2025 Demon Track and Field Roster

Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Courtesy of Southland Conference
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
Michael Wade
Michael Wade

Galen Loyd

Galen Loyd

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-8 /
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Colfax, La.
  • Highschool:
    Grant HS

Summary

Biography

2022 All-Southland Conference Indoor Track & Field Third Team, 4x400m
 
2025 Outdoor Season: Earned a trip to the NCAA First Round as a member of the 4x100 relay, where the Demons finished 19th with a time of 39.78 ... won a pair of silver medals at the Southland Conference Championships, one in each relay ... clocked a 39.53 in the 4x100 and 3:07.01 in the 4x400 relays ... finished in the top three nine times ... ran a 47.59 in the 400-meter dash, finishing 11th ... part of the 4x400 relay team that broke the school record at the LSU Alumni Gold, running a 3:06.06 ... also ran a season-best 39.45 as a member of the 4x100 relay team at LSU, which earned him an All-Louisiana spot on the second team ... took the top spot in the 400 at the Lurline Hamilton Invitational with a season-best 46.94 ... the 4x400 relay team took first at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational with a time of 3:09.72 ... clocked a season-best 21.49 in the 200-meter dash at the Pelican Relays ... ran a 21.52 in the 200 at the Michael Johnson Invitational ... finished third at the home meet in the 400 with a time of 47.36 ... place seventh in the 400 at the TCU Horned Frog Invite with a 47.48.
2025 Indoor Season: Competed in the sprints ... earned a gold as a member of the 4x400 relay team that ran a 3:10.78 at the Southland Championships ... nearly registered points at the conference meet with a 10th place finish in the 400-meter dash, clocking a 48.26 ... a part of the 4x400 relay team that broke the school record, clocking a 3:09.05 at the Tyson Invitational ... broke the record 3:10.87 the same group set at the Stan Scott Invitational ... clocked season bests in the 60-meter dash (6.95), 200-meter dash (21.42) and 400-meter dash (47.34) at the Stan Scott Invite & Multis, placing ninth in the 400 ... also ran a 6.95 in the 60 at the LSU Twilight ... ran a 47.79 in the 400-meter dash at the Tyson Invitational.

2024 Outdoor Season: Ran season bests in the 200 (21.32) and 400 (49.31) at the Leon Johnson Invitational ... member of the 4x400 relay team that ran a 3:15.83 at the Louisiana Classic to place third ... a part of the 4x100 relay team that finished fourth at the Louisiana Classic at a 41.06 ... clocked a season-best 10.81 in the 100-meter dash at the Corky/Crofoot Shootout ... ran a 49.82 in the 400 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... clocked a 22.41 in the 200 at the Keyth Talley Invitational ... ran a 21.71 in the 200 and 48.34 in the 400 at the Southland Conference Championships.
2024 Indoor Season: Competed in two meets and two events ... clocked a personal-best 6.97 in the 60-meter dash in the opener at the LSU Purple Tiger ... member of the 4x400 relay team that garnered a fourth-place finish at the Samford Invitational with a time of 3:19.46.

2023 Outdoor Season: Found the podium as a member of the  4x400 relay team that finished second at the Southland Conference championships with a time of 3:08.57, the best mark of the season for NSU ... Member of the 4x100 relay team that placed seventh in the 4x100 relay at the Bobcat Invitational, running a 41.18 ... Ran a season best in the 400-meters at the SLC championships with a 49.23, finishing ninth ... Placed 11th in the 400-meters at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, running a 21.56 ... Clocked a 21.51 in the 200-meters at the Michael Johnson Invitational.

2023 Indoor Season: Competed in four sprints events ... Member of the Distance Medley Relay team for NSU that competed in the Southland Conference Indoor Championships, placing seventh with a time of 10:23.73 ... Placed 16th in the 400 with a time of 50.77 and 29th in the 200 with a time of 22.11 at the Tyson Invitational, both of which were season bests... Ran a 7.07 in the 60-meters and a member of a 4x400 relay team that finished 14th with a time of 3:22.99 at the Pittsburg State Invitational.


2022 Outdoor Season: Ran a leg on the fourth-place 4x400 team that clocked a 3:12.10 … finished 14th in the 400 meters with a 50.75 … ran a personal best 47.55 in the 400 to place third at Texas State … added his fastest 100 time of 10.79 at Baylor … added a second-place 4x400 relay and a third-place 4x400 at TCU.

2022 Indoor Season: Part of a 4x400 relay that claimed bronze at the SLC Championships with a season-best 3:16.06 … ran two sprints at conference, finishing ninth in the 200 meters with a personal record 21.57 and 14th in the 400 with a 49.71 … three 60 meters races with a personal best 6.99 to finish fourth in the Texas A&M prelims … added a fourth-place finish in the 400 at Texas A&M (48.99) and a fifth in the 200 (21.72) at Texas Tech.

High School: Broke Grant High’s records in the 100 and 200 meters (21.60) … took bronze in the Class 3A championships in the 100 and 400 meters … added four district and three regional titles throughout his career … most decorated track athlete in Grant High history, taking the MVP honor in every meet of his senior season …

Personal: Son of Gregory and Seleta Loyd … has a child, Za'Rissa ... one brother Kenneth and three sisters Kaliesha, Tatayana and Skyenisha … aspires to run professionally and compete on Team USA or return to Grant and coach track … likes to hunt, fish and draw … physical education major who plans to keep training and make the 2028 Olympics and then plans to go to the army for a while then come back and be a coach later in life. … nickname is G Baby.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2023Sophomore

    Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2024Junior

    Sprints
    5'8"
  • 2025Senior

    Sprints
    5'8"