Dylan Lafond

Dylan Lafond

Dylan Lafond joined the Millikin staff in August 2018 serving as the assistant cross country coach and the distance coach for the Big Blue track and field program.

In 2020, the Millikin men's team finished in second place at the CCIW Indoor Track and Field Championships.  The coaching staff of Andrew Craycraft, Nicole Westein, Dylan Lafond, Terri Abraham and Kensia Safonova were named the CCIW Men's Coaching Staff of the Year.  In 2019, the Millikin men's coaching staff of Andrew Craycraft, Nikki Westein, Melanie Heslop and Dylan LaFond earned the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW) Indoor Track and Field Coaching Staff of the Year award. 

Lafond competed collegiately at the University of Illinois where he was a seven time NCAA All-American.  Lafond was the Big Ten Outdoor Track and Field 3,000 Meter Steeplechase in 2017.  Lafond was a qualifier for the United States Olympic Trials in 2016.  Lafond excelled in the classroom as well earning USTFCCA All-Academic honors four times and being named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar in 2017.
 
Lafond earned a Bachelor of Applied Health Sciences in Sports Management from the University of Illinois.
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