Temple University Athletics
2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster
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/ Women's Track and FieldSprints
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/ Women's Track and FieldDistance
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Laila Cottom
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Ambler, Pa.
Personal Records
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Indoor Track
200m: 26.90
400m: 1:00.60
500m: 1:17.65
600m: 1:43.57
800m: 2:15.62
1000m: 3:01.95
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Outdoor Track
200m: 27.25
400m: 58.97
800m: 2:13.40
2026 Outdoor:
- Placed 12th out of 28 competitors in the 800m dash at the American Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
- Competed in the 800m dash at the Larry Ellis Invitational.Â
- Ran in the 4x400m relay at Penn Relays.
- Competed in the 200m and 400m dash at the Virginia Challenge.
- Set a new personal record in the 800m at the South Florida Invitational.
- Finished seventh out of 39 athletes in the 800m race at the Sam Howell Invitational. Also, helped take home first place in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:55.25.
- Ran in the 2026 Hampton Inn River City Relays.
2025-26 Indoor:
- Finished seventh out of 12 schools in the DMR at the American Indoor Track & Field Championships.
- Participated in the 800m at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational.
- Came in fourth out of 21 athletes in 800m dash at the PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge.
- Finished sixth in the 800m race at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge. Also, ran in the DMR and helped take home first place out of eight schools with a time of 11:55.44.
- Raced in the 2026 Quaker Invite and set a new personal record in the 200m dash with a time of 26.90.
- Competed in the 1000m and the 4x400m relay at the 2025 Penn Opener.
2025 Outdoor:
- Placed 24th at the AAC Outdoor Championships in the 800 meters
- Was apart of the 4x400 meter relay at Penn Relays
- Ran a personal best 2:18.91 at the USF Invitational
- Opened in 2025 outdoor season with a personal best 59.02 for 8th place in the 400 meter dash
2024-25 Indoor:
- Competed in the AAC Indoor Championship in the 800 meters
- Ran a personal best in the 800 meters at the Showdown at the HeightsÂ
- Placed ninth in the 500 meters at the Quaker Invitational
2024 Outdoor:
- Competed for the Owls in the 400 meters, 800 meters, and 4x200 relay.
2023-24 Indoor:
- Represented the Owls in the distance medley relay at the AAC Indoor Championships
- Finished fourth in the 500 meters at the Big Apple Invitational
- Placed fourth in the 500 meters at the Fast Times at Lehigh Invitational
- Placed ninth in the 500 meters at the Youree Spence-Garcia Invitational
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Saturday, May 30
Tuesday, May 19
Tuesday, May 05
