2019 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Palmer, Jason

Jason Palmer
- Position:
- Sprints
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Federal Way, Wash.
- High School:
- Federal Way
Bio
2018 MPSFย 4x400m Relay Champion
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): A full indoor season, competing at the MPSF Championships where he was 23rd in the 400-meters with a season-best time of 48.87 and ran on the ninth-place 4x400m relay โฆ part of the winning 4x4 relay at the UW Indoor Preview in 3:14.12 โฆ 12th at the Don Kirby Invite 400m in 49.12 โฆ a season-best 200m time of 22.26 at the UW Invitational.
2019: Improved his personal bests in the 400-meters and scored for the Dawgs on the 4x400-meter relay at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ helped the 4x400m relay advance to NCAA West Preliminaries where it placed 19th in 3:10.30 โฆ the 4x400m relay scored a fourth-place finish at Pac-12s in a season-best time of 3:09.22 โฆ broke 48-seconds for the first time at the Pac-12 meet as he ran a PR of 47.77 to finish 12th overall โฆ was 20th in the 400m at the National Relay Championships in a time of 48.15 โฆ set a 200-meters PR of 21.58 at the Beach Invitational โฆ indoors, matched his PR with a 48.61 run at the MPSF Championships to finish 18th โฆ helped the DMR finish fourth at MPSFs and the 4x400m relay place seventh.
2018: Improved his PRs in the 400-meters indoors and out โฆ ran the third leg on the 4x400m relay indoors that won the MPSF Championship title in 3:09.57, the No. 6 time in school history โฆ outdoors, set a 400m best of 48.47 at the Trojan Invitational for fifth โฆ fourth in the 400m at the UW-WSU Dual in 48.53 seconds โฆ helped the 4x4 win the Pepsi Team Invite in 3:13.31 โฆ indoors, in addition to the MPSF 4x4 win, was 17th in the open 400-meters in 48.61 โฆ on the 4x4 relay that won the Don Kirby Invite in 3:09.68, the No. 7 time in school history โฆ a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2017: Ran a full season indoors and out, focusing on the 400-meters โฆ ranked third on the team in the open 400-meters outdoors, posting a season-best 48.57 at the Trojan Invitational, taking sixth โฆ closed the season running 49.14 at the Ken Shannon Invitational for fourth โฆ was fourth in the 400m at the UW-WSU Dual in 49.92 โฆ indoors, had a 400m best of 49.40 at the Husky Classic, and ran a 200-meters best of 22.21 at the SPU Final Qualifier โฆ ran on the 4x400m relay at the Husky Classic that took fourth in 3:15.44.
High School and Personal: Born in Kingston, Jamaica โฆ parents are Yvonne and Nandel Palmer โฆ has two older brothers, Jevoy and Jevaughn โฆ competed at the Washington 4A state championships all four years of his high school career, helping Federal Way win three team track titles โฆ as a senior, was fifth in the both the 200-meters and 400-meters at the state finals โฆ also was third in the 400-meters at state as a sophomore in 2014 โฆ ran on the 4x400m relay that was second at state in 2013 and 2014, and on the 4x100m relay that was second in 2016 ... ran his 200-meter PR of 22.15 seconds at districts in 2016 โฆ a 400-meter best of 48.96 seconds to win the Bill Harris Invite in 2014 โฆ also lettered two years in football โฆ was ASB Vice President โฆ graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
Major Meets
2018 MPSF - 17th, 400mย | 1st, 4x400mย (MPSF Champion)
2019 MPSF - 18th, 400mย | 7th, 4x400mย | 4th, DMR
2019 Pac-12 - 12th, 400m | 4th, 4x400m
2019 NCAA Prelims - 19th, 4x400m
2020 MPSF - 23rd, 400m | 9th, 4x400m
ย
Outdoor Bests
200mโฆโฆ.21.58
400mโฆโฆ.47.77
Indoor Bests
200m.......22.21
400m.......48.61
Academic Honors
2019 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2020 (Indoor Track; Outdoor Season Canceled): A full indoor season, competing at the MPSF Championships where he was 23rd in the 400-meters with a season-best time of 48.87 and ran on the ninth-place 4x400m relay โฆ part of the winning 4x4 relay at the UW Indoor Preview in 3:14.12 โฆ 12th at the Don Kirby Invite 400m in 49.12 โฆ a season-best 200m time of 22.26 at the UW Invitational.
2019: Improved his personal bests in the 400-meters and scored for the Dawgs on the 4x400-meter relay at the Pac-12 Championships โฆ helped the 4x400m relay advance to NCAA West Preliminaries where it placed 19th in 3:10.30 โฆ the 4x400m relay scored a fourth-place finish at Pac-12s in a season-best time of 3:09.22 โฆ broke 48-seconds for the first time at the Pac-12 meet as he ran a PR of 47.77 to finish 12th overall โฆ was 20th in the 400m at the National Relay Championships in a time of 48.15 โฆ set a 200-meters PR of 21.58 at the Beach Invitational โฆ indoors, matched his PR with a 48.61 run at the MPSF Championships to finish 18th โฆ helped the DMR finish fourth at MPSFs and the 4x400m relay place seventh.
2018: Improved his PRs in the 400-meters indoors and out โฆ ran the third leg on the 4x400m relay indoors that won the MPSF Championship title in 3:09.57, the No. 6 time in school history โฆ outdoors, set a 400m best of 48.47 at the Trojan Invitational for fifth โฆ fourth in the 400m at the UW-WSU Dual in 48.53 seconds โฆ helped the 4x4 win the Pepsi Team Invite in 3:13.31 โฆ indoors, in addition to the MPSF 4x4 win, was 17th in the open 400-meters in 48.61 โฆ on the 4x4 relay that won the Don Kirby Invite in 3:09.68, the No. 7 time in school history โฆ a Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
2017: Ran a full season indoors and out, focusing on the 400-meters โฆ ranked third on the team in the open 400-meters outdoors, posting a season-best 48.57 at the Trojan Invitational, taking sixth โฆ closed the season running 49.14 at the Ken Shannon Invitational for fourth โฆ was fourth in the 400m at the UW-WSU Dual in 49.92 โฆ indoors, had a 400m best of 49.40 at the Husky Classic, and ran a 200-meters best of 22.21 at the SPU Final Qualifier โฆ ran on the 4x400m relay at the Husky Classic that took fourth in 3:15.44.
High School and Personal: Born in Kingston, Jamaica โฆ parents are Yvonne and Nandel Palmer โฆ has two older brothers, Jevoy and Jevaughn โฆ competed at the Washington 4A state championships all four years of his high school career, helping Federal Way win three team track titles โฆ as a senior, was fifth in the both the 200-meters and 400-meters at the state finals โฆ also was third in the 400-meters at state as a sophomore in 2014 โฆ ran on the 4x400m relay that was second at state in 2013 and 2014, and on the 4x100m relay that was second in 2016 ... ran his 200-meter PR of 22.15 seconds at districts in 2016 โฆ a 400-meter best of 48.96 seconds to win the Bill Harris Invite in 2014 โฆ also lettered two years in football โฆ was ASB Vice President โฆ graduated with a 3.5 GPA.
Major Meets
2018 MPSF - 17th, 400mย | 1st, 4x400mย (MPSF Champion)
2019 MPSF - 18th, 400mย | 7th, 4x400mย | 4th, DMR
2019 Pac-12 - 12th, 400m | 4th, 4x400m
2019 NCAA Prelims - 19th, 4x400m
2020 MPSF - 23rd, 400m | 9th, 4x400m
ย
Outdoor Bests
200mโฆโฆ.21.58
400mโฆโฆ.47.77
Indoor Bests
200m.......22.21
400m.......48.61
Academic Honors
2019 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
2018 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention
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