University of Massachusets Athletics
2019-20 Women's Track & Field Roster
Harris, Jada
Jada Harris
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- St. Joseph's
- Hometown:
- Bridgeport, Conn.
Bio
Harris' Career Performance List & PRs
2020-21: Outdoor: Tied for 38th in the high jump with a height of 5’7 ¾” at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/29) … Earned silver in the 100-meter hurdles with a tjme of 13.86 seconds and claimed bronze in the 4x100m relay and helped set a fifth all-time program best combined time of 47.31 at New England Championships (5/15) … Won a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 13.59 seconds, tied for second in high jump with a height of 5’5.25” for silver, and claimed fourth in long jump with the No. 3 all-time mark of 19’5.5” at A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/01-02) … Re-set program-best high jump mark of 5’9.75” in the high jump and won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.12 at tri-meet against UVM and Hartford (4/18) … Claimed first in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.15 seconds and long jump at 18’7.25” at quad-meet against BC, BU, and Quinnipiac (4/09) … Won the 100-meter hurdles (14.27), cleared the winning height of 5’5.25” in high jump, and posted the top performance of the day in long jump at 19’2.5” at tri-meet against Northeastern and UMass Lowell (4/03) … Claimed first in high jump at 5 feet 7.25 inches at tri-meet against Holy Cross and Merrimack (3/26).
2019-20: Indoor: Cleared 5 feet, 8 inches for a silver medal in high jump at the ECAC Championships (3/7) … Claimed two of gold medals day two of the Atlantic 10 Championships (3/1), winning high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches, and once again matching the meet record with the top time in the 60 meter hurdles final at 8.45 seconds … Earned Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Women’s Field Performer recognition for helping UMass to the title with three medals (two gold, one sliver) at the meet … Took down a 34-year old school record in long jump, leaping 19 feet 3.5 inches to silver at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/29) … Cleared 5 feet, 8.75 inches to claim first in high jump and was the top collegian in second overall at 8.71 seconds in 60 meter hurdles at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14) … Collected second medal of the weekend at the New England Championships (2/1), earning silver in 60 meter hurdles at 8.49 seconds … Leapt 5 feet, 9.75 inches to win gold in high jump at the New England Championships (1/31), also scored in long jump with a mark of 18 feet, 9.25 inches for fifth … Posted the top time in the prelims of the 60 meter hurdles invitational field at 8.53 seconds and went on to smash her previous UMass record in the event, 8.45, running 8.38 in the final to finish second on the heels of Olympian Lolo Jones' winning time of 8.32 seconds at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24) … In high jump, cleared 5 feet, 8.75 inches won the event in a field of 40 competitors at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24) … Placed first in high jump, clearing 5 feet, 8 inches and ran 7.85 seconds to second in the 60 meter dash, tying fifth all-time in program history at the Sorlein Invitational (1/18) … Was the runner up in 60 meter hurdles at 8.61 seconds at the Beantown Challenge (1/10) … Won the pentathlon at the Harvard Multi Meet (1/10) with a score of 3,579 points, good for third all-time in the UMass record book … Took the top spot in 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.73 seconds and cleared 5 feet, 5.75 inches in high jump to capture first in that event, as well, while collecting third in long jump (18’0.25”) at the Alden Invitational (12/7).
2018-19: Outdoor: Finished 21st in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 7 inches to earn honorable mention All-American at the NCAA National Championships (6/05-08) … Placed eighth overall in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8.75 inches, tying her own school record, and competed in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/23-25) … Ran 13.50 to break a 20 year old 100m hurdles record and ran on 4x100 that ranks second in all time history at the New England Outdoor Championships (5/10-11) … Took the top mark in the 100m hurdles for the third straight year, running a time of 13.94 and broke a 22-year old program record of 5 feet, 8.75 inches in the high jump, good for first at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (5/04-05) … Claimed first in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 7 inches at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/27) … Improved on second overall program mark in 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13.78 and moved up to third all-time in high jump finishing second overall with a mark of 5 feet, 7.75 inches at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20) … Ran a leg on the second fastest 4x100m relay in program history with a time of 47.11, also was marked as third all-time in the high jump, placing second with a leap of 5 feet, 7.25 inches and placed first in the 100m hurdles at the Minuteman Invitational (4/06) ... Set a meet record in 100m hurdles with a time of 14.22 at the Black and Gold Invitational (3/29-30) ... Jump of 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump was good for second place, also ran a leg on the fifth fastest 4x100m relay in program history at the Black and Gold Challenge (3/15-16). Indoor: Set a meet record and broke her own school record while collecting first in the 60m hurdles with a mark of 8.45 seconds... Also notched first in high jump with a mark of 5 feet 8 inches at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24)... Tied her personal best and won the 60m dash with a 7.90 finish while also collecting gold in the 60m hurdles in 8.61 seconds at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet (2/9) ... Placed third in the 60m hurdles with a mark of 8.53 seconds at the New England Championships (2/2) … Set a PR in the 60m hurdles as she sprinted to a 8.48 seconds, second place finish at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/25) … Ran 8.56 seconds to win the 60m hurdles at the Sorlein Invitational and cleared 5 feet, 8 inches in the high jump to win (1/19) … Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.73 at the Beantown Challenge (1/12) … Won the 60m in 8.68 seconds at the Alden Invitational (12/01).
2017-18: Outdoor: Captured the gold in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.09 seconds at the A-10 Championships (05/06) ... Ran the 100 meter hurdles at the Larry Ellis Invitational (04/20) ... Took first in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.51 seconds at the Ocean State Invitational (04/14) ... Finished with a time of 14.05 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles to take first place at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07). Indoor: Was eighth in the 60 meter hurdles on day two of the ECAC Championships (03/04) ... Collected a silver medal in the high jump and competed in the 60 meter hurdles on day one of the ECAC Championships (03/03) ... Cleared 5 feet, 8 inches to land the silver in the high jump and the silver in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.58 seconds on day two of the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (02/18) ... Competed in the 60 meter dash on day one of the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (02/17), posting the top time of 8.73 seconds ... Placed fourth at the New England Championships (02/02-03) in the 60 meter hurdles ... Claimed first in the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 8.75 inches at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (01/26) ... Competed in the 60 meter hurdles to claim first with a time of 8.84 seconds and in the high jump at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19) ... Was fourth with a time of 8.74 seconds in 60 meter hurdles at the Beantown Challenge (01/13) ... Finished second in 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.86 seconds at the Dartmouth Relays (01/07).
2016-17: Outdoor: Won gold in high jump with a height of 5 feet, 7 inches, good for fourth all-time in program history and gold in the100m hurdles with a time of 14.20 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7) where she was named Most Outstanding Rookie Performer of the meet … Took first place in the 100m hurdles at 13.95 seconds and posted the second fastest time in program history at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (4/29) and tied for second in high jump clearing a New England-qualifying 5 feet, 5.25 inches … Earned fifth in the 100m hurdles (14.41), qualifying for New Englands, and finished third as part of the 4x100m relay squad at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/22) … Won first in the 100m hurdles and set the third all-time program mark in UMass history with a time of 14.23 seconds, qualifying for the New England Championships at the Minuteman Invitational (4/15) …Came in second place in the 100m hurdles (14.62), qualifying for New Englands and finished in third place in the high jump at 4 feet, 11.5 inches at the UMass Quad Meet (4/7). Indoor: Was named to the A10 All-Rookie Team for indoor track and field … Captured fourth with a height of 5 feet, 5.25 inches in high jump and fifth in 60 meter hurdles with an 8.75 second sprint at New England Championships (2/25) … Won silver in 60m hurdles at the A10 Championships (2/19) and improved on her UMass record by running a time of 8.72 seconds … Finished second in the 60m hurdles (8.90 seconds) to qualify for New Englands and placed fourth in the high jump (5 feet, 5 inches) at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/4) … Captured bronze in 60m hurdles with a blazing fast finish of 8.77 seconds, an ECAC qualifying time at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27) … Broke the UMass record in 60m hurdles by 0.01 seconds placing second overall with a time of 8.74 seconds at the Joe Donahue Games (1/21) and qualified for ECAC and New Englands… Set the second all-time UMass mark in 60m hurdles, running 8.78 seconds to earn fourth in the event at the Beantown Challenge, an ECAC and New England qualifier (1/14) … Scored in 60m hurdles at the Dartmouth Relays (1/8), racing to the runner-up spot with a time of 8.98 seconds after posting the No. 4 time in UMass history in the preliminaries, 8.93 seconds … Also took third in high jump (5’2.5”).
Before UMass: Competed in track and field for four years at St. Joseph’s High School in Bridgeport, Conn. … Earned eight total varsity letters … Earned two All-FCIAC honors in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (2013, 2014) … Earned All-State honors in 2015 and 2016 … As a senior earned All New England honor (2016) … Set school records for 100m hurdles (14:75), 300m hurdles (44.61), 55m hurdles (8:19), 60m hurdles (8:78), high jump (5’7”), and triple jump (38.1) … Also lettered in basketball for one year (2013).
Personal: Born Jada Marie Harris … Daughter of Tasha and Jose Caballero and sister of James, Jacquelin, and Joseph … Prays before every meet or event … Enjoys singing and dancing … Intends to major in Social Thought and Political Economy … Plans to go to Law School after UMass.
2020-21: Outdoor: Tied for 38th in the high jump with a height of 5’7 ¾” at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/29) … Earned silver in the 100-meter hurdles with a tjme of 13.86 seconds and claimed bronze in the 4x100m relay and helped set a fifth all-time program best combined time of 47.31 at New England Championships (5/15) … Won a gold medal in the 100-meter hurdles with a season-best time of 13.59 seconds, tied for second in high jump with a height of 5’5.25” for silver, and claimed fourth in long jump with the No. 3 all-time mark of 19’5.5” at A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships (5/01-02) … Re-set program-best high jump mark of 5’9.75” in the high jump and won the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.12 at tri-meet against UVM and Hartford (4/18) … Claimed first in the 100-meter hurdles at 14.15 seconds and long jump at 18’7.25” at quad-meet against BC, BU, and Quinnipiac (4/09) … Won the 100-meter hurdles (14.27), cleared the winning height of 5’5.25” in high jump, and posted the top performance of the day in long jump at 19’2.5” at tri-meet against Northeastern and UMass Lowell (4/03) … Claimed first in high jump at 5 feet 7.25 inches at tri-meet against Holy Cross and Merrimack (3/26).
2019-20: Indoor: Cleared 5 feet, 8 inches for a silver medal in high jump at the ECAC Championships (3/7) … Claimed two of gold medals day two of the Atlantic 10 Championships (3/1), winning high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8 inches, and once again matching the meet record with the top time in the 60 meter hurdles final at 8.45 seconds … Earned Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Women’s Field Performer recognition for helping UMass to the title with three medals (two gold, one sliver) at the meet … Took down a 34-year old school record in long jump, leaping 19 feet 3.5 inches to silver at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/29) … Cleared 5 feet, 8.75 inches to claim first in high jump and was the top collegian in second overall at 8.71 seconds in 60 meter hurdles at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14) … Collected second medal of the weekend at the New England Championships (2/1), earning silver in 60 meter hurdles at 8.49 seconds … Leapt 5 feet, 9.75 inches to win gold in high jump at the New England Championships (1/31), also scored in long jump with a mark of 18 feet, 9.25 inches for fifth … Posted the top time in the prelims of the 60 meter hurdles invitational field at 8.53 seconds and went on to smash her previous UMass record in the event, 8.45, running 8.38 in the final to finish second on the heels of Olympian Lolo Jones' winning time of 8.32 seconds at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24) … In high jump, cleared 5 feet, 8.75 inches won the event in a field of 40 competitors at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/24) … Placed first in high jump, clearing 5 feet, 8 inches and ran 7.85 seconds to second in the 60 meter dash, tying fifth all-time in program history at the Sorlein Invitational (1/18) … Was the runner up in 60 meter hurdles at 8.61 seconds at the Beantown Challenge (1/10) … Won the pentathlon at the Harvard Multi Meet (1/10) with a score of 3,579 points, good for third all-time in the UMass record book … Took the top spot in 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.73 seconds and cleared 5 feet, 5.75 inches in high jump to capture first in that event, as well, while collecting third in long jump (18’0.25”) at the Alden Invitational (12/7).
2018-19: Outdoor: Finished 21st in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 7 inches to earn honorable mention All-American at the NCAA National Championships (6/05-08) … Placed eighth overall in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 8.75 inches, tying her own school record, and competed in the 100m hurdles at the NCAA East Preliminary Championships (5/23-25) … Ran 13.50 to break a 20 year old 100m hurdles record and ran on 4x100 that ranks second in all time history at the New England Outdoor Championships (5/10-11) … Took the top mark in the 100m hurdles for the third straight year, running a time of 13.94 and broke a 22-year old program record of 5 feet, 8.75 inches in the high jump, good for first at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (5/04-05) … Claimed first in the high jump with a mark of 5 feet, 7 inches at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (4/27) … Improved on second overall program mark in 100 meter hurdles with a time of 13.78 and moved up to third all-time in high jump finishing second overall with a mark of 5 feet, 7.75 inches at the Virginia Challenge (4/19-20) … Ran a leg on the second fastest 4x100m relay in program history with a time of 47.11, also was marked as third all-time in the high jump, placing second with a leap of 5 feet, 7.25 inches and placed first in the 100m hurdles at the Minuteman Invitational (4/06) ... Set a meet record in 100m hurdles with a time of 14.22 at the Black and Gold Invitational (3/29-30) ... Jump of 5 feet, 6 inches in the high jump was good for second place, also ran a leg on the fifth fastest 4x100m relay in program history at the Black and Gold Challenge (3/15-16). Indoor: Set a meet record and broke her own school record while collecting first in the 60m hurdles with a mark of 8.45 seconds... Also notched first in high jump with a mark of 5 feet 8 inches at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/24)... Tied her personal best and won the 60m dash with a 7.90 finish while also collecting gold in the 60m hurdles in 8.61 seconds at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet (2/9) ... Placed third in the 60m hurdles with a mark of 8.53 seconds at the New England Championships (2/2) … Set a PR in the 60m hurdles as she sprinted to a 8.48 seconds, second place finish at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/25) … Ran 8.56 seconds to win the 60m hurdles at the Sorlein Invitational and cleared 5 feet, 8 inches in the high jump to win (1/19) … Placed fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.73 at the Beantown Challenge (1/12) … Won the 60m in 8.68 seconds at the Alden Invitational (12/01).
2017-18: Outdoor: Captured the gold in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.09 seconds at the A-10 Championships (05/06) ... Ran the 100 meter hurdles at the Larry Ellis Invitational (04/20) ... Took first in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 14.51 seconds at the Ocean State Invitational (04/14) ... Finished with a time of 14.05 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles to take first place at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07). Indoor: Was eighth in the 60 meter hurdles on day two of the ECAC Championships (03/04) ... Collected a silver medal in the high jump and competed in the 60 meter hurdles on day one of the ECAC Championships (03/03) ... Cleared 5 feet, 8 inches to land the silver in the high jump and the silver in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.58 seconds on day two of the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (02/18) ... Competed in the 60 meter dash on day one of the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (02/17), posting the top time of 8.73 seconds ... Placed fourth at the New England Championships (02/02-03) in the 60 meter hurdles ... Claimed first in the high jump with a height of 5 feet, 8.75 inches at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (01/26) ... Competed in the 60 meter hurdles to claim first with a time of 8.84 seconds and in the high jump at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19) ... Was fourth with a time of 8.74 seconds in 60 meter hurdles at the Beantown Challenge (01/13) ... Finished second in 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.86 seconds at the Dartmouth Relays (01/07).
2016-17: Outdoor: Won gold in high jump with a height of 5 feet, 7 inches, good for fourth all-time in program history and gold in the100m hurdles with a time of 14.20 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/7) where she was named Most Outstanding Rookie Performer of the meet … Took first place in the 100m hurdles at 13.95 seconds and posted the second fastest time in program history at the UMass Pre-Conference Meet (4/29) and tied for second in high jump clearing a New England-qualifying 5 feet, 5.25 inches … Earned fifth in the 100m hurdles (14.41), qualifying for New Englands, and finished third as part of the 4x100m relay squad at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/22) … Won first in the 100m hurdles and set the third all-time program mark in UMass history with a time of 14.23 seconds, qualifying for the New England Championships at the Minuteman Invitational (4/15) …Came in second place in the 100m hurdles (14.62), qualifying for New Englands and finished in third place in the high jump at 4 feet, 11.5 inches at the UMass Quad Meet (4/7). Indoor: Was named to the A10 All-Rookie Team for indoor track and field … Captured fourth with a height of 5 feet, 5.25 inches in high jump and fifth in 60 meter hurdles with an 8.75 second sprint at New England Championships (2/25) … Won silver in 60m hurdles at the A10 Championships (2/19) and improved on her UMass record by running a time of 8.72 seconds … Finished second in the 60m hurdles (8.90 seconds) to qualify for New Englands and placed fourth in the high jump (5 feet, 5 inches) at the URI Coaches Invitational (2/4) … Captured bronze in 60m hurdles with a blazing fast finish of 8.77 seconds, an ECAC qualifying time at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (1/27) … Broke the UMass record in 60m hurdles by 0.01 seconds placing second overall with a time of 8.74 seconds at the Joe Donahue Games (1/21) and qualified for ECAC and New Englands… Set the second all-time UMass mark in 60m hurdles, running 8.78 seconds to earn fourth in the event at the Beantown Challenge, an ECAC and New England qualifier (1/14) … Scored in 60m hurdles at the Dartmouth Relays (1/8), racing to the runner-up spot with a time of 8.98 seconds after posting the No. 4 time in UMass history in the preliminaries, 8.93 seconds … Also took third in high jump (5’2.5”).
Before UMass: Competed in track and field for four years at St. Joseph’s High School in Bridgeport, Conn. … Earned eight total varsity letters … Earned two All-FCIAC honors in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (2013, 2014) … Earned All-State honors in 2015 and 2016 … As a senior earned All New England honor (2016) … Set school records for 100m hurdles (14:75), 300m hurdles (44.61), 55m hurdles (8:19), 60m hurdles (8:78), high jump (5’7”), and triple jump (38.1) … Also lettered in basketball for one year (2013).
Personal: Born Jada Marie Harris … Daughter of Tasha and Jose Caballero and sister of James, Jacquelin, and Joseph … Prays before every meet or event … Enjoys singing and dancing … Intends to major in Social Thought and Political Economy … Plans to go to Law School after UMass.
MWT&F Highlights vs. UMass Lowell and Northeastern (04/03/21)
Sunday, April 04
Senior Female Scholar Athlete Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Maroon Excellence Award SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
Female Team of the Year SAMYS 2020
Tuesday, April 28
