2024-25 Track & Field Roster
Ulrich, Jayden
Jayden Ulrich
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- East Alton-Wood River Community
- Hometown:
- East Alton, Ill.
- Prev School:
- Indiana
Bio
Jayden Ulrich TFRRS Profile
CAREER HONORS (at Louisville)
• Team USA Olympian, Discus Throw (Paris 2024)
• United States Outdoor Silver Medalist, Discus Throw (2024)
• NCAA Outdoor Silver Medalist, Discus Throw (2024)
• USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team, Discus Throw (2024, 2025)
• ACC Indoor Champion, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• ACC Outdoor Champion, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• ACC Outdoor Champion, Discus Throw (2024, 2025)
• ACC Outdoor Championships Most Valuable Performer, Women's Field (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Discus Throw (2024, 2025)
• The Bowerman Watch List (Apr. 16, 2025; May 7, 2025; May 21, 2025; Jun. 4, 2025)
• USTFCCCA Women's Southeast Regional Indoor Field Performer of the Year (2025)
• USTFCCCA Women's Southeast Regional Outdoor Field Performer of the Year (2024)
• USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor National Athlete of the Week (Apr. 14, 2025)
• ACC Women's Outdoor Field Performer of the Year (2024)
• ACC Women's Indoor Field Performer of the Week (Jan. 16, 2024; Jan. 30, 2024; Feb. 6, 2024)
• ACC Women's Outdoor Field Performer of the Week (Apr. 16, 2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Discus Throw (2024, 2025)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2024)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2024)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2024)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
CAREER HONORS (at Indiana)
• USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team, Shot Put (2023)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, Shot Put (2022, 2023)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, Discus Throw (2022)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Shot Put (2022, 2023)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Discus Throw (2022, 2023)
• Big Ten Outdoor Champion, Discus Throw (2022)
• Big Ten Indoor Bronze Medalist, Shot Put (2023)
• Big Ten Outdoor Bronze Medalist, Discus Throw (2023)
2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed in the shot put at six meets
• Named USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of the season, becoming the first athlete in program history to win the award
• Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships for the third consecutive season, placing sixth at the national championship meet to earn First Team All-American honors with a mark of 18.07m (59-3.5)
• Won her second straight ACC title in the event, recording a toss of 17.88m (58-8) at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Set a new Louisville program record with a personal-best mark of 18.40m (60-4.5) to win the event at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Also picked up an event victory at the Crossroads of America Invitational with a heave of 17.76m (58-3.25)
• Made her season debut at the Rod McCravy Memorial where she finished as the runner-up in the shot put with a mark of 18.00m (59-0.75)
Outdoor:
• Competed at eight meets in the shot put and discus throw
• Earned First Team All-American honors in both the shot put and discus throw for the second consecutive season, placing fourth in the shit out and seventh in the discus
• Won the NCAA East Regional title in the discus with a mark of 64.81m (212-7), where she also placed third in the shot put with a toss of 17.97m (58-11.5)
• Defended her ACC titles in both events at the ACC Outdoor Championships, breaking her own meet record in the discus with a mark of 62.89m (206-4) and posting a mark of 17.56m (57-7.5) in the shot put to secure 20 points for the Cardinals and earn Women's Field MVP for the meet
• Moved up to second in NCAA history and third in United States history in the discus with a program-record and ACC-record mark of 69.39m (227-8) at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, becoming the first athlete in program history to win USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
• Earned ACC Women's Field Performer of the Week after her outdoor season debut at the USF Alumni Invitational, where she notched a discus mark of 66.14m (217-0), the top mark in NCAA-sanctioned competition during the 2025 season
• Became the first athlete in program history to be added to a watch list for The Bowerman on April 16, eventually earning inclusion on four straight lists throughout the season
2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed at six meets in the shot put
• Placed sixth in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 17.62m (57-9.75) to earn First Team All-American distinction for the first time in her career
• Won the ACC title in the shot put with a mark of 17.45m (57-3) at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Set a new personal-best mark of 17.70m (58-1) that moves her to second in program history on her way to a runner-up finish in the event at the Eagle Elite Invitational
• Won the shot put at the Meyo Invitational with a final mark of 17.67m (57-11.75)
• Set a new facility and meet record at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational with a heave of 17.52m (57-5.75)
Outdoor:
• Competed at eight meets in the shot put and discus throw
• Finished as the national runner-up in the women's discus, recording a mark of 63.05m (206-10) while also placing fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a toss of 17.89m (58-8.5)
• Became the first female in program history to finish in the top-five in multiple events at the same national championship meet
• Was recognized as both the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Women's Field Performer of the Year and ACC Women's Field Performer of the Year at the conclusion of the outdoor season
• Won the East Regional title in the shot put with a mark of 18.66m (61-2.75) to set a new school and facility record before recording a throw of 62.95m (206-6) to finish as the runner-up in the discus
• Became the second double champion in school history at the ACC Outdoor Championships, winning the shot put with a mark of 17.95m (58-10.75) and the discus throw with a then-meet-record mark of 61.31m (201-1)
• Recorded a season-best mark in the discus throw of 64.29m (210-11) at the Pacific Coast Invitational, the third-best mark in the NCAA on the season and 10th in NCAA history at the time
• Broke a pair of meet and facility records at the Clark Wood Invitational, winning the shot put with a toss of 18.27m (59-11.25) and winning the discus with a mark of 60.43m (198-3)
• Made her season debut with a pair of runner-up finishes at the Texas Relays with marks of 18.00m (59-0.75) in the shot put and 60.16m (197-4) in the discus throw
National:
• Finished 18th at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's discus throw with a final mark of 61.08m (200-5), narrowly missing out on a berth in the Olympic final
• Punched her ticket to the Olympic Games in the women's discus throw by placing second in the event at the United States Olympic Team Trials with marks of 63.61m (208-8) in the preliminaries and 62.63m (205-5) in the finals
• Became the first athlete in program history to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games
Indiana Honors:
• Three-time NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier, earning a pair of honorable mention All-American honors in the shot put with another in the discus
• Placed 14th in the shot put at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships to be recognized as a second team All-American
• Won the 2022 Big Ten outdoor title in the discus while earning bronze medals in the shot put at both the Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2023
• Held Indiana school record in the outdoor discus throw at the time of her transfer
Prep/High School Honors:
• Three-time Illinois 2A state champion, winning a pair of titles in the shot put with one in the discus throw
• Held Illinois state records in the shot put and discus throw at the time of graduation
• Named 2020-21 Gatorade Illinois Girls Track & Field Player of the Year
Personal:
• Birthdate is September 15, 2002
• Majoring in sustainability studies
CAREER HONORS (at Louisville)
• Team USA Olympian, Discus Throw (Paris 2024)
• United States Outdoor Silver Medalist, Discus Throw (2024)
• NCAA Outdoor Silver Medalist, Discus Throw (2024)
• USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team, Discus Throw (2024, 2025)
• ACC Indoor Champion, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• ACC Outdoor Champion, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• ACC Outdoor Champion, Discus Throw (2024, 2025)
• ACC Outdoor Championships Most Valuable Performer, Women's Field (2025)
• All-ACC Indoor First Team, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• All-ACC Outdoor First Team, Discus Throw (2024, 2025)
• The Bowerman Watch List (Apr. 16, 2025; May 7, 2025; May 21, 2025; Jun. 4, 2025)
• USTFCCCA Women's Southeast Regional Indoor Field Performer of the Year (2025)
• USTFCCCA Women's Southeast Regional Outdoor Field Performer of the Year (2024)
• USTFCCCA Women's Outdoor National Athlete of the Week (Apr. 14, 2025)
• ACC Women's Outdoor Field Performer of the Year (2024)
• ACC Women's Indoor Field Performer of the Week (Jan. 16, 2024; Jan. 30, 2024; Feb. 6, 2024)
• ACC Women's Outdoor Field Performer of the Week (Apr. 16, 2024)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Shot Put (2024, 2025)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Discus Throw (2024, 2025)
• USTFCCCA All-Academic Team (2024)
• All-ACC Indoor Academic Team (2024)
• All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team (2024)
• ACC Academic Honor Roll (2024)
CAREER HONORS (at Indiana)
• USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team, Shot Put (2023)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, Shot Put (2022, 2023)
• USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention, Discus Throw (2022)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Shot Put (2022, 2023)
• NCAA East Regional Qualifier, Discus Throw (2022, 2023)
• Big Ten Outdoor Champion, Discus Throw (2022)
• Big Ten Indoor Bronze Medalist, Shot Put (2023)
• Big Ten Outdoor Bronze Medalist, Discus Throw (2023)
2024-25
Indoor:
• Competed in the shot put at six meets
• Named USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of the season, becoming the first athlete in program history to win the award
• Qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships for the third consecutive season, placing sixth at the national championship meet to earn First Team All-American honors with a mark of 18.07m (59-3.5)
• Won her second straight ACC title in the event, recording a toss of 17.88m (58-8) at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Set a new Louisville program record with a personal-best mark of 18.40m (60-4.5) to win the event at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational
• Also picked up an event victory at the Crossroads of America Invitational with a heave of 17.76m (58-3.25)
• Made her season debut at the Rod McCravy Memorial where she finished as the runner-up in the shot put with a mark of 18.00m (59-0.75)
Outdoor:
• Competed at eight meets in the shot put and discus throw
• Earned First Team All-American honors in both the shot put and discus throw for the second consecutive season, placing fourth in the shit out and seventh in the discus
• Won the NCAA East Regional title in the discus with a mark of 64.81m (212-7), where she also placed third in the shot put with a toss of 17.97m (58-11.5)
• Defended her ACC titles in both events at the ACC Outdoor Championships, breaking her own meet record in the discus with a mark of 62.89m (206-4) and posting a mark of 17.56m (57-7.5) in the shot put to secure 20 points for the Cardinals and earn Women's Field MVP for the meet
• Moved up to second in NCAA history and third in United States history in the discus with a program-record and ACC-record mark of 69.39m (227-8) at the Oklahoma Throws Series World Invitational, becoming the first athlete in program history to win USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week
• Earned ACC Women's Field Performer of the Week after her outdoor season debut at the USF Alumni Invitational, where she notched a discus mark of 66.14m (217-0), the top mark in NCAA-sanctioned competition during the 2025 season
• Became the first athlete in program history to be added to a watch list for The Bowerman on April 16, eventually earning inclusion on four straight lists throughout the season
2023-24
Indoor:
• Competed at six meets in the shot put
• Placed sixth in the shot put at the NCAA Indoor Championships with a mark of 17.62m (57-9.75) to earn First Team All-American distinction for the first time in her career
• Won the ACC title in the shot put with a mark of 17.45m (57-3) at the ACC Indoor Championships
• Set a new personal-best mark of 17.70m (58-1) that moves her to second in program history on her way to a runner-up finish in the event at the Eagle Elite Invitational
• Won the shot put at the Meyo Invitational with a final mark of 17.67m (57-11.75)
• Set a new facility and meet record at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational with a heave of 17.52m (57-5.75)
Outdoor:
• Competed at eight meets in the shot put and discus throw
• Finished as the national runner-up in the women's discus, recording a mark of 63.05m (206-10) while also placing fourth in the shot put at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with a toss of 17.89m (58-8.5)
• Became the first female in program history to finish in the top-five in multiple events at the same national championship meet
• Was recognized as both the USTFCCCA Southeast Regional Women's Field Performer of the Year and ACC Women's Field Performer of the Year at the conclusion of the outdoor season
• Won the East Regional title in the shot put with a mark of 18.66m (61-2.75) to set a new school and facility record before recording a throw of 62.95m (206-6) to finish as the runner-up in the discus
• Became the second double champion in school history at the ACC Outdoor Championships, winning the shot put with a mark of 17.95m (58-10.75) and the discus throw with a then-meet-record mark of 61.31m (201-1)
• Recorded a season-best mark in the discus throw of 64.29m (210-11) at the Pacific Coast Invitational, the third-best mark in the NCAA on the season and 10th in NCAA history at the time
• Broke a pair of meet and facility records at the Clark Wood Invitational, winning the shot put with a toss of 18.27m (59-11.25) and winning the discus with a mark of 60.43m (198-3)
• Made her season debut with a pair of runner-up finishes at the Texas Relays with marks of 18.00m (59-0.75) in the shot put and 60.16m (197-4) in the discus throw
National:
• Finished 18th at the 2024 Paris Olympics in the women's discus throw with a final mark of 61.08m (200-5), narrowly missing out on a berth in the Olympic final
• Punched her ticket to the Olympic Games in the women's discus throw by placing second in the event at the United States Olympic Team Trials with marks of 63.61m (208-8) in the preliminaries and 62.63m (205-5) in the finals
• Became the first athlete in program history to represent Team USA at the Olympic Games
Indiana Honors:
• Three-time NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier, earning a pair of honorable mention All-American honors in the shot put with another in the discus
• Placed 14th in the shot put at the 2023 NCAA Indoor Championships to be recognized as a second team All-American
• Won the 2022 Big Ten outdoor title in the discus while earning bronze medals in the shot put at both the Big Ten Indoor and Outdoor Championships in 2023
• Held Indiana school record in the outdoor discus throw at the time of her transfer
Prep/High School Honors:
• Three-time Illinois 2A state champion, winning a pair of titles in the shot put with one in the discus throw
• Held Illinois state records in the shot put and discus throw at the time of graduation
• Named 2020-21 Gatorade Illinois Girls Track & Field Player of the Year
Personal:
• Birthdate is September 15, 2002
• Majoring in sustainability studies
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Wednesday, July 30
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Monday, July 14
Joe Franklin Press Conference 02.26.25
Friday, May 16
2024 Track & Field and Cross Country Media Day
Monday, February 26
