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2020-21 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Jada Weatherspoon

Jada Weatherspoon

  • Position:
    Sprints/Jumps
  • Height:
    5-5
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Ann Arbor, Mich.
  • High School:
    Skyline
  • Letters:
    3

Summary

Biography

2020-21:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... did not compete. OUTDOOR: Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... did not compete.

2019-20:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... participated in six regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... placed 13th in the long jump (4.92m) and 14th in the triple jump (9.65m) at GLIACs ... posted a season-best mark of 5.02m for the long jump at the GVSU Holiday Open (12/6) ... recorded a season-best mark of 10.48m for the triple jump at the SVSU Doug Hansen Open (1/17) ... ran season-best times of 8.41 (60m) and 28.66 (200m) at the GVSU Holiday Open.  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... canceled due to COVID-19.

2018-19:  INDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in seven of the eight regular-season meets, plus the GLIAC Championships ... set a personal-best in the triple jump (9.93) at the conference meet to place 12th ... also finished 12th in the long jump (4.90m) ... ran a season-best 27.96 for 200m at the Jet's Pizza Invite (1/26) ... recorded a season-best of 5.12m in the long jump at the Mastodon Opener (12/1).  OUTDOOR:  Named to the GLIAC All-Academic Team ... competed in six meets, including the GLIAC Championships ... placed eighth in the long jump (5.24m) at GLIACs and ran the third leg of the sixth place 4x100m relay (49.39) ... clocked in a season-best time of 13.44 for 100m at the Davenport Tune-Up (4/27) ... had a wind-aided 12.90 for 100m at the Al Owens Classic (4/20) as well as a wind-aided 27.31 for 200m ... recorded a season-best mark of 5.26m in the long jump also at the Al Owens Classic ... notched a wind-aided 5.27m in the long jump at the Oakland Golden Grizzlies Invite (4/13).

2017-18:  INDOOR:  Competed in six of the eight meets ... ran a season-best 28.09 for 200m at the Oiler Opener (12/9) ... twice had a season-best time of 8.22 for 60m (12/2 at SVSU Holiday Classic, and 12/9 at Oiler Opener) ... recorded a season-best distance of 4.97m in the long jump at the GVSU Open (1/19). OUTDOOR:  Participated in all five regular-season meets ... set personal-bests for 100m (13.31) and 200m (28.12) at the Charlotte 49er Classic (3/16) and GVSU Al Owens Classic (4/21), respectively ... ran a 1:09.47 for 400m at Cincinnati's Nikoloff Open (3.31).

High School:  A 2017 graduate of Skyline High School ... was two-year letterwinner for coach Rolando Eccleston ... earned Academic All-State (GPA of 3.5 or higher) and All-Conference honors ... placed eighth in the 100-meter dash (12.80) at the MITCA Division 1 state championships ... ran a personal-best 12.64 for 100 metes at the Westfield Girls Invitational meet in 2017 ... recorded personal-best for 200m (27.52) at the Westfield Invite ... finished 14th at the MHSAA Division 1 state championship meet in the long jump with a distance of 16-11.25 ... competed in the summer for the Ann Arbor Track Club.

Personal:  Full name--Jada N. Weatherspoon ... born on August 16, 1999, in Ann Arbor, Mich. ... daughter of Johnny and Jolanda Weatherspoon ... has one older brother, Jonathan ... brother played baseball at Grambling State University in 2017 ... is majoring in Political Science ... named to the Athletic Director's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.5+) for Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Winter 2020 and Fall 2020 (4.00) ... named to the Coach's Honor Roll (term GPA 3.0-3.49) for Winter 2019 and Winter 2021.


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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"

  • 2019-20Junior

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"

  • 2020-21Senior

    Sprints/Jumps
    5'5"