2025-26 Women's Track and Field Roster

Dennis Hicken/Focus Sports Photo
Dennis Hicken/Focus Sports Photo

Jayla Kennedy

  • Position Sprints
  • Height 5-1
  • Class Sophomore
  • High School Newton
  • Prev School Clark Atlanta
  • Hometown Oxford, Ga.

Biography

ACADEMIC HONORS: 
Dean's List - Spring 2026
Dean's List- Fall 2025

2025-26: Competed in 12 meets this outdoor and indoor season... Finished third in the 100-meter with a time of 11.59 and fifth in the 200-meter with a time of 23.97 at the Georgia Tech Invitational (Apr. 17-18)... Placed second and set a new personal mark in the 400-meter after her time of 57.72 during the Life U Mid Week Mini (Apr. 15)... Secured a first-place finish in the 100-meter after running a 11.62 and ran a career-best 23.97 in the 200-meter at the Bobcat Invitational (Apr. 2-4)... Posted her career fastest time in the 100-meter with a 11.51 during the 98th Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays (Apr. 1-4)... Placed second in the 100-meter with a time of 11.54 and fifth in the 200-meter with a time of 24.06 at the Don McGarey Invitational (Mar. 27-28)... Recorded a top three finish in the 60-meter at every meet during the indoor season... Ran a season-best 7.38 in the 60-meter during the Samford Open (Jan.17)... Placed first overall in the 60-meter at the University of South Alabama Jaguar Invite (Feb. 1)... Recorded a first-place finish in the 60-meter during the Samford Bulldog Invite (Feb. 13)... Placed third overall in the 60-meter with a time of 7.38 at the Sun Belt Confrence Indoor Track and Field Championships (Feb. 23-24).   

2024-25 (AT CLARK ATLANTA): 100-meter conference runner up... Placed third overall in the 100-meter at the SIAC Conference Championships....4x100 All-Conference Second Team... 4x400 All-Conference Second Team ... 100-meter dash record holder. 

HIGH SCHOOL: four year letterwinner in track and field and cheerleading... State qualifier and medalist in the 100-meter, 4x100 relays, 4x200 relays and 4x400 relays... holds the school record for the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays... Team captain of the cheer squad... Earned the leadership and spirit award... SGA president... Beta club secretary... National honors society... FBLA member... Academy of liberal arts graduate... Honors graduate...Top 3% of class. 

PERSONAL: Born May 9, 2006 to parents Emmry and Jenea Kennedy... Father played football at Morris Brown College... Intends to major in nursing.