The University of Mississippi Athletics
2023 Track and Field Roster
Eckford, Jayda
Jayda Eckford
- Year (Indoor/Outdoor):
- Sr. / Sr.
- Position:
- Sprints
- Hometown:
- Clinton, Miss.
- High school:
- Clinton
- Major:
- Law Studies
Bio
TFRRS Bio
2020 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Sophomore)
NCAA Qualifier (200-Meter, 12th Place)
SEC Scorer (200-Meter, 5th Place)
School Record (200-Meter)
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200-Meter before they were canceled ... Scored SEC points by placing fifth while breaking the Ole Miss school record in the 200-meter (23.18) ... This time ranked 12th in the NCAA ... Competed in four meets during the regular season ... Placed second in the 200-meter and 10th in the 4x400-meter Relay at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Came in sixth in the 4x400-meter Relay and 16th in the 400-meter at the Indiana Relays ... Finished fourth in the 400-meter and fifth in the 400-meter Relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Began the season by finishing fifth in the 300-meter at the Blazer Invite.
2019 Outdoor (Freshman)
Pan Am U20 Silver Medalist (200-Meter, 2nd Place)
USATF U20 Silver Medalist (200-Meter, 2nd Place)
Second-Team All-American (200-Meter, 11th, Place)
Second-Team All-American (4x100-Meter Relay, 12th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (200-Meter, 11th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (4x100-Meter Relay, 7th Place)
SEC Scorer (4x100-meter Relay, 6th Place)
School Record (200-Meter)
School Record (4x100-Meter Relay)
Earned silver at the Pan Am U20 Championships in the 200-meter ... Won silver at the USATF U20 Championships with a 22.72 in the 200-Meter, which broke the school record ... Earned Second-Team All-American status in both the 200-meter (23.00, 11th place) and 4x100-Meter Relay (43.54, 12th Place) ... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, breaking the school record in the 4x100-meter relay at 43.45, while also placing 11th in the 200-meter (23.06) ... Scored SEC points by placing sixth in the 4x100-meter relay (43.92) ... Also finished 10th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:41.14) amd 11th in the 200-meter (23.36) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Came in second in the 4x100-meter relay (43.76) and third in the 200-meter (23.24) at the LSU Invitational ... Placed first in the 4x100-meter relay (44.39) and fourth in the 400-meter (54.20) at the War Eagle Invite ... Won both the 200-meter (23.46) and 4x100-meter relay (44.78) at the Joe Walker Classic ... Finished second in both the 4x100-meter relay (44.18) and 4x400-meter relay (3:44.66) at the Spec Towns Invite ... Won the 400-meter with a PR 53.98 at the Ole Miss Classic ... Opened the season by placing third in the 4x100-meter relay (44.88) and ninth in the 200-meter (23.90) at the Miami Power 4 Trailblazer Challenge.
2019 Indoor (Freshman)
Opened her collegiate career at the Blazer Invite, placing 8th in the 300-meter (38.80) and running a leg in sixth-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:52.77) … Followed this up with a second-place finish at the Vanderbilt Invite in the 200-meter (24.48) and a 12th place effort in the 400-meter (57.04) … Won the 200-meter at the Indiana Relays (24.10) and placed fifth in the 400-meter (57.40) … Was a member of the second-place 4x400-meter relay team at the Don DeNoon Invite (3:52.22) … Placed fifth in the 200-meter at the Music City Challenge (24.27) … Ended her indoor season placing 24th in the 200-meter at 23.94, the ninth-fastest time in school history at the SEC Indoor Championships … Also competed in the SEC Championships as a member of the 10th place 4x400-meter relay team (3:42.47).
High School
Won the 6A state championship in 200-meter, 400-meter, and 4x200-meter relay … Helped lead her school to Class 6A Championships in 2017-18 … Was a 2016 Junior Olympian, placing sixth in the 400-meter … Set Clinton records in the 200-meter (23.51) and the 400-meter (55.02) … Had personal bests of 7.80 in the 60-meter, 12.27 in the 100-meter, 23.51 in the 200-meter, and 55.02 in the 400-meter.
Personal
Born Aug. 7, 2000 to Nicole and Jamie Eckford … Her sister Jamie ran track at Sam Houston State University … Wants to work as a federal prosecutor … Chose Ole Miss over Sam Houston State, Southern Miss., Northwestern State, and Indiana Wesleyan University ... Majoring in law studies.
2020 Outdoor (Sophomore)
Season was canceled due to the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) that was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization.
2020 Indoor (Sophomore)
NCAA Qualifier (200-Meter, 12th Place)
SEC Scorer (200-Meter, 5th Place)
School Record (200-Meter)
Qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200-Meter before they were canceled ... Scored SEC points by placing fifth while breaking the Ole Miss school record in the 200-meter (23.18) ... This time ranked 12th in the NCAA ... Competed in four meets during the regular season ... Placed second in the 200-meter and 10th in the 4x400-meter Relay at the Texas Tech Shootout ... Came in sixth in the 4x400-meter Relay and 16th in the 400-meter at the Indiana Relays ... Finished fourth in the 400-meter and fifth in the 400-meter Relay at the Vanderbilt Invitational ... Began the season by finishing fifth in the 300-meter at the Blazer Invite.
2019 Outdoor (Freshman)
Pan Am U20 Silver Medalist (200-Meter, 2nd Place)
USATF U20 Silver Medalist (200-Meter, 2nd Place)
Second-Team All-American (200-Meter, 11th, Place)
Second-Team All-American (4x100-Meter Relay, 12th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (200-Meter, 11th Place)
NCAA East Region Qualifier (4x100-Meter Relay, 7th Place)
SEC Scorer (4x100-meter Relay, 6th Place)
School Record (200-Meter)
School Record (4x100-Meter Relay)
Earned silver at the Pan Am U20 Championships in the 200-meter ... Won silver at the USATF U20 Championships with a 22.72 in the 200-Meter, which broke the school record ... Earned Second-Team All-American status in both the 200-meter (23.00, 11th place) and 4x100-Meter Relay (43.54, 12th Place) ... Qualified for the NCAA East Regional Championships, breaking the school record in the 4x100-meter relay at 43.45, while also placing 11th in the 200-meter (23.06) ... Scored SEC points by placing sixth in the 4x100-meter relay (43.92) ... Also finished 10th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:41.14) amd 11th in the 200-meter (23.36) at the SEC Outdoor Championships ... Came in second in the 4x100-meter relay (43.76) and third in the 200-meter (23.24) at the LSU Invitational ... Placed first in the 4x100-meter relay (44.39) and fourth in the 400-meter (54.20) at the War Eagle Invite ... Won both the 200-meter (23.46) and 4x100-meter relay (44.78) at the Joe Walker Classic ... Finished second in both the 4x100-meter relay (44.18) and 4x400-meter relay (3:44.66) at the Spec Towns Invite ... Won the 400-meter with a PR 53.98 at the Ole Miss Classic ... Opened the season by placing third in the 4x100-meter relay (44.88) and ninth in the 200-meter (23.90) at the Miami Power 4 Trailblazer Challenge.
2019 Indoor (Freshman)
Opened her collegiate career at the Blazer Invite, placing 8th in the 300-meter (38.80) and running a leg in sixth-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:52.77) … Followed this up with a second-place finish at the Vanderbilt Invite in the 200-meter (24.48) and a 12th place effort in the 400-meter (57.04) … Won the 200-meter at the Indiana Relays (24.10) and placed fifth in the 400-meter (57.40) … Was a member of the second-place 4x400-meter relay team at the Don DeNoon Invite (3:52.22) … Placed fifth in the 200-meter at the Music City Challenge (24.27) … Ended her indoor season placing 24th in the 200-meter at 23.94, the ninth-fastest time in school history at the SEC Indoor Championships … Also competed in the SEC Championships as a member of the 10th place 4x400-meter relay team (3:42.47).
High School
Won the 6A state championship in 200-meter, 400-meter, and 4x200-meter relay … Helped lead her school to Class 6A Championships in 2017-18 … Was a 2016 Junior Olympian, placing sixth in the 400-meter … Set Clinton records in the 200-meter (23.51) and the 400-meter (55.02) … Had personal bests of 7.80 in the 60-meter, 12.27 in the 100-meter, 23.51 in the 200-meter, and 55.02 in the 400-meter.
Personal
Born Aug. 7, 2000 to Nicole and Jamie Eckford … Her sister Jamie ran track at Sam Houston State University … Wants to work as a federal prosecutor … Chose Ole Miss over Sam Houston State, Southern Miss., Northwestern State, and Indiana Wesleyan University ... Majoring in law studies.
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