Jayla Campbell

Photo by: Walt Middleton Photography 2020

Class:
Freshman
Position:
Sprints/Jumps
High School:
Rich Central HS
Hometown:
Chicago, Ill.

Jayla Campbell's TFRRS Bio
Jayla Campbell's IAAF Bio

2024 Outdoor Track & Field • Graduate Season: Won her fifth Big Ten championship in the 4x400m relay in her career with the indoor-outdoor sweep for the Gophers in Ann Arbor, Mich., clocking a season-best 3:33.34 to come from behind and defeat the Buckeyes of Ohio State... Was fifth in the Big Ten in the 400m with a season-best time of 53.28 in the final... Reached the NCAA West Regional in both the 400m and the 4x400m relay, finished 39th in the 400m and 16th in the 4x400m relay... Was sixth at the Desert Heat Classic in the 400m in a time of 53.75... Was seventh at the LSU Alumni Gold in the 400m, crossing the line at 53.57... Opened the season at the Hurricane Invitational in the 200m, also ran the 200m at the Clyde Hart classic, ran a season best 24.21 in Miami... Ended outdoor career with the No. 4 all-time performance in the 400m at Minnesota (52.86), along with the school record in the 4x400m relay and the No. 5, No. 6, No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10 times on the program all-time top 10 (School Record: 3:31.37).

2024 Indoor Track & Field • Graduate Season: Competed in six indoor meets... Opened with a 600m run at the M City Indoor Classic, clocking a 1:33.17 to finish third... Was a mainstay on the Gophers 4x400m relay team once again, helping Minnesota win the mile relay once again at the Big Ten Indoor Championships in a time of 3:33.83... The 4x400m relay title for Campbell was her third indoors at Minnesota... Missed out on the 400m open final at Big Tens, finishing 10th in a season-best time of 54.22... Ran the 400m at four different meets during the indoor season... Ended indoor career with the No. 4 400m time in program history (53.92), as well as the school record in the 4x400m relay and the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 9 times on the program top 10 list (School Record: 3:32.94).

2023 Outdoor Track & Field - Senior Season: Participated in the preliminary 400m race for a 28th-place time of 53.12 and in the preliminary 4x400m race for a 22nd-place time of 3:42.38 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round… Competed in the 400m races finishing eighth with a time of 53.18 in the preliminary round and finishing seventh with a time of 52.86 in the final round at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships; finished sixth in the 4x400m race timed at 3:39.20, too… Placed second in the 400m race timed at 53.84 and finished first in the 4x400m race with a time of 3:37.48 during the Drake Relays… Finished tenth in the 400m race with a time of 53.11 and placed third in the 4x400m race timed at 3:35.20 at the LSU Alumni Gold… Competed in the 200m race for a sixth-place time of 24.21 and in the 400m race for a second-place time of 53.15 at the Jim Click Shootout 2023 Multi… Finished eighth in the 200m with a time of 24.10 and placed third in the 400m timed at 54.11 at the Clyde Hart Classic; finished second in the 4x400m timed at 3:36.29, too… Began the season with a third-place time of 3:43.43 in the 4x400m during the USF Bulls Invitational.

2023 Indoor Track & Field - Senior Season: Placed thirteenth in the preliminary 400m race with a time of 54.62 and third in the final 4x400 race timed at 3:34.16 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships… Finished third at 54.72 during the 400m and second in the 4x400m with a time of 3:35.66 at the Wisconsin Badger’s Windy City Invite II… During the 2023 Meyo Invitational (ND IND TF), she finished fourteenth in 24.56 in the 200m, fourth in the 400m with a time of 54.12, and first in the 4x400 at a time of 3:37.23… Placed second in the 400m timed at 54.68 and first in the 4x400m in 3:41.74 at the Cyclone Open… Competed in the 200m for a sixth-place time of 25.10 and first-place time of 3:42.08 in the 4x400m at the Leonard Hilton Memorial Invitational… Placed third in the 600m race at a time of 1:34.80 and first in the 4x400m with a time of 3:52.08 during the Ice Breaker Open & Multi.

2022 Outdoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Earned All-America Honorable Mention honors in the 4x400m relay, her third such honor of her career • Qualified for the NCAA West Regionals for the first time in her career in the 400m where she finished 19th overall • Scored for the Gophers at the Big Ten Championships in the 400m, finishing 7th overall in a personal best time of 53.09 • Helped the Gophers 4x400m relay reach the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a 6th-place finish at the NCAA West Regional in a season-best time of 3:31.37 which went down as the new school record, breaking the 2018 record of 3:32.25 • Finished 21st overall in the nation at the NCAA Championships in the 4x400m relay in a time of 3:37.53 • In the 4x400m relay finished 3rd at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in a time of 3:34.21 • Helped the 4x400m relay team win at the ASU Invitational and at the Tennessee Relays.

2022 Indoor Track & Field • Junior Season: Was one of the Gophers top 400m runners throughout the season, racing in six meets for the Maroon and Gold • Claimed a second-straight Big Ten Championship in the 4x400m relay at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, leading off the team that finished in a time of 3:34.35 which officially claimed the Big Ten Indoor team title in the process • Was named to the All-Big Ten First Team for her performance on the 4x400m relay • Also scored in the 400m at the Big Ten Indoor Championships, finishing 6th in a time of 53.92, a personal best • Won the 200m at the Minnesota Open • Raced in the 300m at the Midwest Invite, finishing 6th.

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Named Second Team All-America selection in 4x400m relay • named All-Big Ten First Team honoree as Big Ten champion in the 4x400m relay • competed at six meets • made NCAA debut, finishing 11th in the 4x400m relay in 3:35.70 at the NCAA Indoor Championships • won the 4x400m relay in a season-best 3:35.51, the second fastest relay in Minnesota history, and placed ninth in the 400m in a season-best 55.55 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • ran a career-best 24.83 to place third in the unseeded 200m at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational • won the 4x400m relay at four meets • won the unseeded 200m at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Sophomore Season: Named Second Team All-America selection in the 4x400m relay • named All-Big Ten First Team honoree as Big Ten champion in the 4x400m relay • named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed at eight meets • finished 12th in the 4x400m relay in 3:36.20 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • won the 4x400m relay in a season-best 3:33.44, the fourth fastest relay in Minnesota history, and ran a career-best 54.77 to place 10th in the 400m at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships • placed 12th in the 4x400m relay (3:34.36) at the NCAA West Prelim • ran a career-best 24.91 in the 200m at the Indiana Invite #1 • led off the runner-up 4x100m relay (45.67) at the B1G Florida Invite.

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Letterwinner • ran 10 races with five appearances in the 400m and five in the 4x400m relay • ran a career-best 55.38 in the 400m as runner-up at the SDSU Holiday Invite • made B1G debut, placing sixth in the 4x400m relay (3:39.98) and 23rd in the 400m (56.25) • ran third on the 10th-fastest 4x400m relay team in program history (3:39.98) • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

High School: A 2019 graduate of Rich Central High School in Olympia Field, Ill. • won the 400m and placed sixth in the 100m and the 4x100m relay at the 2019 IHSA 2A Girls State Track & Field Championships as a senior • placed seventh in the 400m and 10th in triple jump at the 2018 USATF Hershey National Junior Olympic Championships • owns high school personal-best marks of 55.51 for 400m and 39-01 for triple jump.