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2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Jayla Stewart

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Olympia Fields, Ill.
  • High School Homewood

Biography

2018

Outdoor

  • Redshirt season

Indoor

  • Big Ten Championships 60m hurdles bronze medalist
  • Timed season best performances in both prelims and the final at Big Tens, timing 8.31 and 8.30, respectively
  • Placed third in the 60m hurdles at Rod McCravy with a season-best time of 8.33
  • Won the Illinois Open 60m hurdles final with a time of 8.46
  • Placed runner-up at the Mark Colligan Memorial with a time of 8.40

2017

Outdoor

  • NCAA Prelims Qualifier in the 100m hurdles
  • Ran the lead leg of the 4x100m relay team that placed fourth at Big Ten Championships, while also taking 7th in the 100m hurdles 
  • 2017 Drake Relays 100m hurdles champion, timing a 13.14 PR in the final
  • Ran the lead leg of the shuttle hurdley relay at Drake that set the fifth-fastest time in school history (54.54)
  • Placed runner-up in the 100m hurdles (13.47) and third in the 200m (24.69) at the Illinois Twilight 
  • Clocked a new PR in the 100m hurdles with a time of 13.28, placing second
  • Finished third in the 100m hurdles and ran a leg on Illinois' third-place finish in the 4x100m relay at the Weems Baskin Invite
  • Placed runner-up in the 100m hurdles at the 49'er Classic

Indoor

  • Set a PR at Big Ten Championships with a 8.31 performance in 60m hurdle prelims and a time of 8.26 in the final to place sixth.
  • Won her second 60m hurdles race of the season with a 8.48 performance at the Border Battle 
  • Won the 60m dash and 60m hurdles at the Illinois Women's Duals 

2016

Outdoor

  • Placed 7th at U.S. Junior Championships, setting a new PR of 13.29
  • Recorded a 13.40 time at NCAA West Prelims, placing 19th overall
  • Scored points for the Illini in the 100m hurdles, placing sixth in her first Big Ten Championships final
  • Set a new PR during prelims of Big Ten Championships, timing 13.36
  • Placed 16th at Big Ten Championships in the 200m dash, timing a season-best 24.07 mark
  • Recorded five top-five finishes in the 100m hurdles

Indoor

  • Competed at Big Ten Championships in the 60m hurdles, running a time of 8.48
  • Ser her PR in the 60m hurdles at the Meyo Invite, a mark of 8.40
  • Placed second in the 60m hurdles and 60m dash at the Border Battle 
  • Ran the 200m at the Rod Mccravy and Border Battle

High School

  • Five-time All-American in track
  • All-State honors senior year
  • Named MVP senior year and “110% Female Athlete of the Year” award
  • Hershey National Champion in the 100m hurdles
  • Illinois Prep Top Time Champion in the 100m hurdles and 4x200m relay
  • Coached by Rob Assise

Personal

  • Daughter of Teron McKinely Sr. and Arneda Stewart
  • Born on July 23, 1997
  • Has three siblings: Latiece, Teron, and Madison
  • Lists Jasmin Stowers as her favorite athlete because she’s an amazing hurdler
  • Cites her mother has being her biggest influence because “she always pushed me to work hard and always do her best.

Stewart's Personal Bests

Outdoor
100m H: 13.14 - Drake Relays (4/29/17)
100m: 12.20 - Black & Gold Invite (3/26/16)
200m: 24.12 - Weems Baskin Invite (3/25/17)

Indoor
60m H: 8.26 - Big Ten Championships (2/25/17)
60m: 7.59 - Iowa State Classic (2/13/16)
200m: 25.04 - Border Battle (1/9/16)

Updated June 2018

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Hurdles/Sprints
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Hurdles/Sprints
  • 2017-18Junior

    Hurdles/Sprints