Jayden Williams

Photo by: Benjamin Suddendorf

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Midland
Hometown:
Mount Pleasant, Mich.

PERSONAL BESTS
Outdoor
200: 26.04
400: 58.17
Javelin: 40.36 meters

Indoor
60: 8.30
200: 26.59
400: 58.95

2020 (Indoor): Finished fifth and set a personal record (59.23) in the 400 meters at the Michigan Silverston Invitational (2/21) … placed ninth in the 4x400 relay (3:55.39) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/28-29) in Akron, Ohio … finished third in the 400 (1:00.10) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/31) … set a personal record in the 60 meters (8.30) at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (1/25) … placed second in the 4x400 relay (4:05.65) and finished third in the 400 (1:00.81) in dual meet at Akron (1/17) … set a personal record in the 200 meters (26.59) in the GVSU Holiday Open (12/6).

2019 (Outdoor): Placed second in the 4x400 relay (3:42.98) and 11th in the javelin (37.18 meters) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (5/9-11) in Muncie, Ind. … finished sixth in the javelin (40.09 meters) and set a personal best in the 400 meters (58.17) at the Ohio State Jesse Owens Classic (4/26-27) … placed fifth in the 4x400 relay (3:41.97) at the Tennessee Relays (4/11) … finished second with a personal best (40.36 meters) in the javelin and placed third in the 400 (58.65) at the Western Michigan Jack Shaw Classic (4/5) … placed seventh in the javelin (39.34 meters) and clocked a personal best in the 200 meters (26.04) at the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational (3/22-23) … earned Academic All-MAC honors.

2019 (Indoor): Paced third in the 4x400 relay (3:43.95) and 10th in the distance medley relay (12:15.89) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (2/22-23) in Kent, Ohio … finished second in the 4x400 relay (3:46.42) at the Kent State Doug Raymond Invitational (2/9) … placed sixth in the distance medley relay (12:10.49) at the Notre Dame Meyo Invitational (2/1-2) … placed eighth in the 400 meters (59.07) at the Eastern Michigan Can Am International (1/26) … finished fifth in the 4x400 relay (4:06.03) at the Notre Dame Invitational (1/19) … finished second in both the 400 (59.74) and 4x400 relay (4:16.23) at the CMU Jack Skoog Open (1/11).

High School: Three-year letterwinner ... team captain for the 2016 season ... part of the Midland HS record-holding 4x400 relay team ... 2017 United States Marine Corps Midland High School Female Athlete Award ... earned All-Saginaw Valley League (SVL) from 2014-16 ... earned all-state honors in 2014 and 2015 ... selected SVL and regional MVP in 2016 ... placed second in the nation in the javelin at the Junior Olympics ... 2014 regional champion in the javelin in Michigan ... All-Academic honors recipient for track & field (2014-2016) ... also earned two varsity letters in basketball ... selected All-SVL in 2013 and 2014 ... All-Academic for Basketball (2013-2014).