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Jayla Jamison

  • position Sprints
  • class Junior
  • Hometown West Columbia, S.C.
  • High school Airport HS
  • position Sprints
  • class Junior
  • Hometown West Columbia, S.C.
  • High school Airport HS

Jayla Jamison Bio

Season and Career Results
2023

Indoor

Took part in eight overall meets during the indoor season, running the 60m, 200m and the 4x400m relay … Earned Second Team All-American honors at the NCAA Indoor Championship, finishing 15th in the 200m (23.13) and 16th in the 60m (7.27) … Also ran both the 60m and the 200m at the SEC Indoor Championship, finishing ninth in both … Made her season debut at the Gamecock Opener, winning the 60m spring with a time of 7.36 … Won a total of four 60m events during the indoor season including: Carolina Challenge (7.25), Columbia Challenge (7.47) and the USC Indoor Open (7.25) … Won a pair of 200m events at the Carolina Challenge (23.39) and the Columbia Challenge (23.47) … Had a meet to remember at the Tiger Paw Invite, running personal bests in both the 60m and the 200m with times of 7.23 and 23.05 … Her time of 7.23 ranks fourth all-time in Gamecock history, while her 200m mark of 23.05 is the third fastest indoor 200m sprint in program history … Ran as the opening leg in back-to-back 4x400m relay appearances, leading the Gamecocks to wins at both the Carolina Challenge (3:32.40) and the Columbia Challenge (3:37.25).

Outdoor

Competed in eight overall meets during the outdoor campaign, running the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay and one sprint medley relay … Was named an Honorable Mention All-American after finishing 19th in the 200m with a time of 23.16 … Competed in the NCAA East Regional in three events: 200m (19th), 4x100m relay (DQ) and the 4x400m relay (16th) … Ran a wind-aided personal best in the 200m at the NCAA East Regional, clocking 22.71 (2.9) for the fourth-fastest 200m dash in program history … Won one 100m race of the season at the Weems Baskin Relays (11.44) and claimed one 200m victory at the Island Relays Bahamas (23.28) … Ran a wind-aided personal best in the 100m at the Florida Relays, clocking 11.11 (4.1) to finish fourth overall after turning in the third-fastest 100m time in Gamecock outdoor history … Ran the second leg of the 4x100m relay team that won the Weems Baskin Relays (44.17) as well as the second leg of the winning 4x400m relay squad (3:37.57) … Ran both the 100m and the 200m at the SEC Championship.

2022

Indoor

Earned SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 25 … Appeared in seven meets during the indoor season, making her Gamecock debut in the Clemson Opener where she made a memorable debut after winning the 60-meter sprint with a PR time of 7.30 … Finished second in the 60m in her second career meet, the Gamecock Opener, with a time of 7.34 … Also captured a win in the 60m at the UofSC Indoor Open on Feb. 18 with a time of 7.38 … Clocked a time of 23.46 in her first collegiate 200-meter dash, finishing third in the Carolina Challenge … Ran a couple of 4x400m relays, finishing first at the Orange and Purple Elite with a time of 3:38.44.

Outdoor

Earned SEC All-Freshman honors during the outdoor campaign … Began the outdoor season with a third-place finish in the 200m at the Weems Baskin with a time of 23.50 … Ran a pair of 100m sprints and logged the fastest 100m mark for the Gamecocks at the UofSC Open with a time of 11.26 to finish runner up in the event … Her fastest 200m sprint of the season came in the NCAA East Regional with a time of 23.02 to place 13th overall, setting her outdoor 200m PR … Scored points for the Gamecocks in both the 100m and the 200m in the SEC Championship, finishing sixth in the 200m (23.21) and seventh in the 100m (11.48) … Competed in both the 4×100 and the 4×400 relays during the outdoor campaign … Finished first in the 4×100 in both the Weems Baskin (43.83) and in the Penn Relays (43.72) … Qualified for the 4×100 relay NCAA Championships after finishing fourth in the preliminary round with a time of 43.38.

Personal Records
Indoor

60m 7.23 (2/10/23)
200m 23.05 (2/11/23)

Outdoor

100m 11.26/11.11w (4/23/22)
200m 22.77/22.71w (8/5/22)