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2025-26 Track and Field Roster

Jada Mia Puryear

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • High School Union Catholic Regional
  • Hometown Scotch Plains, N.J.
  • School Columbia College

Biography

2024-25 (Junior): (ITF) season’s best in shot put at Rutgers Holiday Classic with mark of 13.32m, top 3 finished in SP at Mets, competed in SP at Ivy Indoor Championships (OTF) top 3 finish in DT at Mark Young Invite, competed in DT at Ivy League Heps Outdoor T&F Championships and threw DT PR of 49.27m at Princeton Elite Invitational where she also finished top 3 to end her outdoor season

2023-24 (Sophomore): (ITF) Placed 3rd at Rutgers Holiday Classic in SP, threw SP PR of 14.04m at Penn Select 10 meet, won SP at YDC Challenge with throw of 13.67m, made it to finals at Ivy League Heps Indoor T&F Championships and placed 9th in SP. (OTF) Competed in DT at Penn Relays with throw of 38.61m, made it to finals and placed 9th in DT at Ivy League Heps Outdoor T&F Championships with throw of 41.05m.

2022-23 (First-Year): (ITF) Earned a personal best mark in both the shot put and weight throw at the Yale Season Opener… Took 1st in SP with a mark of 43-6/13.26m… Took fifth in WT with mark 43-1.5/13.14m (Dec. 10) … (OTF): Competed at Monmouth in the hammer throw, earning 21st place with a PR mark of 120-8/36.78m (Mar. 24-25) … Personal best DT mark of 152-8/46.54m, placing 8th at the Ivy League Outdoor TF Championships (May 6-7)

Historical Player Information

  • 2022-23First Year

    Throws
  • 2023-24Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2024-25Junior

    Throws
  • 2025-26Senior

    Throws