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2021-22 Track & Field Roster

Jaida Smith

  • Class Senior
  • Position sprints
  • Hometown Frederick, Md.
  • High School Frederick High School

Biography

Personal Bests:
Long Jump 5.80m Navy Select (2/21/20)
60m 7.59 Nittany Lion Challenge (1/12/19)
100m 11.88 Penn Relays (4/25-27/19)
200m (I) 24.95 Rod McCravy Memorial (1/24-25/20)
200m (O) 24.92 Big Ten Championships (5/10-12/19)
 

2021 Outdoor (Junior): Opened her season placing first in the 200m (24.48) and competing in the long jump (5.59m) at the Maryland B1G Invite (3/26)... competed in the 100m (11.58) and the 200m (24.00) at the B1G North Florida Invitational (4/2)... competed in the 100m (11.67) at the Husker Big 10 Invite (4/16)... competed in the long jump (5.28m) and the 1600SMR at the Fighting Illini Big Ten Relays (4/23)... competed in the 100m (11.73) and the 200m (23.65) at the Ohio State Jesse Owens Invitational (4/30)... competed in the 100m (11.97) and the 200m (24.76) at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships (5/14)... competed in the 100m (11.64) at the NCAA Division I East Preliminary Round (5/26)

2021 Indoor (Junior): opened her indoor season placing third in the long jump (5.58m) and fourth in the 60m (7.75) at the Nittany Lion Opener (1/16)... placed third in the 200m (25.00) and competed in the 60m (7.73) at the Penn State Invitational (1/23)... took home first in the 200m (24.75) and competed in the long jump (5.51m) at the Penn State Tri (2/6)... competed in the 60m (7.68) and the 200m (24.90) at the B1G Indoor Invitational (2/12)... competed in the long jump (5.56m) and the 60m (7.64) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/25)

2020 Indoor (Sophomore): Opened indoor season with a fifth place finish in the 60m (7.75) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/11)...took home first in the 60m dash (7.68) and competed in the long jump (5.12m/16’9.75”) at the Terrapin Invitational (1/11)...competed in the 60m dash (7.71) and 200m dash (24.95) at the Rod McCravy Memorial (1/24)...dashed across the 60m finish line in 7.70 at Penn State National (2/1)...ran a 7.69 in the 60m and ran a season-best 200m (24.82) at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invite (2/7)...competed in the 60m (7.75) and long jump (5.38m/17’8”) at the Darius Dixon Memorial meet (2/15)...took home gold in the long jump (5.80m/19’0.5”) and 60m (7.64) at Navy Select (2/21)...competed in the 60m (7.66) and the long jump (5.41m/17’9”) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (2/29)

2019 Outdoor (Freshman): Opened the outdoor season with a fourth-place finish in the 200m (25.38) at the Maryland Invitational (3/16/19)... took 19th in the 200m (25.08) at the UNF Spring Break Invitational (3/21/19)... finished 36th in the 100m (11.98) at the Florida Relays (3/28/19)... placed second in the 100m (12.02) at the UVA Quad Meet (4/6/19)... finished 10th in the 100m (12.07) and 23rd in the 200m (24.93) at the Virginia Challenge (4/19/19)... placed sixth as a member of the 4x200m relay team (1:37.00) and 12th in the 100m (11.88) at the Penn Relays (4/25/19)... finished second in the 100m (12.04) and won first as a member of the 4x100m relay team (46.12) at the Kehoe Twilight Meet (5/3/19)... finished 15th in the 100m (12.07), 26th in the 200m (24.92), and eighth as a member of the 4x100m relay team (45.94) at the Big Ten Championships (5/10/19)

2019 Indoor (Freshman): Opened the indoor season with a third-place finish in the 60m dash (7.59m) at the Nittany Lion Challenge (1/12/19)... Finished seventh in the 60m (7.69) and ninth in the 200m (25.40) at the Simmons-Harvey Big Ten Invitational (1/19/19)... placed 12th in the 60m (7.64) and seventh in the 200m (25.16) at the Penn State National (1/25/19)... finished ninth in the 60m (7.62) and 14th in the 200m (25.07) at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational (2/1/19)... placed 15th in the 60m (7.67) and 13th in the 200m (24.97) at the Music City Challenge (2/8/19)... wrapped up the indoor season with a 22nd-place finish in the 60m (7.64) and a 25th-place finish in the 200m (25.14) at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/22/19)

Before Maryland: County Track Athlete of the Year (3x)... Frederick HS Outstanding Senior Athlete... Maryland 100m State Record holder (11.63)... Maryland AAA 200m State Record Holder (23.91)... Maryland AAA 55m Record Holder (7.00)... 2016 Emerging Elite 100 Champion (11.67)... 2016 New Balance Nationals 200m Bronze Medalist (23.95).

Personal: Daughter of Berl and Kendyl Lovelace...made honor roll all four years of HS... received the Minds in Motion award eight times... active in S.H.O.P. (Students Helping Other People)... would do gymnastics if she could compete in another sport at Maryland... plans to have a career in physical therapy... majoring in Kinesiology.

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

    Sprints
  • 2019-20Sophomore

    sprints
  • 2020-21Junior

    sprints
  • 2021-22Senior

    sprints