2023 Track & Field Roster
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White, Jayden
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Jayden White
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Everett, Wash.
- High School:
- Everett
Bio
2024 All-America First Team (Weight Throw, Indoors)
2023 All-America First Team (Weight Throw, Indoors) and Second Team (Hammer Throw, Outdoors)
2022 All-America First Team (Weight Throw, Indoors) and Second Team (Hammer Throw, Outdoors)
2022 Pac-12 Hammer Throw Runner-Up
2021 All-America Second Team (Weight Throw, Indoors) and All-America Honorable Mention (Hammer Throw, Outdoors)
White Features
» Everett Grad Surges Into UW Record Books In College Debut (Everett Herald; Feb. 5, 2021)
2024: Made the podium at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the third year in a row in the weight throw and helped UW defend its Pac-12 team title outdoors … at the Pac-12 Championships, had a season-best hammer throw of 225-4 to get fifth-place … placed 14th at NCAA West Prelims in the hammer, just two spots out of an NCAA Outdoor bid … indoors, placed eighth in the weight throw at NCAA Indoors in Boston, throwing 72-11 ¼ to help the Huskies place 10th as a team … broke his own weight throw School Record twice more … started his season on Feb. 9 at the Husky Classic and threw a School Record 74-5 ½ … then broke that mark by over three more feet, going 77-10 ¼ at the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet, ranking him 19th in NCAA history … made the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023: Another excellent season where he was top-10 at NCAAs indoors and outdoors in the weight and hammer throws ... reached a third-straight NCAA Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw, and had a season-best toss at the meet, going 229-11, but missed the final by just one spot, placing 10th overall for Second Team All-America ... made it to NCAAs with a sixth-place finish in the hammer at West Prelims, going 227-5 … took fourth at the Pac-12 Championships with a toss of 222-6 … second at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, throwing 226-8 … indoors, made the NCAA podium in the weight throw for the second year in a row, throwing a season-best 73-11 at the NCAA Championships to finish fifth … won the Husky Classic with a toss of 73-8 ¾ … was over 70-feet at all five of his indoor meets … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member.
2022: Stellar season as he reached both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships for the second year in a row, rising up to fourth nationally in the weight throw and ninth in the hammer throw … indoors, broke his own weight throw School Record two more times, with a best of 74-1 at the Pac-12 Invitational … at NCAA Indoors, finished fourth, the best finish by a Husky in the weight throw since 1979, throwing 73-6 ¾ and earning First Team All-America honors … first extended his record at the Husky Classic, throwing 73-11 ¾ … outdoors, made the hammer throw final at NCAA Outdoors, just missing another podium by one spot, as he was ninth throwing 229-7 and earning Second Team All-America … the Pac-12 runner-up in the hammer, setting a new PR of 230-4, the No. 2 mark in school history … advanced to nationals with an eighth-place finish at West Prelims, throwing 215-1 … won the Fresno State Invitational with a toss of 226-0 … won the UW-WSU Dual Meet hammer at 218-0 … a big throw of 227-3 at the Beach Invitational, a PR at the time … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member.
2021: An outstanding and historic freshman season in the hammer and weight throws, advancing to the NCAA Outdoor and Indoor Championships and breaking a 42-year-old School Record in the weight throw … outdoors, went to No. 3 in school history with a best hammer throw of 218-8 at the Pac-12 Championships to take fourth-place … got the 12th and final qualifying spot to NCAA Outdoors with a throw of 213-6 at the NCAA West Prelims … threw 206-10 at NCAA Outdoors for 24th-place and All-America Honorable Mention … won the West Coast Relays hammer with a then-PR of 217-2 … won the UW-WSU Dual hammer going 206-2 … fourth in the hammer at the Jim Click Shootout with a best of 212-8 … won the Jim Bush Legends Invite throwing 208-9 … also threw the discus outdoors, taking 10th at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR of 171-2 … indoors, broke seven-time NCAA Champion Scott Neilson’s weight throw School Record that had stood since 1979 with a launch of 71-8 ¼ at the Husky Classic … at his first NCAA Indoor Championship, and just his fourth collegiate competition, placed 10th with a best of 69-6 ¼ to earn Second Team All-America and was the top-ranked freshman in the NCAA … in his collegiate debut at the UW Indoor Preview, threw 68-9 ¾ to jump straight to No. 2 in school history … also threw 69-10 ¾ at the UW Invitational … made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
High School and Personal: Born in Tacoma, Washington … mother is Kelly White … has two older brothers, Torien and Charles, and one younger brother, Isaiah … a prep All-American in the hammer throw as a junior, as he placed seventh at 2019 USATF National Junior Olympics with a 182-foot toss … missed out on his senior season due to the Covid-19 pandemic … third in the Washington state hammer throw championships as a junior … an honorary All-American in the weight throw in 2020 after New Balance Indoor Nationals was canceled … threw a weight throw PR of 75-11 at the 2020 UW High School Invitational which ranked No. 5 in the U.S. … also scored in the shot put and the discus at the Washington State Championships as a junior, taking second in the shot put with a toss of 55-8 3/4 and sixth in the discus … won the WesCo league titles in shot and discus, and threw a discus PR of 163-6.
Major Meets
2021 NCAA Indoors - 10th, Weight (All-America Second Team)
2021 Pac-12 - 4th, Hammer | 10th, Discus
2021 NCAA Prelims - 12th, Hammer
2021 NCAA Outdoors - 24th, Hammer (All-America Honorable Mention)
2022 NCAA Indoors - 4th, Weight (All-America First Team)
2022 Pac-12 - 2nd, Hammer
2022 NCAA Prelims - 8th, Hammer
2022 NCAA Outdoors - 9th, Hammer (All-America Second Team)
2023 NCAA Indoors - 5th, Weight (All-America First Team)
2023 Pac-12 - 4th, Hammer
2023 NCAA Prelims - 6th, Hammer
2023 NCAA Outdoors - 10th, Hammer (All-America Second Team)
2024 NCAA Indoors - 8th, Weight (All-America First Team)
2024 Pac-12 - 5th, Hammer
2024 NCAA Prelims - 14th, Hammer
Outdoor Bests
Hammer.......230-4
Discus.......171-2
Indoor Bests
Weight Throw.......77-10 1/4 - School Record
Academic Honors
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 All-America First Team (Weight Throw, Indoors) and Second Team (Hammer Throw, Outdoors)
2022 All-America First Team (Weight Throw, Indoors) and Second Team (Hammer Throw, Outdoors)
2022 Pac-12 Hammer Throw Runner-Up
2021 All-America Second Team (Weight Throw, Indoors) and All-America Honorable Mention (Hammer Throw, Outdoors)
White Features
» Everett Grad Surges Into UW Record Books In College Debut (Everett Herald; Feb. 5, 2021)
2024: Made the podium at the NCAA Indoor Championships for the third year in a row in the weight throw and helped UW defend its Pac-12 team title outdoors … at the Pac-12 Championships, had a season-best hammer throw of 225-4 to get fifth-place … placed 14th at NCAA West Prelims in the hammer, just two spots out of an NCAA Outdoor bid … indoors, placed eighth in the weight throw at NCAA Indoors in Boston, throwing 72-11 ¼ to help the Huskies place 10th as a team … broke his own weight throw School Record twice more … started his season on Feb. 9 at the Husky Classic and threw a School Record 74-5 ½ … then broke that mark by over three more feet, going 77-10 ¼ at the Ken Shannon Last Chance meet, ranking him 19th in NCAA history … made the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team and the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll.
2023: Another excellent season where he was top-10 at NCAAs indoors and outdoors in the weight and hammer throws ... reached a third-straight NCAA Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw, and had a season-best toss at the meet, going 229-11, but missed the final by just one spot, placing 10th overall for Second Team All-America ... made it to NCAAs with a sixth-place finish in the hammer at West Prelims, going 227-5 … took fourth at the Pac-12 Championships with a toss of 222-6 … second at the Pacific Coast Intercollegiate, throwing 226-8 … indoors, made the NCAA podium in the weight throw for the second year in a row, throwing a season-best 73-11 at the NCAA Championships to finish fifth … won the Husky Classic with a toss of 73-8 ¾ … was over 70-feet at all five of his indoor meets … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member.
2022: Stellar season as he reached both the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Championships for the second year in a row, rising up to fourth nationally in the weight throw and ninth in the hammer throw … indoors, broke his own weight throw School Record two more times, with a best of 74-1 at the Pac-12 Invitational … at NCAA Indoors, finished fourth, the best finish by a Husky in the weight throw since 1979, throwing 73-6 ¾ and earning First Team All-America honors … first extended his record at the Husky Classic, throwing 73-11 ¾ … outdoors, made the hammer throw final at NCAA Outdoors, just missing another podium by one spot, as he was ninth throwing 229-7 and earning Second Team All-America … the Pac-12 runner-up in the hammer, setting a new PR of 230-4, the No. 2 mark in school history … advanced to nationals with an eighth-place finish at West Prelims, throwing 215-1 … won the Fresno State Invitational with a toss of 226-0 … won the UW-WSU Dual Meet hammer at 218-0 … a big throw of 227-3 at the Beach Invitational, a PR at the time … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team … a Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll member.
2021: An outstanding and historic freshman season in the hammer and weight throws, advancing to the NCAA Outdoor and Indoor Championships and breaking a 42-year-old School Record in the weight throw … outdoors, went to No. 3 in school history with a best hammer throw of 218-8 at the Pac-12 Championships to take fourth-place … got the 12th and final qualifying spot to NCAA Outdoors with a throw of 213-6 at the NCAA West Prelims … threw 206-10 at NCAA Outdoors for 24th-place and All-America Honorable Mention … won the West Coast Relays hammer with a then-PR of 217-2 … won the UW-WSU Dual hammer going 206-2 … fourth in the hammer at the Jim Click Shootout with a best of 212-8 … won the Jim Bush Legends Invite throwing 208-9 … also threw the discus outdoors, taking 10th at the Pac-12 Championships with a PR of 171-2 … indoors, broke seven-time NCAA Champion Scott Neilson’s weight throw School Record that had stood since 1979 with a launch of 71-8 ¼ at the Husky Classic … at his first NCAA Indoor Championship, and just his fourth collegiate competition, placed 10th with a best of 69-6 ¼ to earn Second Team All-America and was the top-ranked freshman in the NCAA … in his collegiate debut at the UW Indoor Preview, threw 68-9 ¾ to jump straight to No. 2 in school history … also threw 69-10 ¾ at the UW Invitational … made the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … named to the USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
High School and Personal: Born in Tacoma, Washington … mother is Kelly White … has two older brothers, Torien and Charles, and one younger brother, Isaiah … a prep All-American in the hammer throw as a junior, as he placed seventh at 2019 USATF National Junior Olympics with a 182-foot toss … missed out on his senior season due to the Covid-19 pandemic … third in the Washington state hammer throw championships as a junior … an honorary All-American in the weight throw in 2020 after New Balance Indoor Nationals was canceled … threw a weight throw PR of 75-11 at the 2020 UW High School Invitational which ranked No. 5 in the U.S. … also scored in the shot put and the discus at the Washington State Championships as a junior, taking second in the shot put with a toss of 55-8 3/4 and sixth in the discus … won the WesCo league titles in shot and discus, and threw a discus PR of 163-6.
Major Meets
2021 NCAA Indoors - 10th, Weight (All-America Second Team)
2021 Pac-12 - 4th, Hammer | 10th, Discus
2021 NCAA Prelims - 12th, Hammer
2021 NCAA Outdoors - 24th, Hammer (All-America Honorable Mention)
2022 NCAA Indoors - 4th, Weight (All-America First Team)
2022 Pac-12 - 2nd, Hammer
2022 NCAA Prelims - 8th, Hammer
2022 NCAA Outdoors - 9th, Hammer (All-America Second Team)
2023 NCAA Indoors - 5th, Weight (All-America First Team)
2023 Pac-12 - 4th, Hammer
2023 NCAA Prelims - 6th, Hammer
2023 NCAA Outdoors - 10th, Hammer (All-America Second Team)
2024 NCAA Indoors - 8th, Weight (All-America First Team)
2024 Pac-12 - 5th, Hammer
2024 NCAA Prelims - 14th, Hammer
Outdoor Bests
Hammer.......230-4
Discus.......171-2
Indoor Bests
Weight Throw.......77-10 1/4 - School Record
Academic Honors
2024 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2024 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2023 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2023 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2022 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
2021 Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Women's 1500m final - 2025 NCAA outdoor track and field championship
Sunday, June 15
Nathan Green | 2025 NCAA 1500m Champion
Saturday, June 14
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