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2016-17 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Jayna Coyle

Jayna Coyle

  • Position:
    Jumps
  • Height:
    0-0
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Somerset Area
  • Hometown:
    Somerset, Pa.

Summary

Biography

Personal Bests

• 2017 All-CAA

• 2016 CAA Champion (triple jump)
• 2016 All-CAA (triple jump)

2016-17

Indoor: Established a new indoor personal-best in the triple jump with a mark of 38’ 10.5” (11.85m) at the Virginia Tech Challenge, the fourth-best leap in school history…Also set a new personal-record in the long jump with a mark of 17’ 4.25” (5.29m) at the Darius Dixon Invitational…Qualified for the ECAC Indoor Championships in the triple jump and leaped a mark of 37’ 4.5” (11.39m) at the meet.
 
Outdoor: All-CAA in the triple jump…Finished second overall at the CAA Outdoor Championships in the triple jump with a mark of 39’ 6.5” (12.05m)…Earned a second-place standing in the triple jump at the Phoenix Invitational with jump of 38’ 0.25” (11.59m)…Had a season-best mark of 17’ 11.75” (5.48m) in the long jump at the CAA Outdoor Championships.
 
2015-16
Indoor: Set a new indoor personal-record in the triple jump with a mark of 37’ 7.75” (11.47m) at the Penn State Tune-Up and finished fourth overall…Leaped a 37’ 2.5” (11.34m) in the triple jump at the SPIRE NCAA Division I Challenge…Recorded a 35’ 3” (10.74m) in the triple jump at the Camel City Invitational.
 
Outdoor: Won the triple jump at the CAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a personal-best mark of 40’ 6” (12.34m), the second-best mark in school history…Finished as the runner-up in the triple jump with her mark of 39’ 7.75” (12.08m) at the Phoenix Invitational…Was third overall at the VertKlasse Meeting with a leap of 38’ 4.75” (11.70m).
 
2014-15
Indoor:
 Finished fourth overall in the triple jump at the Liberty Open with a leap of 35' 3.25" (10.75m)...Had a season-best jump of 37' 2.25" (11.33m) in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Challenge…Tied her indoor-best of 15' 10.25" (4.83m) in the long jump at the High Point Team Challenge.

Outdoor: Set a new personal-record of 16' 6" (5.03m) in the long jump at the CAA Outdoor Championships...Had a personal-best leap of 37' 8.75" (11.50m) in the triple jump at the Liberty Collegiate Invitational and was third overall...Won the triple jump at the Phoenix Invitational with a jump of 37' 3.75" (11.37m). 

2013-14
Indoor:
 Had a season-best mark of 36' 1.25" (11.00m) in the triple jump at the Southern Conference Championships and finished eighth overall...Leaped a distance of 15' 0.25" (4.83m) in the long jump at the SoCon Championship meet...Finished fifth in the long jump with a mark of 15' 3.5" (4.66m) at the Liberty Open...Also had a fifth-place standing in the triple jump at the Liberty Open with a distance of 34' 7" (10.54m).

Outdoor: Finished seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 36' 4" (11.07m) at the UNC Wilmington Seahawk Invitational...Had a top-five standing in the triple jump at the Aggie Invitational with a distance of 36' 2" (11.02m)...Was seventh overall in the triple jump with a leap of 36' 0" (10.97m) at the Southern Conference Championships earning All-Freshman honors.

High School: Competed at Somerset Area High School under head coach Bill Stuart...Four-time state qualifier in the triple jump from 2010-2012...Finished first in the District 6 AAA in the long and triple jump...Was the New Balance National Qualifier in the triple jump in 2012...Set the District 6 AAA record in the triple jump with a mark of 39' 1"...Won districts her junior and senior year in the triple jump.

Personal: Born June 6, 1994...Daughter of George and Jo Coyle...Mother competed in track at Clarion University and father played football at Saint Francis University...Currently undecided on a major.

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  • 2014-15Sophomore

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  • 2015-16Junior

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  • 2016-17Senior

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