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2024-25 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Jayla Pruitt

  • Event Jumps
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.
  • Highschool Shelby County

Biography

Event Personal Record Date
Long Jump 5.52m 12/2/2023
60m (indoor) 8.51 12/2/2022
60m Hurdles (indoor) 9.70 12/2/2022
100m 13.71 3/24/2023
Triple Jump 11.86m 1/13/2024

2025 (Senior) 
  • Earned Social Impact Award at annual RUDY Awards ceremony
Outdoor
  • Finished sixth in the triple jump (10.66m) at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational hosted by Indiana State
Indoor
  • Finished ninth in the triple jump (11.04m) at the Doug Raymond Invitational hosted by Kent State
  • Finished second in the triple jump (10.99m) at the Indiana Invitational

2024 (Junior)
Outdoor
  • Jumped 11.20m in the Triple Jump at the A-10 Outdoor Championships hosted by George Mason
  • Finished 2nd in the Triple Jump (11.45m) at the Oliver Nikoloff Invitational hosted by the University of Cincinnati
Indoor
  • Finished 8th in the Triple Jump (11.28m) at the A-10 Championships
  • Finished 12th in the Long Jump (5.35m) at the A-10 Championships
  • Won the Triple Jump (11.53m) at the Marshall Invitational
  • Finished 2nd in the Long Jump (5.38m) at the Marshall Invitational
  • Tied the school record and won the Triple Jump (11.86m) at the Wolverine Invite
  • PR and won the Long Jump (5.52m) at the Wittenberg Tiger Opener
  • PR in the 300m (45.21) at the Wittenberg Tiger Opener
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor
  • PR 13.71 at 100m at Big Blue Classic and 5.37m at Long Jump at Gibson Invitational 
  • PR 11.63m Triple Jump at A-10 Championships
Indoor
  • Placed 2nd in the triple jump at the Akron Invitational with a PR of 11.57m
  • Earned 9th in the 60H at the Findlay Oiler Open with a PR of 9.70
2022 (Freshman)
Outdoor
  • Earned 2nd place in the triple jump with a mark of 11.37m at the Blizzard Buster 
  • Placed 17th in the long jump at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a PR of 5.26m
  • Competed in the triple jump at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a mark of 11.21m
Indoor
  • Earned 16th/25 in the triple jump at the Doug Raymond Invitational with a PR of 11:04m
  • Placed 19th/26 in the long jump with a mark of 5.22m at the Doug Raymond Invitational
  • Placed 20th in the 60MH at the Gladstein Invitational with a PR of 10.28
High School Accomplishments:
  • Four-year varsity letter winner in track and field
  • Competed in track for 4 seasons in: Triple and Long jump
  • Competed at 2019 Outdoor New Balance Nationals in the freshman Class Division
  • Triple jump champion for four consecutive seasons
  • Four-time qualifier and twice competed at the USATF & AAU Junior Olympics in Triple Jump, Long Jump, and Hurdles
  • KHSAA State qualifier all four years consecutively in all her events
  • State-Runner up twice as a sophomore year
  • Qualified for 2019 New Balance Nationals indoor in Triple Jump
  • Qualified for 2020 Indoor & Outdoor New Balance Nationals
  • All-Academic Team Class 2A in 2019 and 2018
  • Top female athlete in the district in 2018 and 2019
  • Also competed for the Louisville Track Club
  • Graduated Magma Cum Laude with History Honors, Math and Science Honors
  • A/B Honor Roll
High School Personal Records:
  • Triple Jump: 37'11"
  • Long Jump: 17'2"
  • 300m hurdles: 51.7
Personal
  • Daughter of Shastavia Beasley and Jason and Kara Pruitt 
  • Has three siblings: Kya, Trinidy, and Quest
  • Majoring in electrical/computer engineering

Historical Player Information

  • 2021-22Freshman

  • 2022-23Sophomore

  • 2023-24Junior

  • 2024-25Senior