2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster
Smith, Jayden
Jayden Smith
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Richmond, VA
- High School:
- Saint Christopher's
Bio
Summer 2024
Competed in the 110H at the United States Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon... Finished third in his heat during the opening round with a new personal-best time of 13.37... Advanced to the semifinals where he ran a 13.41 and finished 16th overall... Finished as the fourth-fastest NCAA participant at the trials.
2023-24 (Junior):
Outdoor
Second Team All-American... Atlantic 10 All-Academic... Earned a top-15 finish at the NCAA Track & Field Championships with a time of 13.57 seconds... Became the second-ever Wildcat to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships... Ran the fifth-fastest time in the East Region at 13.46 (+0.1) and won heat two of the quarterfinals... Only A-10 men's track athlete to qualify for nationals... Won his third straight gold medal in the 110H at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5) with a 13.77 in the finals... Also scored three team points with a sixth-place finish in the 100m final with a 10.71... His time in the 100m at A-10 tied the second-fastest in program history... Qualified for the 100m final at the conference meet with a 10.74, sixth-fastest in Davidson's history... Ran the second-fastest time in school history and finished first in the 110H at the USC Open (4/20) with a 13.46 (+2.7)... Finished third at the Duke Invitational (4/13) with a 13.81... Earned a fourth-place finish in the 110H at the VertKlasse Meeting (4/6).
Indoor
Broke the school record in the 60H at the Liberty Open (2/3) with a time of 7.73 seconds... Finished first at that meet... Also finished in first place at the Carolina Challenge (1/20) and the Winston-Salem College Kick-Off (12/2)... Recorded a time of 7.82 at South Carolina and ran a 7.87 in the final at Winston-Salem.
2022-23 (Sophomore):
Outdoor
Atlantic 10 All-Academic... Atlantic 10 Co-Most Outstanding Track Performer... Atlantic 10 110H Champion... First Team All-Conference in the 110H... NCAA East Prelim qualifier... A-10 Track Performer of the Week (4/12)... Broke the meet, facility, conference, and school record in the 110-meter hurdle finals at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7)... Took gold with a time of 13.42 seconds... This time was the eighth-fastest qualifying time in NCAA Division I... Also finished fifth in the 200-meters at the A-10 Championships with a PR time of 21.62 seconds... Four first-place finishes in the 110H on the season... Won the 110H at the USC Outdoor Open with a time of 13.37 seconds (+ 5.0)... Took first place at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational (4/16) with a run of 13.85 seconds... Ran a 13.75 to take first in the 110H and finished third in the 200m with a time of 21.93 at the Duke Invitational (4/8)... Holds eight top-ten times in the 110H in Davidson history... Has the fourth and sixth fastest times in the 200m in the Wildcat record book.
Indoor
Back-to-back Atlantic 10 60H Champion... First Team All-Conference in the 60H... A-10 Track Performer of the Week (2/14)... Set the school record in the 60 hurdles twice... Ran a then record time of 7.78 at the Carolina Challenge... Set a new program standard in both the 60H and the 200m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/11)... Crossed the line in 7.76 seconds in the 60H and ran a 21.83 in the 200m... Won the 60H at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/28) with a time of 7.82.
2021-22 (Freshman):
Outdoor
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... First Team Atlantic 10 in the 110-meter hurdles... Two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week selection... Won gold at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 110H with a time of 13.72 seconds... Set the outdoor school record in the 110H at the South Carolina Open (4/23) with a mark of 13.54... Also finished first at the meet... NCAA East Preliminary qualifier... Ran a 13.58 in the first round of prelims... Followed with a 13.85 in the second round to finish 18th at qualifying.
Indoor
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... First Team Atlantic 10 in the 60-meter hurdles... Earned four first-place finishes in the 60H... Won gold in the 60H at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships (2/27) after posting a time of 7.98 seconds in the finals... Secured top finishes at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off (12/5), Patriot Games (1/29), and Champion College Team Challenge (2/10).
Competed in the 110H at the United States Olympic Team Trials in Eugene, Oregon... Finished third in his heat during the opening round with a new personal-best time of 13.37... Advanced to the semifinals where he ran a 13.41 and finished 16th overall... Finished as the fourth-fastest NCAA participant at the trials.
2023-24 (Junior):
Outdoor
Second Team All-American... Atlantic 10 All-Academic... Earned a top-15 finish at the NCAA Track & Field Championships with a time of 13.57 seconds... Became the second-ever Wildcat to qualify for the NCAA Track & Field Championships... Ran the fifth-fastest time in the East Region at 13.46 (+0.1) and won heat two of the quarterfinals... Only A-10 men's track athlete to qualify for nationals... Won his third straight gold medal in the 110H at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/5) with a 13.77 in the finals... Also scored three team points with a sixth-place finish in the 100m final with a 10.71... His time in the 100m at A-10 tied the second-fastest in program history... Qualified for the 100m final at the conference meet with a 10.74, sixth-fastest in Davidson's history... Ran the second-fastest time in school history and finished first in the 110H at the USC Open (4/20) with a 13.46 (+2.7)... Finished third at the Duke Invitational (4/13) with a 13.81... Earned a fourth-place finish in the 110H at the VertKlasse Meeting (4/6).
Indoor
Broke the school record in the 60H at the Liberty Open (2/3) with a time of 7.73 seconds... Finished first at that meet... Also finished in first place at the Carolina Challenge (1/20) and the Winston-Salem College Kick-Off (12/2)... Recorded a time of 7.82 at South Carolina and ran a 7.87 in the final at Winston-Salem.
2022-23 (Sophomore):
Outdoor
Atlantic 10 All-Academic... Atlantic 10 Co-Most Outstanding Track Performer... Atlantic 10 110H Champion... First Team All-Conference in the 110H... NCAA East Prelim qualifier... A-10 Track Performer of the Week (4/12)... Broke the meet, facility, conference, and school record in the 110-meter hurdle finals at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7)... Took gold with a time of 13.42 seconds... This time was the eighth-fastest qualifying time in NCAA Division I... Also finished fifth in the 200-meters at the A-10 Championships with a PR time of 21.62 seconds... Four first-place finishes in the 110H on the season... Won the 110H at the USC Outdoor Open with a time of 13.37 seconds (+ 5.0)... Took first place at the Southside Power & Fitness Invitational (4/16) with a run of 13.85 seconds... Ran a 13.75 to take first in the 110H and finished third in the 200m with a time of 21.93 at the Duke Invitational (4/8)... Holds eight top-ten times in the 110H in Davidson history... Has the fourth and sixth fastest times in the 200m in the Wildcat record book.
Indoor
Back-to-back Atlantic 10 60H Champion... First Team All-Conference in the 60H... A-10 Track Performer of the Week (2/14)... Set the school record in the 60 hurdles twice... Ran a then record time of 7.78 at the Carolina Challenge... Set a new program standard in both the 60H and the 200m at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/11)... Crossed the line in 7.76 seconds in the 60H and ran a 21.83 in the 200m... Won the 60H at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/28) with a time of 7.82.
2021-22 (Freshman):
Outdoor
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... First Team Atlantic 10 in the 110-meter hurdles... Two-time A-10 Rookie of the Week selection... Won gold at the Atlantic 10 Championships in the 110H with a time of 13.72 seconds... Set the outdoor school record in the 110H at the South Carolina Open (4/23) with a mark of 13.54... Also finished first at the meet... NCAA East Preliminary qualifier... Ran a 13.58 in the first round of prelims... Followed with a 13.85 in the second round to finish 18th at qualifying.
Indoor
Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team... First Team Atlantic 10 in the 60-meter hurdles... Earned four first-place finishes in the 60H... Won gold in the 60H at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships (2/27) after posting a time of 7.98 seconds in the finals... Secured top finishes at the Visit Winston-Salem College Kick-off (12/5), Patriot Games (1/29), and Champion College Team Challenge (2/10).
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Thursday, September 03
Davidson moves to the Atlantic 10
Sunday, August 18
