Jaylen Bacon
![]() Bacon at the 2018 NCAA Division I West Preliminary | |||||||||||||||
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Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
Born | Columbia, South Carolina[1] | August 5, 1996||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft (183 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||
Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||
College team | Arkansas State Red Wolves | ||||||||||||||
Club | PURE Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Team | adidas[2] | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 2018[3] | ||||||||||||||
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Jaylen Bacon (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.
Career
In 2017 he qualified to compete for the United States relay team at the World Championships in London, England after placing 4th at the USA Championships over 100 meters.[6] The team placed second in the 4 × 100 m relay with Bacon running the third leg, earning them silver medals.[7][8][9] He set his personal best in the 100 m a year later during the NCAA preliminaries, with a time of 9.97 seconds.
Bacon attended Arkansas State University, where he was a member of the track and field team.[10][11] During his time there he made four NCAA finals, two USA finals, earned a silver medal at the World Championships, and broke the 10-second barrier. After his senior year in 2018 he turned pro, signing with Stellar Athletics management and a sponsorship deal with adidas.[3][2]
Statistics
Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.[12]
Personal bests
Event | Time (s) | Wind (m/s) | Competition | Venue | Date | Notes |
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60 m | 6.56 | — | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas, US | March 11, 2017 | |
100 m | 9.97 | +0.9 | NCAA Division I West Preliminary | Sacramento, California, US | May 25, 2018 | |
200 m | 20.18 | +1.7 | NCAA Division I West Preliminary | Austin, Texas, US | May 26, 2017 | |
4×100 m relay | 37.52 | — | World Championships | London, England | August 12, 2017 |
Seasonal bests
Year | 100 meters | 200 meters |
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2012 | 11.01 | 21.87 |
2013 | 10.71 | 22.42 |
2014 | 10.53 | 21.52 |
2015 | 10.10 | 20.71 |
2016 | 10.25 | 20.75 |
2017 | 10.00 | 20.18 |
2018 | 9.97 | 20.25 |
2019 | 10.24 | — |
2020 | 10.18 | — |
2021 | 10.12 | 20.72 |
Championship results
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Wind (m/s) | Notes |
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2016 | NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, US | 12th | 100 m | 10.31 | +1.3 | |
2017 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas, US | 3rd | 60 m | 6.56 | — | PB |
NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, US | 5th | 100 m | 10.25 | −2.1 | ||
8th | 200 m | 20.84 | −3.1 | ||||
USATF Championships | Sacramento, California, US | 4th | 100 m | 10.10 | −0.7 | [13] | |
2017 | World Championships | London, England | 2nd | 4×100 m relay | 37.52 | — | PB |
2018 | NCAA Division I Indoor Championships | College Station, Texas, US | 5th | 60 m | 6.62 | — | |
NCAA Division I Championships | Eugene, Oregon, US | 10th | 100 m | 10.10 | +1.2 | ||
18th | 200 m | 20.73 | +1.5 | ||||
USATF Championships | Des Moines, Iowa, US | 8th (semis) | 100 m | 10.12 | +1.2 | Q[note 1][14] | |
2019 | USATF Championships | Des Moines, Iowa, US | 14th (semis) | 100 m | 10.49 | −3.7 | [15] |
2021 | US Olympic Trials | Eugene, Oregon, US | 12th | 100 m | 10.17 | −0.3 |
- NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.[16]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Jaylen Bacon Bio - Arkansas State Athletics Official Web Site". astateredwolves.com. Arkansas State Red Wolves. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Johanna Gretschel (Jul 14, 2018). "The Floodgates Have Opened: A Running List Of College Athletes Turning Pro". flotrack.org. FloTrack. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ a b Brooks Kubena (June 14, 2018). "Former ASU sprinter signs professional contract". arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Arkansas State Red Wolves (May 26, 2018). "Jaylen Bacon Posts World Lead in 100m Dash; Four Red Wolves Punch Tickets to NCAA Outdoor Championships". kait8.com. KAIT. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Lou Bezjak (May 26, 2018). "Former Midlands track standout turns in record-setting performance at NCAA regional". thestate.com. The State. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Lou Bezjak (July 25, 2017). "Would you want to race against Usain Bolt? Local runner gets a chance". thestate.com. The State. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Marissa Payne (August 12, 2017). "Usain Bolt's illustrious career ends in tears after cramp downs him in final race". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ Brooks Kubena (June 5, 2018). "Fast on the track: ASU's Bacon sizzling on way to Eugene". arkansasonline.com. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "4 x 100 Metres Relay Men - Final − Results" (PDF). iaaf.org. IAAF. August 12, 2017. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
- ^ Akilah Imani Nelson (May 13, 2014). "Lower Richland sprinter Jaylen Bacon is fast learner". islandpacket.com. The Island Packet. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "Ravar Ladislau Secures All-America Honors; Bacon Advances to Finals at NCAA Outdoor Championships". sunbeltsports.org. Sun Belt Conference. June 8, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
- ^ "ATHLETE PROFILE Jaylen BACON". World Athletics. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "2017 USATF Championships - 6/22/2017 to 6/25/2017 - Hornet Stadium, Sacramento, Calif. - Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "2018 USATF Championships - 6/21/2018 to 6/24/2018 - Drake Stadium - Results". usatf.org. USATF. June 24, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Toyota USATF Outdoor Championships". USATF. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
- ^ "JAYLEN BACON ARKANSAS STATE". Track & Field Results Reporting System. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
External links
- Jaylen Bacon at World Athletics
- Jaylen Bacon at www.USATF.org
- Jaylen Bacon profile at TFRRS
- Jaylen Bacon at Arkansas State Red Wolves