Larry Wade (born November 22, 1974 in

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) (Graduated from Elgin High School) is an American former

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athlete who specialized in the

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. His personal best is a time of 13.01 seconds, achieved in July 1999 in

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which made him the seventh fastest man in history of the event. Wade was inducted into the Texas A&M University Hall of Fame after winning the NCAA National Championship in the 55 and 110 hurdles. Wade later went on to become one of the leading strength and conditioning coaches in the sport of boxing by winning 13 World Titles. Wade has worked with professional boxers such as Shawn Porter, Badou Jack, Caleb Plant, and Youtube Superstar Olajide Olatunji just to name a few. He also is a sports commentator for many networks such as ESPN and Fox Sports. Wade was given a proclamation from the City of Las Vegas for his work with Professional and Amateur Boxers naming December 15 officially Larry Wade Day in Nevada.

Career

College

He attended

Texas A&M University Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...

(College Station) where he won Southwest Conference Championship in the 110 hurdles. He also received a Bronze Medal at the 1995 Olympic Festival Championship in Colorado. Wade was a silver medalist at the 1995 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship, which was the 5th fastest time in NCAA history. In 1997 Wade won the first Track and Field Big 12 Conference Championship in the 110 Hurdles with a time of 13.38. This conference record lasted over 10 years. In that same year he became a member of

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fraternity at Texas A&M University ( Pi Omicron chapter ) Shortly after he went on to win 2

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Titles in 1998 ( 55hurdles/ 110 hurdles) Wade was selected to be in ESPN "Faces In The Crowd" in 1998. The following year he won the Big 12 indoor Conference Championship in another conference record of 7.09, then went on to win the Indoor NCAA Championship in the 55m hurdles. Outdoors, he repeated as NCAA Champion win a win the 110 m hurdles. Wade finished his Career as a 5 Time NCAA All-American in Track and Field.

Professional

Wade turned professional in 1998, signing a professional deal with Nike. In 1999 Wade was ranked number 3 in the world by track and field news in 110 hurdles. As a 2000 Olympic Hopeful, Wade had heart surgery. In 2001 Wade receives the Bronze Medal at the Goodwill Games in the 110 hurdles. In 2001 Wade was ranked number 3 in the world in the 110 hurdles by Track and Field News. In 2002 Wade was ranked number 3 in the world in the 110 hurdles by Track and Field News. In 2003 Wade won a silver medal at the

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in 110 hurdles. In 2003 Wade was third nationally and placed fourth at the

2003 World Championships in Athletics The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from 23 August to 31 August 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis, France. Men's results ...

in the 110 hurdles. He ranked number 6 in the world by Track and Field News for the season. Between July 2004 and July 2006, Wade was suspended for USADA Doping Violations. In 2007 Wade Returned to the track and ran a time of 13.37 that placed him in the top 10 in the United States. In 2007 Wade officially retired from Track and Field.

Coaching career

In 2006 Wade was selected to be the Head Track and Field Coach for the Kingdom of

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for the

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. The team won eight gold medals and 2 bronze medals in athletics at the competition. In 2007, Wade was inducted into the Texas A&M University Hall of Fame. He was the 2007 Head Coach for Track and Field Club Double Pillar LLC. In 2008, Wade was selected as the Co-Head Coach for

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. In 2009, Wade became the 2009 Assistant Coach for San Diego State University which place in the top 25 at the 2009 NCAA Track and Field Outdoor Championship. This was the first time the feat had been accomplished in 25 years. In 2010, Wade became the Head Track and Field Coach For Pasadena City College. In 2012, Wade became the new meet director for historical track and field meet, Pasadena Games. Wade was honored as State Women's Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2013. Wade was hired as Sprints Coach at the

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(UNLV). In 2013, Shawn Porter hired Wade as speed and conditioning coach and he won the 2013 IBF Welterweight Championship. In 2016, Coach Wade was recognized as one of the elite strength and conditioning coaches in the nation and his client Shawn Porter was in the fight of the year against WBA welterweight champion

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. WBC super middleweight Champion Badou Jack hired Wade to be the strength and conditioning coach against IBF super middleweight champion James Degale. Wade helps to train Welter Weight boxer Shawn Porter to win Boxer of the year and he also become the Number 1 WBC contender. The fight ended in a draw. In 2017 Wade Trained WBC Super Middle Weight Champion Badou Jack to win the WBA Light Heavy Weight World Championship against Nathan Cleaverly. On November 4 of 2017 Wade wins his 4th World Championship as a strength and condition coach with Shawn Porter who wins the WBC welterweight Silver Belt. In 2018 Wade assisted in win UNLV Track and Fields program with their first Mountain West Conference Championship in Track and Field every. Athletes he has trained include: *

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Boxing

International competitions

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