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Jayson Ashford

  • Class Senior
  • Major Computer Science
  • Hometown Fairview Heights, Ill.
  • High School St. Louis University
  • Event Sprints / Hurdles

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS & RESULTS

AWARDS & HONORS

  • 2020 All-SEC Indoor Second Team (DMR)
  • 2020 SEC Track & Field Community Service Team
  • No. 2 All-Time in Indoor 200m Dash (21.06)
  • No. 6 All-Time in Indoor 60m Dash (6.80)
  • No. 8 All-Time in Indoor 400m Dash (47.58)

2023 Outdoor

  • Finished second in the 100m with a time of 10.59 at Yellow Jacket Invitational (Mar. 17) 
  • Placed third in the 200m with a time of 21.71 at Yellow Jacket Invitational (Mar. 17) 
  • Finished eighth in the 200m with a time of 20.95 at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational (April 1)
  • Finished second in the 4x100m with a time of 40.40 at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational (April 1)
  • Placed tenth with a time of 41.20 in the 4x100m at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (April 1)
  • Competed in the 100m with a time of 10.51 at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (April 1)
  • Took third in the 100m with a 10.34 time at the KT Woodman Classic (April 8)
  • Won first in the 200m with a time of 21.02 at the KT Woodman Classic (April 8)
  • Competed in the 100m with a time of 10.61 at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14)
  • Finished second in the 200m with a time of 20.99 at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14)
  • Placed 12th in the 4x100m with a time of 40.99 at the Mt. SAC Relays (April 14)

2023 Indoor

  • Topped the podium in the 200m with a time of 21.46 while finishing fifth in the 60m by posting a 6.83 at the Hawkeye Invitational (Jan. 14)
  • Took home second in the 60m with a time of 6.79 at the Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 21)
  • Came in second with a time of 21.33 in the 200m at the Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 21) 
  • Placed third in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:18.90 at the Mark Colligan Memorial (Jan. 21) 
  • Finished fourth in the 60m with a time of 6.92 at the Indiana University Relays (Jan. 27-28)
  • Took a third place finish at the Indiana University Relays with a time of 21.24 (Jan. 27-28)
  • Won the 400m with a time of 47.10 at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 11)
  • Came in 4th in the 200m with a time of 21.43 at the Music City Challenge (Feb. 11)
  • Placed ninth in the 4x400m relay with a time of 9:48.98 at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25)

2022 Outdoor

  • Opened the outdoor season finishing first in both the 200m and 400m dash at the Ole Miss Classic (3/26/22) posting times of 21.01 and 47.27
  • Finished first in both the 200m dash and 4x100 relay at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/8/22) posting times of 21.19 and 41.56
  • Earned a fifth-place finish in the 200m dash at the Crimson Tide Invitational (4/23/22) posting a time of 21.14
  • Finished fifth at the Drake Relays (4/30/22) in the 200m dash posting a time of 21.29
  • Posted the fifth-best time in the 4x100 relay at the SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 41.14

2022 Indoor

  • Opened the indoor season with a third-place finish with a 200m dash with a time of 21.51 at the Cyclone Open (1/22/22)
  • Finished twelfth at the Razorback Invitational (1/29/22) in the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:17.92
  • Posted a time in the 4x400 relay of 3:13.88 for a twelfth-place finish at the Tyson Invitational (2/12/22)

2021 Indoor

  • Opened the indoor season by finishing first in the 60m dash and the 200m dash, posting times of 6.81 and 21.40 at the Vanderbilt Invitational (1/16/21)
  • Finished first in the 60m dash at the Cyclone Open with a time of 7.10 (1/23/21)
  • Finished the 200m in first at the Arkansas Qualifier (2/5/21) posting a time of 21.07
  • Earned a first-place finish at the Music City Challenge (2/13/21) 200m dash with a time of 21.34

2020 Outdoor

  • Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2020 Indoor

  • Opened the indoor season by posting a meet records in the 200m dash (21.55) and 4x400m relay (3:24.41) at the Mizzou Holiday Opener (12/6/19)
  • Finished first in the 200m dash at the Missouri Intercollegiate (1/17/20) with a time of (21.49)
  • Posted the eighth-best time in program history in the 400m dash at 47.58 with a second-place finish at the Razorback Invitational (2/1/20)
  • Posted first-place finishes in the 60m dash (6.88) and 200m dash (21.68) at the Mizzou Open (2/7/20)
  • Finished eighth in the 400m dash with a time of 47.86 at the Tyson Invitational (2/14/20)
  • Earned the sixth-best time in program history in the 60m dash at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge (2/22/20), finishing first at 6.80
  • Posted the second-fastest time in program history at the 200m dash (21.06), finishing ninth in the prelims of the SEC Indoor Championships (2/28/20)
  • Earned a bronze medal in the distance medley relay at the SEC Indoor Championships, running a leg of Mizzou’s team that finished at 9:42.47

2019 Outdoor

  • Finished second in the 100m Dash with a 10.38 mark at the Herm Wilson Invitational (3/23) while also finishing second in the 200m Dash with a time of 20.95
  • Finished fourth in the 200m Dash (21.07) and fifth in the 100m Dash (10.64) at the Mizzou Spring Open (4/6)
  • Set a personal record and finished fourth in the 100m Dash with a 10.50 mark at the John McDonnell Invitational (4/12)
  • Won the 200m Dash (21.15) and finished third in the 100m Dash (10.70) at the Tom Botts Invitational (4/20)
  • Set a personal record with a 20.90 mark in the 200m Dash Prelims at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24) while also finishing 40th in the 100m Dash (10.58)
  • Finished 18th with a 20.99 mark in the 200m Dash in the final at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/25)

2019 Indoor

  • Finished first in the 200m Dash with a time of 21.60 at the Missouri Holiday Opener (12/8)
  • Won the 200m Dash with a 22.04 mark at the Missouri Intercollegiate (1/11)
  • Finished second in the 200m Dash with a time of 21.58 at Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/19)
  • Set a personal record while finishing sixth in the 60m Dash with a 6.85 mark at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational (1/20). The mark was ninth-best in program history.
  • Won the 200m Dash with a 21.85 mark at the Mizzou Open (1/25) while also finishing fifth in the 60m Dash with a time of 6.96
  • Took eighth in the 200m Dash and set a personal record with a 21.40 time at the Husker Invitational (2/2). The 21.40 mark ranked fourth-best in program history.
  • Set a new personal record and finished 18th in the 200m Dash with a 21.34 time at the SEC Championships (2/22). The time ranked third-best in program history.

2018 Outdoor

  • Redshirted the outdoor season

2018 Indoor

  • Redshirted the indoor season

High School
Six-time All-State selection at St. Louis University High School … 200m Missouri state Champion … All-American in the 200m dash for Dashers Track Club

Personal
Born December 31, 1998 in Belleville, Il. … Son of Delisa and Jay … Has one brother, Jaleel … Majoring in Computer Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    Sprints / Hurdles
  • 2019Sophomore

    Sprints / Hurdles
  • 2020Junior

    Sprints / Hurdles
  • 2021Senior

    Sprints / Hurdles
  • 2022Junior

    Sprints / Hurdles
  • 2023Senior

    Sprints / Hurdles