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2023-24 Track & Field Roster

Jayla Bynum

  • Class Graduate Student
  • Position Throws
  • Major Sociology
  • Hometown Hutchinson, KS
  • Prev School Indiana State
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Biography

CAREER HONORS
  • Two-time NCAA East Region Preliminary Qualifier - Shot Put (2022, 2023)
  • 2023 Academic All-Big Ten
As a graduate student (2023-24)
Indoor
  • Tied her personal best and already fifth-all time mark in the shot put at the Hokie Invite (1/20), tossing 15.70m
As a senior (2022-23)
Outdoor
  • NCAA East Region Preliminary Qualifier (Shot Put)
  • Finished among the top 10 in every regular-season shot put competition while winning one event title during her first outdoor season with Maryland
  • Took third in the shot put (15.37m) at the UCF Black and Gold Invite (3/17)
  • Won the shot put event (14.83m) at the Navy Outdoor Invitational (3/25)
  • Earned a 10th-place result in the shot put (15.30m) at the Pepsi Florida Relays (3/31)
  • Scored a bronze medal in the shot put (14.61m) at the LSU Lloyd Wills Invitational (4/8)
  • Threw for 14.71m in the shot put at the Virginia Challenge (4/20), taking seventh
  • Placed third in the shot put (15.62m) at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/5)
  • Notched a personal-best 15.91m shot put toss at the Big Ten Championships (5/12) to take 10th place
  • Competed in the shot put (15.50m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/25)
Indoor
  • Finished among the top 10 in every regular-season indoor event during her first indoor season with the Terps
  • Took third in the shot put (14.16m) and fourth in the weight throw (16.51m) at the Navy Invitational (12/3)
  • Finished fifth in the weight throw (16.20m) and sixth in the shot put (13.51m) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/14)
  • Scored a bronze-medal finish in the shot put (15.09m) at the Hokie Invitational (1/20)
  • Took sixth in the shot put (13.96m) at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge (1/27)
  • Took a runner-up placement in the shot put (15.70m) at the Doc Hale VT Meet (2/3)
  • Competed in the shot put (15.51m) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/24)
As a junior at Indiana State (2021-22)
Outdoor
  • NCAA East Region Preliminary Qualifier (Shot Put)
  • Scored five top-five finishes in the javelin throw and shot put
  • Won the shot put event (14.30m) at the EIU Big Blue Invitational (4/1)
  • Took sixth in the shot put (14.23m) at the War Eagle Invitational (4/15)
  • Placed second in the javelin throw (38.93m) at the Gibson Invitational (4/21)
  • Notched a runner-up finish in the shot put (14.43m) at the Billy Hayes Invitational (5/6)
  • Claimed two top-10 results at the MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships (5/13), taking fourth in the shot put (15.41m) and ninth in the javelin throw (33.84m)
  • Competed in the shot put (15.05m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (5/25)
Indoor
  • Claimed six top-10 finishes during her junior indoor season
  • Earned two top 10s at the Blue Demon Holiday Invite (12/10) with a third-place result in the shot put (14.77m) and seventh-place finish in the weight throw (15.69m)
  • Set a personal-best 16.98m in the weight throw at the Meyo Invitational (2/4)
  • Took sixth in the shot put (14.25m) and 10th in the weight throw (15.40m) at the Hoosier Hills event (2/11)
  • Finished runner up in the shot put (14.47m) at the ISU Open (2/19)
  • Notched a fourth-place finish in the shot put (15.27m) at the MVC Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/27)
As a sophomore at Indiana State (2020-21)
Outdoor
  • Notched seven top-five results during the outdoor season
  • Scored a personal-best 40.04m hammer throw at the Ole Miss Classic (3/26)
  • Won both the shot put (13.97m) and javelin throw (39.13m) at the EIU vs. InSU Dual (4/3)
  • Secured two top-five results at the Gibson Invitational (4/16), placing fourth in the javelin throw (41.47m) and fifth in the shot put (14.43m)
  • Won the shot put event (14.41m) at the Sycamore Open (4/24)
  • Took fifth in the shot put (14.42m) at the Pacesetter Sports Invitational (5/7)
  • Took two top-10 finishes at the Missouri Valley Championships (5/14), placing fourth in the javelin throw with a personal-best 45.05m and sixth in the shot put (14.66m)
Indoor
  • Scored five top-five placements and one event title in her sophomore campaign
  • Earned a pair of top-three finishes at the season-opening John Gartland Invitational (1/23), taking second in the shot put (14.13m) and third in the weight throw (14.90m)
  • Placed fifth in the shot put (13.09m) at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown (2/5)
  • Recorded a third-place finish in the shot put (14.52m) at the Indiana State Invitational (2/13)
  • Placed sixth in the shot put (14.45m) at the MVC Indoor Track & Field Championship (2/26)
As a freshman at Indiana State (2019-20)
Outdoor
  • No outdoor season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indoor
  • Notched five top-five finishes in her first collegiate season
  • Debuted with a pair of fourth-place finishes in the shot put (12.41m) and the weight throw (15.17m) at the Indiana State Early Bird (12/7)
  • Placed fourth in the shot put (12.73m) at the Coughlan-Malloy Cup (1/17)
  • Earned a third-place result in the shot put (12.17m) along with taking fourth in the weight throw (14.59m) at the John Gartland Invitational (1/24)
  • Secured runner-up placement in the shot put (13.44m) at the Hoosier Hills meet (2/14)
  • Competed in the shot put (13.37m) and weight throw (14.83m) at the Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships (2/29)
Before College
  • Competed for four years at Hutchinson HS in Kansas
  • Placed fourth at the 2019 Kansas 6A state championships in the javelin and the shot put
  • 2018 Kansas 6A shot put state champion
  • Placed second in the discus and ninth in the javelin
  • Seven-time All-State honoree
Personal
  • Majoring in sociology

Updated July 3, 2023

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