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Julian Forde

Position:
Sprints
Class:
Junior
High School:
Harrison College
Hometown:
Bridgetown, Barbados
Prev School:
New Orleans / LA Tech

TFFRS Bio (LA Tech) I TFFRS Bio (UNT)

Personal Bests

60 Meters	6.62
100 Meters	10.25
200 Meters	23.64

Honors and Awards
• 2025 All-AAC (60 Meters, Indoor)
• 2024 Outdoor Conference USA Champion (4x100)
• 2024 Indoor Conference USA Bronze Medalist (60 Meters)
• 2022 Outdoor Southland Conference Champion (4x100)
• 2022 Indoor Southland Conference Champion (60 Meters)

2025 Outdoors
Ran the 100 meters at three meets ... Made it to the finals of the 100m at the AAC Championships where he placed seventh with a time of 10.68 ... Posted his best time of the season in his first appearance, clocking a 10.48 at the 44 Farms Team Invitational ... Also ran a leg of the 4x100m relay at the 44 Farms Team Invitational.

2025 Indoors
Took second in the 60 meters with a season-best time of 6.64 at the AAC Indoor Championships ... Placed in the top 10 at each of the four meets he ran the 60 meters in ... Dropped his time from 6.85 in the first meet of the season to 6.64 in the last meet of the indoor season.

2024 (at Louisiana Tech)
Participated in 11 meets ... Won the 60m at the Arksansas Invitational with a time of 6.74 ... Finished second at the KMS Invitational with a 6.72 in the 60m ... Set the school record of 6.62 in the 60m to win the Robert Platt Invitational ... Finished fourth at the Tyson Invitational at 6.72 ... Finished third at the CUSA Indoor Championship with a time of 6.72 ... Recorded a third place finish in the 4x100 at the Jim Mize Invitational with a time of 40.35 ... Finished third at the 44 Farms Team Invitational with a time of 40.28 ... Won Gold in the 4x100 at the CUSA Outdoor Championship with a time of 40.42 ... Ran a 10.57 in the 100m at the NCAA East Regional.

2023
Did not compete.

2021-22 (At New Orleans)
Finished fourth at the Samford Bulldog Invite freshman year in the 60m with a time of 6.86 ... Won the LSU Purple Tiger with a 6.70 ... Ran a personal best 23.64 in the 200m ... Won the Samford Bulldog Invitational during sophomore season with a time of 6.65 in the 60m ... Won the Southland Conference Indoor Championships in the 60m with a 6.65 ... Recorded a second place finish in the 4x100 with a time of 39.63 at the LSU Alumni Gold ... Won the 4x100 at the Southland Conference Outdoor Championships with a time of 4x100 while finishing third in the 100m at 10.15 ... Ran a personal best of 10.25 in the 100m at the NCAA East Preliminary Round.

High School
Competed at Harrison College, a secondary school in Barbados ... Finished his high school career by winning the double sprint title in the U20 100-meter and 200-meter events at the 2019 Barbados Secondary Schools Athletics Championships (BSSAC) ... With the standout performance, he led Harrison College to the team championship ... Also claimed the 100 title at both the Louis Lynch and Barbados U20 meets ... Was selected by the Athletic Association of Barbados to represent the island nation at the CARIFTA Games.