Jada Grant

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.05.01 - Maroon and White Invite

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.04.30 - Maroon and White Invite

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.03.26 - Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

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STARKVILLE, MS - 2021.03.27 - Al Schmidt Bulldog Relays

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Position:
Jumps
Height:
5-2
Class (Indoor):
So.
Class (Outdoor):
Fr.^
Hometown:
LaGrange, Ga.
High School/Previous School:
LaGrange HS

2022 Outdoor Season

Placed eighth in the long jump at the Bulldog Relays, earning a new personal best of 5.78m (3/23-26).

2022 Indoor Season

At the Razorback Invitational, placed 13th in both the long jump and the triple jump, earning a new personal best of 5.59m in the long jump and a new personal best of 11.60m in the triple jump (1/28).

2021 Outdoor Season

At the Bulldog Relays, she finished in 11th in the triple jump at 11.24m, tied for ninth in the long jump at 5.60m^w, and 24th in the 100m at 12.47 (3/26-27) ... Came in 19th in the long jump and sixth in the triple jump with a new best of 11.74m at the Florida Relays (4/2-3) ... Jumped to a 10th-place finish in the long jump, tying her personal-best mark without wind at 5.47m, and placed sixth in the triple jump at the Maroon & White Invite (5/1).

2021 Indoor Season

Finished third in the triple jump at the Commodore Indoor, hitting a new personal best mark; also competed in the 60m and finished in 14th in the prelims (1/16).

2020 Outdoor Season

Season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2020 Indoor Season

Ran in the 60m with a 7.96 at the Blazer Invitational (1/11) … Also participated in the Triple Jump with an 11.21m at UAB … Placed third in the Triple Jump at the Power 5 Invitational (1/31) … Also placed ninth in the Long Jump at the meet ... Ran in the 60m at the Tiger Paw Invitational (2/14) ... Also performed in the Long Jump at the meet.

Before the Bulldogs

Competed in the 100m, long jump and triple jump while also running on the 4x100m relay at LaGrange High School … Won the 2019 state championship in the long jump … Closed her career with eight medals from the state meet … Earned AAU All-American honors when she placed fourth in the country at the AAU Club Championships … Named team MVP four times in high school … Holds LaGrange’s long jump, triple jump and 100m records.

Personal

Born Jada Derrica Grant on Feb. 16, 2001 to Clifton and Janice Grant … Has a brother, Chad … Majoring in marketing.

Collegiate Bests:

Indoor

60m – 7.96 (UAB Blazer Invitational – 1/10/2020)
Long Jump – 5.39m (Power 5 Invitational – 2/1/2020)
Triple Jump – 11.48m (Commodore Indoor – 1/16/2021)

Outdoor

100m – 12.47 (Bulldog Relays – 3/27/2021)
Long Jump – 5.60m (18'4.5") (Bulldog Relays – w – 3/27/2021 / Maroon & White Invite – 4/30/2021)
Triple Jump – 11.74m (38'6.25") (Florida Relays – 4/3/2021)

TRACK & FIELD | NCAA NATIONALS PLAYERS MEDIA SESSION 5/30/24

Thursday, May 30

TRACK & FIELD | NCAA NATIONALS COACHES MEDIA SESSION 5/30/24

Thursday, May 30

TRACK & FIELD | Chris Woods Media Session - 02/23/23

Friday, February 24

Track and Field Chris Woods Media Session 033122

Thursday, March 31

Woods adds Aniecia Brewster To Track And Field Staff

Wednesday, September 03

Daniel McArthur Joins Track And Field Staff

Monday, August 11

Men’s And Women’s Track And Field Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Wednesday, July 23

Three Bulldogs Named To The CSC Academic All-District Team

Wednesday, June 25

Mississippi State University Athletics

2021 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Kareem Agostino

Navasky Anderson

Jordan Barrow

Blake Beavers

Jacob Belin

Sarah Blake

Danielle Brissett

Zoe Brito-Babapulle

Shayla Broughton

Keshun Byrd

Garrett Carswell

Francesca Chambers

Leon Clarke

Rosealee Cooper

Benjamin Craw

Cameron Crump

Sema'J Daniels

Silvia De La Pena Garibay

Giacomo DeLuca

Reese Dunne

Helen Claire Edmonds

Keldrick Edwards

Alexis Farley

Shayla Felder

Cade Finley

Colby Freeman

Clayton Fulgham

Faith Gilbert

Jada Grant

Sindri Guðmundsson

Omari Hammond

Jesse Henderson

Audrey Honiotes

Montel Hood

Tierra Hooker

Breja Hooks

Tyriq Horsford

Emma Hunt

Brock Isom

DJ Jónsson

Kennedy Jackson

Freddie Jackson III

Maddy Kish

Karson Kowalchuk

Nolan Krol

Julia Lasley

Emilia Lesniak

Shacquille Lowe

Katie Martin

Caroline Mattox

Jada McDougle

Ashley Melcherts

Peyton Mickelson

Okheme Moore

Gabriel Moronta

Cathrina Morris

Shar Nichols

Jenna Oetting

Daniel Pepper

Stephanie Peterson

Jeremiah Pierce

Asia Poe

Matthew Ray

Slater Richardson

Shamar Rose

Sylvia Russell

Savannah Schwab

Kenya Small

Nykah Smith

Samuel Smith

Terry Smith Jr.

Lake Spradling

Jhordyn Stallworth

Caroline Standley

Sydney Steely

Emma Tucker

Chandler Underwood