Austin Gallant Season 2025

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COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 400m – 47.03, 600m – 1:21.51
 
CAREER AWARDS, RECORDS, AND NOTES
 
RECORDS: On the No. 5 4x400 relay squad in school history, clocking a 3:06.17 at the 2023 Penn Relays for the mark.
 
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Bronze Medalist (2023 outdoor 4x400)
 
NOTES: Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 4x400 in his first collegiate season…Competed in the 2023 USA U20 Championship meet in the 400, clocking a 47.14.
 
2023 Outdoor
Season: Qualified for the NCAA Championships on Penn State’s 4x400 relay squad in his first collegiate outdoor campaign.
 
LSU Lloyd Willis Invitational (4/8): In his first outdoor meet at Penn State, clocked a 48.18 for ninth in the 400…Also helped his 4x400 group post a 3:08.85 to finish second. Bison Outdoor Classic (4/14-16): Finished fourth in the 400 with a 47.83. Penn Relays (4/27-29): Ran the 4x400, setting the fifth-fastest time in the event in school history with a 3:06.17. Jim Thorpe Invitational (5/5): Ran a personal-best 47.03 for a win in the 400. Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/12-14): Finished third in the conference in the 4x400, going 3:06.91…Came in tenth in the 400 with a 47.52. NCAA East Prelims (5/25-27): The 4x400 group finished 10^th in the region, qualifying for the NCAA Championships for the second year in a row, Gallant’s first with the team. NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/7-10): Placed 20^th in the nation in the 4x400 in his first collegiate season, helping the team of Savion Hebron, Callum Dodds, and James Onwuka go 3:06.57 at the championships in Texas.
 
2023 Indoor
Season: Competed twice, setting a personal best in the 600m.
 
Music City Challenge (2/10-11): Posted a 1:21.51 to finish 13^th in the 600m.
 
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
HIGH SCHOOL PRs: 200m - 21.96, 400m- 47.05*, 500m - 1:02.64*, Shotput - 54’8*, Discus - 169’3*
*Indicates school record

Competed in track and field at Battlefield High School...Named team captain 2020-22 and team MVP 2019, 2020, and 2022...Two-time Adidas National Champion...Seven-time Virginia state champion...Named VHSL all-state honoree twice 2020 and 2022...16-time regional champion...17-time conference champion...Held eight school records upon graduation in 400m, 500m, 4x400m, SMR 1K, mixed 4x400m, SMR 1600m, shot put, and discus. 

PERSONAL
Parents are Jennifer and Ron...Has one brother, Carter...Majoring in kinesiology...Born in Virginia.