted a time of 3:14.69 which ranked tenth on the EIU career top ten list... also ran the 60 meter dash during the year with a season best time of 6.90 at the Illinois State John Coughlan Invite... OUTDOOR: Competed in eight meets during the outdoor season... advanced to the NCAA West Regional in the 400 meter event placing 47th with a NCAA Regional time of 48.27... earned first team All-OVC honors with a gold medal in the 400 meters at the OVC Outdoor Championships posting a winning time of 47.02... added second team All-OVC honors in the 4x100 relay at the OVC championship... scored additional points at the OVC championship with a bronze medal in the 4x400 relay and a fourth place finish in the 200 meter... set the school record in the 400 meter run at the Illinois Gary Wieneke Invite with a time of 46.12 breaking record that had stood for 25 years... season best 200 meter time was 21.21 at the OVC championship... including win at OVC championship in the 400 meter turned in five first place finishes during the season... 

2024: Competed in indoor and outdoor track during the 2024 season... INDOOR: Competed in six meets during the indoor season... named OVC Male Freshman of the Year for Indoor Track & Field... posted multiple first place finishes during the season, including the 60 meter dash (6.92) at the EIU John Craft Invite, the 300 meter (34.98) at the EIU John Craft Invite, the 400 meter (48.02) at the GVSU Big Meet, and the 4x400 meter relay (3:14.13) at the IUPUI Invite... season best 200 meter time was 21.62 at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships earning second team All-OVC... season best 400 meter time was 47.74 at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships, which also ranks fifth in the EIU record book... ranked second in the EIU record book as a member of the 4x400 meter relay team with a season best time of 3:11.26 at the GVSU Big Meet... OUTDOOR... Competed in three meets during the outdoor season... posted a time of 40.31 as a member of the 4x100 meter relay team at the Gary Wieneke Memorial to enter the record book in sixth... personal best 200 meter time was 21.43 at the OVC Championship... personal best 100 meter time was 10.62 at the Gary Wieneke Memorial... posted a first place finish as a member of the 4x100 meter relay at the Joe Walker Invite with a time of 40.60... 

HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in track and field at Centennial High School helping power team to a third place team finish at the IHSA Class 3A State Championships...  was the Class 3A State Champion in all three sprint races winning the 100 meter dash with a time of 10.69, the 200 meter dash with a time of 21.51 and the 400 meter dash with a time of 47.28...  during senior indoor season was the champion at the Illinois Class 3A Top Times meet in the 200 meter dash while placing second in the 60 meter sprint...  as a junior advanced to the state championships in three events landing on the podium in the 400 meter dash, 4x100 meter relay and 4x400 meter relay...  individually placed fifth in the state in the 400 meter dash with a time of 49.23...  the 4x100 relay team placed third in the state and the 4x400 relay team was sixth...   reached the IHSA Class 3A State Championships as a sophomore in the 400 meter dash... 

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2025Sophomore

    Sprints
  • 2026Junior

    Sprints
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