2017-18
Indoor Track – Redshirted the indoor season
Outdoor Track – Redshirted the outdoor season
HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
60m (Indoor) – 6.88 // 100m – 10.65 // 200m – 21.13 // 200m (Indoor) – 21.92 // 400m – 48.39 // 400m (Indoor) – 48.62
NOTEWORTHY
- Six-time MSHSAA All-State honoree
- 2016 Missouri State Champion (200m Dash)
Jayson ran for St. Louis University High School in St. Louis, Mo., under the direction of head coach Joe Porter … He was a six-time MSHSAA All-State honoree and state champion in the 200m dash as a junior in 2016 … TRACK & FIELD … Jayson helped lead SLUH to four conference championships during his time as a prep, earning All-State honors six times … As a sophomore, finished runner-up in the 200m dash (21.78) and sixth in the 400m dash (49.55) at the 2015 MSHSAA State Track & Field Championships … Posted a personal record in the 200m dash at the 2016 Great Southwest Classic, finishing first in the event with a time of 21.13 … Earned three top-five finishes at the 2016 State Track meet as a junior, winning the state championship in the 200m dash (21.39), while finishing third in the 100m dash (10.72) and fifth in the 400m dash (49.40) … Qualified for the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships in the summer of 2016, finishing second in the 100m dash prelims and third in the 200m dash prelims … As a senior, posted runner-up finishes in three events at the 2017 Missouri State Track meet, placing second in the 100m dash (10.85), 200m dash (21.74) and 400m dash (49.24).
PERSONAL
Parents are Jay and Delisa Ashford … Born Dec. 31, 1998 … Twin brother Jaleel plays football for Kentucky State … Plans to major in Computer Engineering at Mizzou.