University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics
2025 Track and Field Roster
Chiasson, Peyton
Peyton Chiasson
- Position:
- Distance
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Slidell, La.
- High School:
- Pope John Paul II
Bio
TFRRS Profile
2023-24
Cross Country: Placed 6th with a personal-best 6K time of 18:02.5 at the Lamar Early Bird Opener (Sept. 1) … Ran a personal-best 25:17.5 in the 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invite (Oct. 13) … Finished 24th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with an 8K time of 26:43.8 (Oct. 28) … Recorded a personal-best 31:48.7 in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional (Nov. 10).
Indoor: Recorded a 4:15.41 Mile to finish 2nd at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 12) … Helped Louisiana finish 3rd in the DMR at the Robert Platt Invitational with a time of 10:01.71 … Ran a personal-best 4:08.63 Mile at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 3) … Helped Louisiana finish 2nd in the DMR at 10:05.30 and finished 2nd with a Mile time of 4:09.66 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Won the 4x800 (7:47.69) and ran a personal-best 15:07.49 in the 5000 at the Louisiana Classics ... Finished 2nd in the 3000S (9:14.14) at the Victor Lopez Invitational ... Won the 1500 (3:51.66) at the Keyth Talley Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the 3000S (9:19.34) at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Won the 1500 with a personal-best 3:49.07 and ran a personal-best 1:53.35 in the 800 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Finished 2nd with a personal-best 9:07.95 in the 3000S and took 3rd in the 1500 (3:54.52) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2022-23
Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 15:46.0 in the 5K at the UNO XC Opener (Sept. 2) … Placed 6th with a personal-best 22:22.0 at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (Sept. 17) … Finished 30th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with an 8K time of 26:05.1 (Oct. 28) … Ran a 10K of 34:17.2 at the NCAA South Central Regional (Nov. 11).
Indoor: Helped Louisiana finish 4th in the DMR at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 10:06.07, also ran a personal-best 8:38.49 in the 3K … Finished 4th in the 800 at the McNeese Indoor at 1:56.71 (Jan. 27) … Won the Mile at 4:14.10 at the Samford Bulldog Invite (Feb. 10) … Finished 4th in the Mile (4:13.22) and 2nd in the DMR (10:09.63) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Won the 800 (1:54.78) and finished 2nd in the Steeplechase (9:39.58) at the Louisiana Classics … Won the 1500 (3:54.61) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 25) … Took 3rd in the 1500 with a personal-best 3:50.87 (Apr. 3) … Ran a personal-best 1:53.98 in the 800 at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational (Apr. 22) … Finished 4th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 1500 with a time of 3:59.96.
2021-22 (Freshman)
CROSS COUNTRY: Began his career with a time of 20:53.2 at the Rice Invitational 6.4k course (Sept. 10) … Came in 23rd at the 6k LSU Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 17) … Posted a time of 27:51.1 at the Sun Belt Championships 8k course (Oct. 29).
INDOOR: Opened the season with a time of 8:51.83 in the 3k at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 15) … Finished third in the mile (4:23.50) at the McNeese Indoor and Multi (Jan. 29).
OUTDOOR: Claimed second in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:50.97 (March 19) … Took 11th in the 1500m (4:00.65) at the Battle on the Bayou (April 2) … Raced to third in the 800m in 1:55.38 at the Strawberry Relays (April 16).
High School
Individual runner up at the 2020 2A State Championships out of Pope John Paul II Catholic High School … Set the school record in the three mile (16:16) and was named a 2A All-State performer as a senior … 2021 2A outdoor track and field champion in the 1600 meter and 800 meter runs, runner up in the 3200 meter run … Set school records in the 800 (1:58), 1600 (4:31), and 3200 (10:15) … Named 2021 2A outdoor track and field Most Valuable Athlete.
Personal
Born Oct. 12, 2202 in Lafayette … Son of Paul and Jennifer … Has one brother, Carter and one sister, Campbell … A Biology/PreMed major.
2023-24
Cross Country: Placed 6th with a personal-best 6K time of 18:02.5 at the Lamar Early Bird Opener (Sept. 1) … Ran a personal-best 25:17.5 in the 8K at the Arturo Barrios Invite (Oct. 13) … Finished 24th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with an 8K time of 26:43.8 (Oct. 28) … Recorded a personal-best 31:48.7 in the 10K at the NCAA South Central Regional (Nov. 10).
Indoor: Recorded a 4:15.41 Mile to finish 2nd at the LSU Purple Tiger Invite (Jan. 12) … Helped Louisiana finish 3rd in the DMR at the Robert Platt Invitational with a time of 10:01.71 … Ran a personal-best 4:08.63 Mile at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 3) … Helped Louisiana finish 2nd in the DMR at 10:05.30 and finished 2nd with a Mile time of 4:09.66 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Won the 4x800 (7:47.69) and ran a personal-best 15:07.49 in the 5000 at the Louisiana Classics ... Finished 2nd in the 3000S (9:14.14) at the Victor Lopez Invitational ... Won the 1500 (3:51.66) at the Keyth Talley Invitational ... Placed 2nd in the 3000S (9:19.34) at the Crimson Tide Invitational ... Won the 1500 with a personal-best 3:49.07 and ran a personal-best 1:53.35 in the 800 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Finished 2nd with a personal-best 9:07.95 in the 3000S and took 3rd in the 1500 (3:54.52) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
2022-23
Cross Country: Ran a personal-best 15:46.0 in the 5K at the UNO XC Opener (Sept. 2) … Placed 6th with a personal-best 22:22.0 at the ULM Warhawk Invitational (Sept. 17) … Finished 30th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships with an 8K time of 26:05.1 (Oct. 28) … Ran a 10K of 34:17.2 at the NCAA South Central Regional (Nov. 11).
Indoor: Helped Louisiana finish 4th in the DMR at the Vanderbilt Invitational with a time of 10:06.07, also ran a personal-best 8:38.49 in the 3K … Finished 4th in the 800 at the McNeese Indoor at 1:56.71 (Jan. 27) … Won the Mile at 4:14.10 at the Samford Bulldog Invite (Feb. 10) … Finished 4th in the Mile (4:13.22) and 2nd in the DMR (10:09.63) at the Sun Belt Conference Championships.
Outdoor: Won the 800 (1:54.78) and finished 2nd in the Steeplechase (9:39.58) at the Louisiana Classics … Won the 1500 (3:54.61) at the LSU Battle on the Bayou (Mar. 25) … Took 3rd in the 1500 with a personal-best 3:50.87 (Apr. 3) … Ran a personal-best 1:53.98 in the 800 at the LSU Alumni Gold Invitational (Apr. 22) … Finished 4th at the Sun Belt Conference Championships in the 1500 with a time of 3:59.96.
2021-22 (Freshman)
CROSS COUNTRY: Began his career with a time of 20:53.2 at the Rice Invitational 6.4k course (Sept. 10) … Came in 23rd at the 6k LSU Cross Country Invitational (Sept. 17) … Posted a time of 27:51.1 at the Sun Belt Championships 8k course (Oct. 29).
INDOOR: Opened the season with a time of 8:51.83 in the 3k at the Ted Nelson Invitational (Jan. 15) … Finished third in the mile (4:23.50) at the McNeese Indoor and Multi (Jan. 29).
OUTDOOR: Claimed second in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 9:50.97 (March 19) … Took 11th in the 1500m (4:00.65) at the Battle on the Bayou (April 2) … Raced to third in the 800m in 1:55.38 at the Strawberry Relays (April 16).
High School
Individual runner up at the 2020 2A State Championships out of Pope John Paul II Catholic High School … Set the school record in the three mile (16:16) and was named a 2A All-State performer as a senior … 2021 2A outdoor track and field champion in the 1600 meter and 800 meter runs, runner up in the 3200 meter run … Set school records in the 800 (1:58), 1600 (4:31), and 3200 (10:15) … Named 2021 2A outdoor track and field Most Valuable Athlete.
Personal
Born Oct. 12, 2202 in Lafayette … Son of Paul and Jennifer … Has one brother, Carter and one sister, Campbell … A Biology/PreMed major.
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