University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2026 Track and Field Roster
Guy, Laila
Laila Guy
- Position:
- Throws
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Baton Rouge, La.
- High School:
- Baton Rouge
Bio
TFRRS Profile
Personal Bests
Shot Put – 46-11/14.30 (3rd in school history)
Discus – 121-8/37.08
Hammer – 162-4/49.49
Weight Throw – 45-3.5/13.80
2024-25
Outdoor: Threw a personal-best in the hammer (162-4/49.49) and placed third in the shot put (45-9.75/13.96) … Finished second in the shot put (46-8.75/14.24) and fifth in the hammer (152-7/46.52) in the hammer at the Pelican Relays … Threw a personal-best 46-11/14.30 at the Crimson Tide Invitational … Scored at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the shot put, finishing sixth with a throw of 46-2.5/14.08.
Indoor: Was eighth in the shot put at the Robert Platt Invitational (42-1.5/12.84) … Finished 13th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the shot put (44-1.25/13.44).
2023-24
Outdoor: Threw the Shot Put during the outdoor season ... Finished 2nd at the Louisiana Classics (43-10.5) ... Took 3rd at the Keyth Talley Invitational with a throw of 44-11.75 ... Placed 3rd with a throw of 44-6 at the Leon Johnson Invitational ... Finished 4th at the Warhawk Classic with a throw of 41-10.5.
Indoor: Placed 8th at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 12) in the shot put with a throw of 13.23m ... Set a personal-best in the weight throw (13.80m) at the Samford January Invite (Jan. 19).
2022-23
Outdoor: Started off the outdoor season with a 4th place (13.00m) finish in shot put at the Louisiana Classics (Mar 17-18) … In the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, she placed 3rd place (13.19m) in the shot put … Finished 3rd at the 2023 Maroon and White Invite (Apr. 28-29) with a 13.41m shot put.
Indoor: Opened the season with a 5th place (12.76m) finish in shot put at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 13) ... Impressive 2nd place finish in the shot put at the McNeese State Indoor #2 with a distance of 13.05m … Her strong season continued at the Samford Bulldog Invitational, where she claimed victory in the shot put with a throw of 13.40m, securing 5th place.
Personal Bests
Shot Put – 46-11/14.30 (3rd in school history)
Discus – 121-8/37.08
Hammer – 162-4/49.49
Weight Throw – 45-3.5/13.80
2024-25
Outdoor: Threw a personal-best in the hammer (162-4/49.49) and placed third in the shot put (45-9.75/13.96) … Finished second in the shot put (46-8.75/14.24) and fifth in the hammer (152-7/46.52) in the hammer at the Pelican Relays … Threw a personal-best 46-11/14.30 at the Crimson Tide Invitational … Scored at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the shot put, finishing sixth with a throw of 46-2.5/14.08.
Indoor: Was eighth in the shot put at the Robert Platt Invitational (42-1.5/12.84) … Finished 13th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the shot put (44-1.25/13.44).
2023-24
Outdoor: Threw the Shot Put during the outdoor season ... Finished 2nd at the Louisiana Classics (43-10.5) ... Took 3rd at the Keyth Talley Invitational with a throw of 44-11.75 ... Placed 3rd with a throw of 44-6 at the Leon Johnson Invitational ... Finished 4th at the Warhawk Classic with a throw of 41-10.5.
Indoor: Placed 8th at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 12) in the shot put with a throw of 13.23m ... Set a personal-best in the weight throw (13.80m) at the Samford January Invite (Jan. 19).
2022-23
Outdoor: Started off the outdoor season with a 4th place (13.00m) finish in shot put at the Louisiana Classics (Mar 17-18) … In the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, she placed 3rd place (13.19m) in the shot put … Finished 3rd at the 2023 Maroon and White Invite (Apr. 28-29) with a 13.41m shot put.
Indoor: Opened the season with a 5th place (12.76m) finish in shot put at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 13) ... Impressive 2nd place finish in the shot put at the McNeese State Indoor #2 with a distance of 13.05m … Her strong season continued at the Samford Bulldog Invitational, where she claimed victory in the shot put with a throw of 13.40m, securing 5th place.
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