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Jaiya winning 60m hurdle national title
Jaiya Covington 2022-23 Track Head Shot

Jaiya Covington Season 2022-23

Pos.SPRINTS
ClassFreshman
HometownHouston, Texas
JAIYA COVINGTON
HONORS AND MEDALS
  • NCAA outdoor First Team All-American 100m hurdles (2026)
  • NCAA indoor First Team All-American 60m hurdles (2026)
  • NCAA outdoor First Team All-American 100m hurdles (2025)
  • SEC outdoor 100m hurdles bronze medal (2025)
  • All-SEC Third Team 100m hurdles (2025)
  • NCAA indoor champion 60m hurdles (2025)
  • NCAA indoor First Team All-American 60m hurdles (2025)
  • SEC indoor 60m hurdles bronze medal (2025)
  • All-SEC Third Team 60m hurdles (2025)
  • SEC Women's Runner of the Week (1/28) (2025)
  • NCAA outdoor Second-Team All-American 100m hurdles (2023)

TEXAS A&M ALL-TIME TOP-12 PERFORMERS LIST
  • #1 indoor women's 60m hurdles - 7.90 
  • #5 outdoor women's 100m hurdles - 12.86

SENIOR YEAR (2026)
  • Indoor 
    • Competed in seven meets during the indoor season
    • Ran her season-best time of 7.94 in the 60m hurdles twice, in the prelims of the SEC Championships and final of the NCAA Championships
    • Secured First Team All-America status following a fourth-place finish at the national championships
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season
    • Scored for the Aggies at the national championships, taking sixth in the 100m hurdles earning First Team All-America status
    • Placed fifth at the SEC Championships in the 100m hurdles 
    • Won three 100m hurdle events at the 44 Farms Invitational Penn Relays and Alumni Muster

JUNIOR YEAR (2025)
  • Indoor 
    • Competed in six meets during the indoor season
    • Broke the 60m hurdles school record four times throughout the season, culminating in a time of 7.90 which stands at the top of the record book
    • Won the first conference medal of her career at the SEC Championships, placing third in 8.05
    • Became the 2025 60m hurdles NCAA indoor champion, with a school-record time of 7.90
    • Her national title in the 60m hurdles marked the first time an Aggie has won the event at the national meet
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in 10 meets during he outdoor campaign
    • Finished second in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA Championships with a time of 12.93
    • Secured a bronze medal at the SEC Championships in the 100m hurdles with with a mark of 12.93
    • Won four events throughout the outdoor season

SOPHOMORE YEAR (2024)
  • Indoor 
    • Competed in six meets during the indoor season
    • Recorded best finish of the season at the McFerrin-12 Degree Invitational, placing second with a personal-best time of 8.18
    • Ran a pair of personal bests in the 60m (7.62) and 200m (25.26) at the Charlie Thomas Invitational
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in 10 meets during the outdoor season
    • Won four 100m hurdle events throughout the year at the Carolina Spring Break Classic, Texas A&M Invitational, 44 Farms Team Invitational and Texas A&M Alumni Muster
    • Qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championships with ninth-place finish in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA West First Round
    • Ran a personal-best time of 12.17 in the 100m at the Texas A&M Invitational

FRESHMAN YEAR (2023)
  • Indoor 
    • Competed in six meets during the indoor season
    • Secured best finish of the season at the Arkansas Invitational, placing third in the 60m hurdles in 8.38
    • Finished 13th in the 60m hurdles in her first conference meet
  • Outdoor
    • Competed in 10 meets during the outdoor season
    • Claimed her first two collegiate victories at the Island Relays Bahamas in the 4z100m and 100m hurdles
    • Won her third event of the season at the Victor Lopez Classic in the 100m hurdles, crossing the line in 13.46
    • Ran a personal-best time of 12.93 in the 60m hurdles at the NCAA West Preliminary Round to qualify for her first NCAA Championships
    • Secured Second-Team All-America status with a 13th-place finish in the 100m hurdles 
Jaiya Covington Head Shot
HURDLES
Jaiya Covington Head Shot
HURDLES
Jaiya Covington Head Shot
HURDLES