Jaylen Bacon

Jaylen Bacon (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.

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Bacon at the 2018 NCAA Division I West Preliminary
American
(1996-08-05) August 5, 1996Columbia, South Carolina
6 ft (183 cm)
Track and field
Sprints
Arkansas State Red Wolves
PURE Athletics
adidas
2018
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2017 London4×100 m relay
2017 London4×100 m relay

Jaylen Bacon (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.

In 2017 he qualified to compete for the United States relay team at the World Championships in London, England after placing 4th at the USA Championships over 100 meters. The team placed second in the 4 × 100 m relay with Bacon running the third leg, earning them silver medals. He set his personal best in the 100 m a year later during the NCAA preliminaries, with a time of 9.97 seconds.

Bacon attended Arkansas State University, where he was a member of the track and field team. During his time there he made four NCAA finals, two USA finals, earned a silver medal at the World Championships, and broke the 10-second barrier. After his senior year in 2018 he turned pro, signing with Stellar Athletics management and a sponsorship deal with adidas.

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

EventTime (s)Wind (m/s)CompetitionVenueDateNotes
60 m6.56—.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}N/aNCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas, USMarch 11, 2017
100 m9.97+0.9NCAA Division I West PreliminarySacramento, California, USMay 25, 2018
200 m20.18+1.7NCAA Division I West PreliminaryAustin, Texas, USMay 26, 2017
4×100 m relay37.52—N/aWorld ChampionshipsLondon, EnglandAugust 12, 2017
Year100 meters200 meters
201211.0121.87
201310.7122.42
201410.5321.52
201510.1020.71
201610.2520.75
201710.0020.18
20189.9720.25
201910.24
202010.18
202110.1220.72
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeWind (m/s)Notes
2016NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, US12th100 m10.31+1.3
2017NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas, US3rd60 m6.56—N/aPB
NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, US5th100 m10.25−2.1
8th200 m20.84−3.1
USATF ChampionshipsSacramento, California, US4th100 m10.10−0.7
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, England2nd4×100 m relay37.52—N/aPB
2018NCAA Division I Indoor ChampionshipsCollege Station, Texas, US5th60 m6.62—N/a
NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, Oregon, US10th100 m10.10+1.2
18th200 m20.73+1.5
USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa, US8th (semis)100 m10.12+1.2Q
2019USATF ChampionshipsDes Moines, Iowa, US14th (semis)100 m10.49−3.7
2021US Olympic TrialsEugene, Oregon, US12th100 m10.17−0.3
  • NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.

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  • Jaylen Bacon at World Athletics
  • Jaylen Bacon at www.USATF.org
  • Jaylen Bacon at TFRRS
  • Jaylen Bacon at Arkansas State Red Wolves