2024 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Ware, Jordan

Jordan Ware
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class (Indoor):
- Fr.
- Class (Outdoor):
- Fr.
- Hometown:
- Memphis, Tenn.
- High School/Previous School:
- Central High School
Bio
TFRRS | Jordan Ware – Track and Field Results & Statistics
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2024
Indoor | 60m: 6.77 … 200m: 20.74
Outdoor| 100m: 10.22 … 200m: 20.25
Career Honors
SEC Outdoor Runner Of the Week x2 (2024)
2024 Outdoor Season
• Top 100m time of the season was 10.09w (2.7) earned at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15)
• Top 200m time was 20.18w (2.3) earned at the Bulldog Alumni Relays
• Jordan’s 100m time ranks 5th on State’s all-time top five list
• His 200m time ranks 2nd on State’s all-time top five list and is the first to enter the men’s outdoor 200m list since 2002.
•Earned first In his first collegiate 200m race with a time of 20.25
• Earned 4th place in the 100m and 2nd against collegiate athletes in his outdoor opener
• He placed first in all three meets he competed in at the Alumni Bulldog relays including the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m.
• Concluded the regular season with the 3rd fastest performance on the NCAA performance list
• Concluded the regular season as 1 of 3 freshman with top 20 performance on the NCAA performance list
• Helped Mississippi State earn a program best ranking of No. 3 by USTFCCCA
2024 Indoor Season
• Top 60m time of the season was 6.77 earned at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13)
• Top 200m time was 20.74 earned at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9)
• Jordan’s 200m time ranks 2nd on State’s all-time top five performance list and is the first to enter the men’s 200m list since 2012. His time is just four tenths of a second behind the school record.
• Concluded the season with the 2nd fastest freshman time in the SEC and 9th fastest in the SEC
• One of two freshman ranked in the top 10 on the SEC 200m performance list this year.
• Completed the season with five top 5 finishes, placing first in the largest 200m field he competed in with a total of 45 competitors.
High School
• Prepped at Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee under head coach Rashad Haynes
• 2x Tennessee Boys Gatorade Player of the Year (2021-2022) (2022-2023)
• 2022 Team Large School State Champion in 2022
• TSSAA State Record Holder in the 100m
• TSSAA State Record Holder in the 200m
• 9X TSSAA Large Schools Event State Champion, with back to back State Titles in the 100m-200m (2022, 2023)
• Helped break the TSSAA State record in the 4x200 and the 4x100 as the anchor leg in both relays (2020, 2023)
• Holds 6 school records (Outdoor 100m, Indoor & Outdoor 200m, 4X100, 4X200, and Indoor 60m)
• 12x TSSAA Section 4 Champion (100m, 4x200m, 4x100m, 200m) (2021-2023)
• 100m ranked #3 nationally among prep competitors in 2023
• Ranked No. 9 fastest 100m in US High School Prep History
• Ranked #10 in Milesplit USA Class of 2023 ranking
• 2022 Adidas 200m Outdoor National Champion
• 2023 MileSplit First Team Outdoor All American
• 2021, 2023 Team Large State Runner Up.
• A member of the first Tennesse Team to place at the Texas Relays (3rd place in the 4x200m)
• MileSplit USA Weekly 10 Boys National Performer of the Week (2022, 2023)
Personal
• Born in Memphis, Tennesse on August 25, 2004
• Parents are Von and Katrina Ware
• Has one two brother, Josiah and two sisters Joiya and twin sister Jaitlyn. Jaitlyn is also a member of the Mississippi State Track and Field Program.
Collegiate Bests
^ Set in 2024
Indoor | 60m: 6.77 … 200m: 20.74
Outdoor| 100m: 10.22 … 200m: 20.25
Career Honors
SEC Outdoor Runner Of the Week x2 (2024)
2024 Outdoor Season
• Top 100m time of the season was 10.09w (2.7) earned at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15)
• Top 200m time was 20.18w (2.3) earned at the Bulldog Alumni Relays
• Jordan’s 100m time ranks 5th on State’s all-time top five list
• His 200m time ranks 2nd on State’s all-time top five list and is the first to enter the men’s outdoor 200m list since 2002.
•Earned first In his first collegiate 200m race with a time of 20.25
• Earned 4th place in the 100m and 2nd against collegiate athletes in his outdoor opener
• He placed first in all three meets he competed in at the Alumni Bulldog relays including the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m.
• Concluded the regular season with the 3rd fastest performance on the NCAA performance list
• Concluded the regular season as 1 of 3 freshman with top 20 performance on the NCAA performance list
• Helped Mississippi State earn a program best ranking of No. 3 by USTFCCCA
2024 Indoor Season
• Top 60m time of the season was 6.77 earned at the UAB Vulcan Invitational (1/13)
• Top 200m time was 20.74 earned at the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational (2/9)
• Jordan’s 200m time ranks 2nd on State’s all-time top five performance list and is the first to enter the men’s 200m list since 2012. His time is just four tenths of a second behind the school record.
• Concluded the season with the 2nd fastest freshman time in the SEC and 9th fastest in the SEC
• One of two freshman ranked in the top 10 on the SEC 200m performance list this year.
• Completed the season with five top 5 finishes, placing first in the largest 200m field he competed in with a total of 45 competitors.
High School
• Prepped at Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee under head coach Rashad Haynes
• 2x Tennessee Boys Gatorade Player of the Year (2021-2022) (2022-2023)
• 2022 Team Large School State Champion in 2022
• TSSAA State Record Holder in the 100m
• TSSAA State Record Holder in the 200m
• 9X TSSAA Large Schools Event State Champion, with back to back State Titles in the 100m-200m (2022, 2023)
• Helped break the TSSAA State record in the 4x200 and the 4x100 as the anchor leg in both relays (2020, 2023)
• Holds 6 school records (Outdoor 100m, Indoor & Outdoor 200m, 4X100, 4X200, and Indoor 60m)
• 12x TSSAA Section 4 Champion (100m, 4x200m, 4x100m, 200m) (2021-2023)
• 100m ranked #3 nationally among prep competitors in 2023
• Ranked No. 9 fastest 100m in US High School Prep History
• Ranked #10 in Milesplit USA Class of 2023 ranking
• 2022 Adidas 200m Outdoor National Champion
• 2023 MileSplit First Team Outdoor All American
• 2021, 2023 Team Large State Runner Up.
• A member of the first Tennesse Team to place at the Texas Relays (3rd place in the 4x200m)
• MileSplit USA Weekly 10 Boys National Performer of the Week (2022, 2023)
Personal
• Born in Memphis, Tennesse on August 25, 2004
• Parents are Von and Katrina Ware
• Has one two brother, Josiah and two sisters Joiya and twin sister Jaitlyn. Jaitlyn is also a member of the Mississippi State Track and Field Program.
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