University of Missouri Athletics

PERSONAL BESTS & RESULTS

2022 Outdoor

• Took 10th place in the javelin throw at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
• Set a new personal best javelin throw at 65.67m to finish third at the Crimson Tide Invitational
• Placed fourth in javelin at the John McDonnell Invitational with a throw of 59.88m
• Earned a third-place finish in javelin thanks to a 57.56m throw at the Ole Miss Classic

2020 Indoor

• Set a personal record in the shot put at 13.39m (43-11.25), finishing sixth at the Mizzou Holiday Opener (12/6/19)
• Earned a 10^th-place finish in the heptathlon with 4,899 points at the Razorback Invitational (2/1/10)
• Finished third in the 60m hurdles (9.04) at the Mizzou Open (2/7/20)
• Finished 11^th in the heptathlon with 4,861 points at the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28-29/20), posting a personal record in the pole vault with a mark of 4.65m (15-3)

2020 Outdoor

• Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2019 Outdoor

• Finished first at the John McDonnell Invitational in the pole vault, setting a personal record of 4.50m (14-9) (4/12/19)
• Set a new personal record in the long jump at the John McDonnell Invitational with a jump of 6.94m (22-9.25), earning a fourth-place finish (4/12/19)
• Earned a first-place finish at the Mizzou Spring Open in the javelin, with a throw of 57.20m (187-7) (4/6/19)
• Set a new personal record in the javelin throw at the John McDonnell Invitational, with a throw of 57.60m (189-0).
• Finished fourth in the javelin throw at the Tom Botts Invitational, throwing 50.20m (164-8) (4/19/19)
• Finished eighth or higher in 12 different events at the SEC Outdoor Championships (5/9/19)
  • Finished eighth in the 100m dash with a personal record of 11.14
  • Earned a sixth place finish in the 400m dash with a time of 52.58
  • With a 1500m run time of 5:20.74, earned an eighth place finish
  • Set a personal record and finished seventh in the 110m hurdles with a time of 15.97
  • Earned a fourth-place high jump finish with a new personal record of 1.88m (6-2)
  • Finished second in the pole vault with a jump of 4.40m (14-5.25)
  • Landed a fifth-place finish in the long jump with a jump of 6.60m (21-8)
  • Set a new personal discus record with a throw of 32.18m (105-7), earning him a seventh-place finish
  • Finished fifth in the shot put, setting a new personal record of 12.65m (41-6)
  • Earned a second-place finish in the javelin throw with a throw measuring 55.65m (182-7)
  • Set a personal record in the decathlon with 6,685 points, earning him a fourth-place finish (5/9-10/19)

2019 Indoor

• Finished fifth in the 60m dash at the Husker Invitational, with a new personal record of 7.21 seconds (2/2/19)
• Earned a seventh-place finish in the 60m dash at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 7.34 seconds (2/22/19)
• Logged a fourth-place finish at the Missouri Holiday Opener in the 400m dash, running a time of 53.87 seconds (12/8/18)
• Set a new personal record in the 1000m run at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 3:02.02, earning him a sixth-place finish (2/23/19)
• Finished in fourth place in the 60m hurdles at the Missouri Intercollegiate meet with a mark of 9.00 (1/11/19)
• Earned an eighth-place finish in the 60m hurdles at the Husker Invitational with a time of 8.79 seconds, a new personal record (2/2/19)
• Logged a seventh-place finish in the 60m hurdles at the SEC Indoor Championships with a mark of 8.87 seconds (2/23/19)
• Set a new personal record in the high jump at the SEC Indoor Championships, reaching a mark of 1.92m (6-3.5) and finishing in sixth place (2/22/19)
• Earned both a first place finish and a personal record in the pole vault at the Missouri Intercollegiate with a mark of 4.65m (15-3) (1/11/19)
• Logged a new personal record in long jump at the SEC Indoor Championships, reaching a 6.62m mark (21-8.75) and placing fifth (2/22/19)
• Finished in third place in shot put at the Husker Invitational with a personal record of 13.20m (43-3.75) (2/2/19)
• Earned an eighth-place finish at the SEC Indoor Championships competing in shot put with a mark of 10.57m (34-8.25) (2/22/19)
• Logged 5,043 points in the heptathlon at the Husker Invitational, earning himself a new personal record and earning a program top-ten mark. He finished in sixth place. (2/1-2/19)
• Finished seventh in the heptathlon at the SEC Indoor Championships with 4,161 points. (2/23/19)

2018 Outdoor
Opened the season by throwing a season-best mark in the discus at the CMU Open (March 17) with a throw of 31.72m (104-1) … Finished first in the javelin at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 20) with a throw of 53.69m (176-2) … Placed seventh in the decathlon at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11-12) with 6,569 points, posting season-best marks in the 100m hurdles (16.04) and javelin (55.55m/182-3).

2018 Indoor
Made his Mizzou debut at the Missouri Holiday Opener (Dec. 8), competing in the shot put and the 60m dash, finishing 11^th at 10.84m (35-6.75) and 16^th at 7.49, respectively … Posted a fifth-place finish in the 60m hurdles (9.19) at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (Feb. 16) … Made his heptathlon debut at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25), finishing seventh with 4,698 points.

PREP

Bests

• Pole Vault – 14-7 // High Jump – 6-6 // Javelin – 176-8

Jason competed at School of the Osage High School under the direction of Devin Johnson and Charlie Gordon ... Was the 2017 MSHSSA State Champion in the Javlin ... Placed fourth in the pole vault in 2015 as a sophomore, clearing 13-9 at the State Meet … As a junior, finished fifth in the pole vault (13-9) and runner-up in the javelin (148-9) at the Missouri State Track & Field Championships … Posted a high jump personal record at the Hillcrest Boys Invitational in 2017, jumping 6-6 … Jumped 14-7 in the pole vault at the 2017 Osage Invitational, a personal record … Led team to a 14^th-place finish at the 2017 Missouri State Track & Field Championships by scoring 19 individual points, finishing sixth in the high jump (6-3), third in the pole vault (14-6) and won a state title in the javelin with a personal record mark of 176-8.

PERSONAL

Parents are James and Kimberly Edwards … Father (James) and brothers (James, Jared, Zachary) all are Mizzou alums.