University of Georgia Athletics
2027 Track & Field Roster
London Costen
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Fayetteville, Ga.
- High School:
- Landmark Christian School
- Exchange Profile:
- Pitch an NIL Deal
2026 NCAA Outdoor First Team All-American (4x400m Relay)
2026 NCAA Outdoor Champion (4x400m Relay)
2026: Outdoor - Earned runner-up honors in the 400-meter dash at the Hurricane Invite with a 46.14…Was 31st at the SEC Championships thanks to his 400m time of 46.66…Ran a leg to help the Bulldogs clinch the NCAA 4x400m relay title as the quartet finished in a school record 2:57.93 (No. 3 all-time collegiate performer)…Part of 4x400m relay that also clocked a sub-3:00 time to win the NCAA East Prelims with a 2:59.75.
Indoor – Had a season-best time of 46.77 to take second in the 400m at the Clemson Invite…Competed in the 400m at the SEC Championships but was unable to finish.
2025: Outdoor – Opened his outdoor season at the Black and Gold Invite, crossing the finish line in 47.22 to place sixth in the 400-meter dash…Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400m relay squad at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, crossing the finish line fifth with a time of 3:03.68…Clocked a sixth-place time of 46.87 in the 400m at the Tiger Track Classic…Posted a season-best time of 46.82 to place 20th at the LSU Invite…Crossed the finish line in 47.77 at the SEC Championships.
Indoor – Competed in the 400m and the 4x400m relay at the Ted Nelson Invite, placing sixth in the 400m with a time of 47.64 and helping the Bulldogs finish seventh in the 4x400m with a time of 3:12.76.
High School: Coca-Cola/Powerade Athletic Award honoree as a senior…Two-time state champion and two-time state runner-up as a junior, breaking his own Landmark Christian School record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.65…Set the 400m school record for the first time as a sophomore, posting a time of 47.42…Two-time Junior Olympic champion as a freshman…Personal bests of 46.65 (400m) and 1:55.17 (800m)…Recipient of the Honor Roll Award.
Personal: Born Dec. 20, 2005…Son of Derrious and Shantil Costen…One of nine siblings…Sister, Micahya Costen, and cousin, Tunisia Finch-Cornelius, both attended UGA…Majoring in Communication Studies.
2026 NCAA Outdoor Champion (4x400m Relay)
2026: Outdoor - Earned runner-up honors in the 400-meter dash at the Hurricane Invite with a 46.14…Was 31st at the SEC Championships thanks to his 400m time of 46.66…Ran a leg to help the Bulldogs clinch the NCAA 4x400m relay title as the quartet finished in a school record 2:57.93 (No. 3 all-time collegiate performer)…Part of 4x400m relay that also clocked a sub-3:00 time to win the NCAA East Prelims with a 2:59.75.
Indoor – Had a season-best time of 46.77 to take second in the 400m at the Clemson Invite…Competed in the 400m at the SEC Championships but was unable to finish.
2025: Outdoor – Opened his outdoor season at the Black and Gold Invite, crossing the finish line in 47.22 to place sixth in the 400-meter dash…Ran the anchor leg on the 4x400m relay squad at the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational, crossing the finish line fifth with a time of 3:03.68…Clocked a sixth-place time of 46.87 in the 400m at the Tiger Track Classic…Posted a season-best time of 46.82 to place 20th at the LSU Invite…Crossed the finish line in 47.77 at the SEC Championships.
Indoor – Competed in the 400m and the 4x400m relay at the Ted Nelson Invite, placing sixth in the 400m with a time of 47.64 and helping the Bulldogs finish seventh in the 4x400m with a time of 3:12.76.
High School: Coca-Cola/Powerade Athletic Award honoree as a senior…Two-time state champion and two-time state runner-up as a junior, breaking his own Landmark Christian School record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 46.65…Set the 400m school record for the first time as a sophomore, posting a time of 47.42…Two-time Junior Olympic champion as a freshman…Personal bests of 46.65 (400m) and 1:55.17 (800m)…Recipient of the Honor Roll Award.
Personal: Born Dec. 20, 2005…Son of Derrious and Shantil Costen…One of nine siblings…Sister, Micahya Costen, and cousin, Tunisia Finch-Cornelius, both attended UGA…Majoring in Communication Studies.
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