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2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Luke Perry

Jadyn Haywood

  • Event Sprints
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Dayton, Ohio
  • Highschool Chaminade Julienne High School

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
60m  7.42 2/6/2026
100m (outdoor) 11.41 4/26/2025
200m (indoor) 23.72 2/27/2026
200m (outdoor) 23.53 4/24/2026
400m (indoor) 59.73 2/10/2024

2026 (Senior)
Outdoor
  • For the second straight year Haywood was awarded Atlantic 10 Track Performer of the Year at the A-10 Outdoor Championships
  • Won gold in both the 100m (11.60) and 200m (24.08) at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships
  • Won silver and finished second with the 4x100m relay team (46.23) with Simone Bessong, Chloe Hamilton, and Sydney Workman at the Atlantic 10 Championships 
  • Part of the 4x100m relay team of Chloe Hamilton, Sydney Workman, and Simone Bessong that set the school record (45.30) at the Clark Wood Open, hosted by the University of Louisville 
  • Broke the school record in the 200m (23.53) and finished fourth at the Clark Wood Open hosted by the University of Louisville
  • Ran 11.66 in the 100m and finished second at the Gibson Invitational hosted by Indiana State
  • Finished fourth in the 200m (23.67) and fifth in the 100m (11.59) at the Tennessee Invite
  • Broke the school record in the 200m (23.60) and finished first at the Don McGarey Invitational hosted by Kennesaw State
  • Part of the 4x100m team of Chloe Hamilton, Sydeny Workman and Charlotte Deines, who broke the school record at 45.72 at the Don McGarey Invitational  
  • Finished first in the 100m (11.52) at the Don McGarey Invitational hosted by Kennesaw State
Indoor
  • Won gold in the 200m (23.72), broke the school record and Atlantic 10 meet record at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships
  • Won silver in the 60m (7.42) and tied a personal best at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships
  • Broke the 200m (23.74) school record and Atlantic 10 meet record in the Prelims at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships
  • Set a personal best of 57.46 in the 400m at the Heartland Invitational
  • Named Atlantic Ten Track Performer of the Week for her performance at the Fairgrounds Invitational
  • Won both the 60m dash and 200m at the Fairgrounds Invitational. Improved her personal best and second-best program mark of 7.42 in the 60m and set a PR of 23.96 in the 200m
  • Named Ohio's 529 Plan College Advantage Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic
  • Broke her own school record in the 200m (23.97) and finished second at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic
  • Won the 60m (7.49) at the Wolverine Invitational hosted by the University of Michigan
  • Part of the 4x200m team of Sydeny Workman, Simone Bessong, and Charlotte Deines, who broke the school record at 1:38.94 to win the event at the Tiger Opener hosted by Wittenberg University
  • R.U.D.Y.S. "RUDY Award" Winner
2025 (Junior)
  • Named to the 2024-2025 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll
  • R.U.D.Y.S "Rising Star Award" Winner
  • Member of Student-Athlete Activity Committee
Outdoor
  • Ran 11.50 in the 100m at the NCAA East Region First Round hosted by North Florida
  • Named Ohio's College Advantage Student-Athlete of the Week on May 8
  • Was awarded Atlantic 10 Track Performer of the Year at the A-10 Outdoor Championships
  • Won gold and finished first at the A-10 Championships in the 100m (11.52)
  • Won gold and finished first at the A-10 Championships in the 200m (23.83)
  • Part of the 4x100m relay team that broke the school record and finished second at the A-10 Championships (45.92)
  • Named A-10 Track Performer of the Week on April 28, for her performance at Louisville
  • Finished third in the 100m (11.41) at the Clark Wood Open hosted by Louisville
  • Named Ohio's College Advantage Student-Athlete of the Week on April 9
  • Named A-10 Track Performer of the Week on April 8, for her performance at Tennessee
  • Anchored the 4x100m team at Tennessee who ran the second best time in school history, bested only by her mark the week before 
  • Ran a wind-aided time of 11.33 at Tennessee which despite not counting towards her PR or school record, put her #9 in Division One
  • Broke another school record, this time in the 200m, at the Tennessee Invitational with a time of 23.75
  • Named Ohio's College Advantage Student-Athlete of the Week for her performance at Indiana State
  • Tied the school record in the 100m (11.41) at the Pacesetters Sports Invitational and anchored the 4x100m team that broke the school record (46.06)
  • Earned Rising Star Award at annual RUDY Awards ceremony
Indoor
  • Broke the school record and finished second at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships in the 200m (24.08)
  • Finished second at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships in the 60m (7.46)
  • Recorded a PR and the second fastest time in program history in the 60m (7.45) at the A-10 Championships
  • Set the school record in the 200m (24.18) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships
  • Named Ohio's College Advantage Student-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 11
  • Named Atlantic 10 Co-Performer of the Week for her showing at the Gem City Invitational
  • Won both the 60m (7.47) and 200m (24.27) at the Gem City Invitational hosted by UD
  • Named Ohio's College Advantage Student-Athlete of the Week on Jan. 24
  • Named Atlantic 10 Co-Performer of the Week for her showing at Indiana
  • Grabbed the top spot in the 60m dash (7.58) and runner-up in the 200m (24.62) at the Indiana Invitational 
  • Named Atlantic 10 Co-Performer of the Week for her showing at Michigan
  • Finished runner-up in the 60m (7.53) and third in the 200m (24.81) at the Wolverine Invitational hosted by the University of Michigan
  • Part of the second fastest 4x200m relay (1:40.86) time at UD and finished first at the Wittenberg Tiger Open
2024 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
  • PR and Runner-up at the A-10 Championships in 200m (24.03). Ran the second fastest 200m All-Time at UD
  • Runner Up in the 100m (11.75) at the A-10 Championships hosted by George Mason University
  • Part of the 4x100m relay that set the school record (46.38) and finished third at the A-10 Championships hosted by George Mason University
  • Finished 4th in the 100m (11.70) at the Jesse Owens Classic hosted by Ohio State
  • PR and Finished 3rd in the 100m (11.69) at the Tennessee Invite 
Indoor
  • Finished 3rd in the 60m (7.51) at the A-10 Championships
  • PR and Finished 2nd in the 200m (24.35) at the A-10 Championships 
  • PR in the 400 (59.73) at the Marshall Invitational
  • Ran a Personal Best 7.50 in the 60m at the Meyo Invitational and finished 5th
  • Finished 3rd at the Indiana Invitational in the 200m (24.77)
  • Finished 2nd at the Indiana Invitational in the 60m (7.59)
  • Finished 2nd at the Wolverine Invite running a personal best in the 60m (7.55)
  • Finished 2nd at the Wolverine Invite running a personal best in the 200m (24.69)

2023 (Freshman)
Outdoor
  • PR in the 100m and finished 3rd at the A-10 Championships
  • Ran a personal best and finished 3rd in the 200m (24.40) at the A-10 Championships
  • Secured personal bests at 400m (1:07.09) at Blizzard Buster Invitational 3/17 
  • Secured Top 5 All Time mark at 100m (11.85) at Oliver Nikoloff Invitational 4/1
  • Secured 1st place finish at 4x100 relay (47.22) at Big Blue Classic 3/24 and 100m (11.92)
Indoor
  • Finished 3rd in the 60m (7.58) at the A-10 Championships
  • Finished 4th in the 200m (24.77) at the A-10 Championships
  • Ran 24.76 to finish 1st in the 200m at the Marshall Invitational
  • Won the 60m (7.65)  at the Akron Invitational
High School
  • Varsity Track Athlete at CJ (2018-2022)
  • Team Captain (2021-2022)
  • 3x First Team All-GCL: 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x200
  • First Team All State: 4x100
  • Second Team All State: 100, 200 and 4x200
  • 2018 State Champion in the 4x100
  • Broke the School Record in the 100 at state in 2022 (11.75)
  • Former Member of the Dayton Wolverines Track Club
Personal
  • Daughter of Nakesha and Jamal Haywood
  • Siblings are Isaiah, Meyah, Brooke and Sydney
  • Majoring in Business Management with a minor in Cyber Security Management

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23Freshman

  • 2023-24Sophomore

  • 2024-25Junior

  • 2025-26Senior