Jada Mowatt
American sprinter (born 1997)
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Jada Mowatt (née Baylark born 17 October 1997) is an American sprinter.[1]
17 October 1997
100m: 10.99 (2025)
200m: 22.86 (2021)
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| Born | Jada Baylark 17 October 1997 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||
Event | Sprint | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal bests | 60m: 7.15 (2021) 100m: 10.99 (2025) 200m: 22.86 (2021) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
A student at Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School in Little Rock, Arkansas,[2] she completed in multi-events at high school.[3] She later attended the University of Arkansas and focused on sprinting.[4][5]
In 2018, she equalled, and then broke, the University of Arkansas record in the 100 metres dash of 11.10 seconds set by Veronica Campbell-Brown in 2004, improving it when she ran 11.04 seconds at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Sacramento.[6] In February 2021 at the SEC Indoor Championships competing in the 60 metres she ran a personal best 7.20 seconds that moved her to equal second on the Arkansas Razorback all-time list, tied with the time Veronica Campbell-Brown set in 2004.[7] The following month, she was a finalist at the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, and lowered her personal best for the 60 m to 7.15 seconds, helping Arkansas to win the women’s team title.[8][9]
In June 2024, she was a semi-finalist over both 100 metres and 200 metres at the US Olympic Team Trials.[10][11] In February 2025, she placed fourth over 60 metres at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York, running 7.25 seconds in the final.[12] She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.[13][14] In July, she ran a personal best for the 100 metres of 10.99 seconds at the Ed Murphey Classic.[15] She placed third in her semi-final at the 2025 USA Outdoor Championships, running 11.23 seconds.[16]
In February 2026, Mowatt won the 60 metres at the USATF NE Indoor Championship in a time of 7.40 seconds.[17] She was a finalist over 60 metres at the 2025 American Indoor Championships, running times of 7.26 and 7.33 seconds.[18] She was named in the United States team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[19][20] She was named to the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay alongside Courtney Lindsey, E'Lexis Hollis and Kyree King, winning their heat with a time of 40.36 seconds.[21][22] In the final the following day, the quartet won the bronze medal behind Jamaica and Canada.[23]
Personal life
She is married to Pan American Games bronze medallist and former Jamaican 400 metres hurdles champion Kemar Mowatt, who has also worked as her coach.[24][25]