University of Georgia Athletics
2021-22 Track & Field Roster
Jayla Kirkland
- Position:
- Sprints
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Woodlawn
- Hometown:
- Birmingham, Ala.
2022: Outdoor - Finished 15th in the 100-meter dash at the Tom Jones Memorial thanks to an 11.52…Won the 200m at the FSU Relays afte registering a 23.87…Had a pair of second-place finishes in the 4x400m relay at the Yellow Jacket Invitational and Georgia Tech Invitational, topping out with a 3:39.84.
Indoor – Clocked 7.33 during the 60-meter dash prelims and semifinal at the Tiger Paw Invite.
Florida State – 2017-21
2021: Indoor: Finished first in the 60m (7.23) at the 2021 ACC Indoor Championships…Won the 100m (11.19) and finished as the runner-up in the 200m at the 2021 ACC Outdoor Championships after finishing .01 from the winner with a 22.78…Also ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay team (43.28) at the ACC meet
Outdoor: Ran on the fourth-place 4x100-meter relay team (43.06) and was also a First Team All-American in the 100m after taking sixth with an 11.22 at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships…Qualifier for the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m…Personal-best times of 7.17 (60m), 11.12 (100m) and 22.78 (200m).
2020: Indoor: Was off the best season of her career when it was cut short by injury at the ACC Championships for the second consecutive year…Opened season with the No. 2 60m (7.17) in program history, winning the Orange & Purple Elite…That time stood up as an NCAA qualifying mark…Was the top qualifier in the 60m at the Bob Pollock Invitational but did not run in the final…Ran 23.38 200m to finish fifth at the Texas Tech Invitational…Season came to a halt due to injury despite qualifying for the finals in the 60m and 200m at the ACC Championships.
2019: Indoor: Closed the season as the Noles’ only two-event NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier, placing 10th in the 60m and 15th in the 200m for a pair of second-team All-American honors…Competed at NCAAs after suffering injury two weeks earlier at ACC Indoor Championships, forcing her to withdraw from competition after 60m prelims…Ran 200m PB (23.00) at Texas Tech Matador Qualifier to finish fourth and earn NCAA qualifying mark…That time ranks No. 2 indoors in FSU history…Ran 7.25 in back-to-back 60m round at Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, just off her PB (7.24), and finished third…Won the 60m title at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge in 7.28 after winning the 200m in 23.76 at the Armory in New York City.
Outdoor: Turned in an outstanding NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance…Claimed First Team All-American honors handling second leg on the 4×100m relay team, which placed seventh in an ACC record time of 43.13; second-fastest in FSU history…Also earned Second Team All-American honors in the 100m after posting semifinal round PB of 11.20, which was 10th overall and stands tied for second in FSU history…Came within .02 seconds of also qualifying for the 200m at the championship meet after placing 14th at the NCAA East Prelims…Helped the Noles to the ACC Outdoor title, placing second in the 200m, fourth in the 100m and anchoring the runner-up 4×100m relay.
2018: Indoor: Finished first season with the ‘Noles at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning Second Team All-American honors by placing 11th in the 60m (7.25)…Won ACC Indoor Championships 60m title in a personal-best time 7.24, which ties teammate and classmate Ka’Tia Seymour for No. 3 on FSU’s all-time list…Helped the Seminoles to the team title…Competed in only five meets as she returned from injury suffered during her senior season in high school.
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets during the collegiate season, highlighted by First Team All-American honors as the leadoff leg on the eighth-place NCAA Outdoor Championships 4×100m relay…That group advanced to the finals with the No. 3 time in FSU history (43.33)…Came within .01 seconds and one position of qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 100m, placing 13th in 11.24-w…Posted a personal-best (11.34) in the 100m first round at the NCAA East Preliminary, which is tied for No. 9 on FSU’s all-time list…Finished fourth in the 100m, sixth in the 200m and was member of the runner-up 4×100m relay at the ACC Outdoor Championships…Finished her competitive season by placing second at the USTAF U20 Championships in the 200m, with a personal-best 22.93 – No. 8 all-time among Noles – in the prelims…Was also third in the 100m (11.37)…Silver medal finish earned her a trip to IAAF World U20 Championships in the 200m as well as a member of the 4×100m relay…Advanced to the IAAF World U20 Championships 200m finals in Finland.
High School: Upped her state title total to 16 after winning the indoor 60m and 400m and outdoor 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m…Finished first in the 200m at the 2016 New Balance Nationals as a junior…Earned gold in the 60m and indoor 400m as a junior…Bronze medalist in the xx at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Columbia, representing Team USA as a sophomore…Collected 100m and 200m titles at the 2015 NBN meet as a sophomore…Won the 60m, 100m and 200m in her second year…Clocked a 7.27 to earn the NBN Freshman Division national championship…Captured state titles in the 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m as a freshman…Named the Alabama Gatorade Athlete of the Year…Also played basketball at Woodlawn…Member of National Honor Society…Took dual enrollment courses.
Personal: Feb. 13, 1999…Daughter of Tameka Forbes…Majoring in Communications with a minor in Social Work...Graduated with an undergraduate degree in Sport Management from Florida State in July 2021.
Indoor – Clocked 7.33 during the 60-meter dash prelims and semifinal at the Tiger Paw Invite.
Florida State – 2017-21
2021: Indoor: Finished first in the 60m (7.23) at the 2021 ACC Indoor Championships…Won the 100m (11.19) and finished as the runner-up in the 200m at the 2021 ACC Outdoor Championships after finishing .01 from the winner with a 22.78…Also ran a leg on the winning 4x100m relay team (43.28) at the ACC meet
Outdoor: Ran on the fourth-place 4x100-meter relay team (43.06) and was also a First Team All-American in the 100m after taking sixth with an 11.22 at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships…Qualifier for the 2021 NCAA Indoor Championships in the 60m…Personal-best times of 7.17 (60m), 11.12 (100m) and 22.78 (200m).
2020: Indoor: Was off the best season of her career when it was cut short by injury at the ACC Championships for the second consecutive year…Opened season with the No. 2 60m (7.17) in program history, winning the Orange & Purple Elite…That time stood up as an NCAA qualifying mark…Was the top qualifier in the 60m at the Bob Pollock Invitational but did not run in the final…Ran 23.38 200m to finish fifth at the Texas Tech Invitational…Season came to a halt due to injury despite qualifying for the finals in the 60m and 200m at the ACC Championships.
2019: Indoor: Closed the season as the Noles’ only two-event NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier, placing 10th in the 60m and 15th in the 200m for a pair of second-team All-American honors…Competed at NCAAs after suffering injury two weeks earlier at ACC Indoor Championships, forcing her to withdraw from competition after 60m prelims…Ran 200m PB (23.00) at Texas Tech Matador Qualifier to finish fourth and earn NCAA qualifying mark…That time ranks No. 2 indoors in FSU history…Ran 7.25 in back-to-back 60m round at Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational, just off her PB (7.24), and finished third…Won the 60m title at the Dr. Sander Columbia Challenge in 7.28 after winning the 200m in 23.76 at the Armory in New York City.
Outdoor: Turned in an outstanding NCAA Outdoor Championships appearance…Claimed First Team All-American honors handling second leg on the 4×100m relay team, which placed seventh in an ACC record time of 43.13; second-fastest in FSU history…Also earned Second Team All-American honors in the 100m after posting semifinal round PB of 11.20, which was 10th overall and stands tied for second in FSU history…Came within .02 seconds of also qualifying for the 200m at the championship meet after placing 14th at the NCAA East Prelims…Helped the Noles to the ACC Outdoor title, placing second in the 200m, fourth in the 100m and anchoring the runner-up 4×100m relay.
2018: Indoor: Finished first season with the ‘Noles at the NCAA Indoor Championships, earning Second Team All-American honors by placing 11th in the 60m (7.25)…Won ACC Indoor Championships 60m title in a personal-best time 7.24, which ties teammate and classmate Ka’Tia Seymour for No. 3 on FSU’s all-time list…Helped the Seminoles to the team title…Competed in only five meets as she returned from injury suffered during her senior season in high school.
Outdoor: Competed in seven meets during the collegiate season, highlighted by First Team All-American honors as the leadoff leg on the eighth-place NCAA Outdoor Championships 4×100m relay…That group advanced to the finals with the No. 3 time in FSU history (43.33)…Came within .01 seconds and one position of qualifying for the NCAA Championships in the 100m, placing 13th in 11.24-w…Posted a personal-best (11.34) in the 100m first round at the NCAA East Preliminary, which is tied for No. 9 on FSU’s all-time list…Finished fourth in the 100m, sixth in the 200m and was member of the runner-up 4×100m relay at the ACC Outdoor Championships…Finished her competitive season by placing second at the USTAF U20 Championships in the 200m, with a personal-best 22.93 – No. 8 all-time among Noles – in the prelims…Was also third in the 100m (11.37)…Silver medal finish earned her a trip to IAAF World U20 Championships in the 200m as well as a member of the 4×100m relay…Advanced to the IAAF World U20 Championships 200m finals in Finland.
High School: Upped her state title total to 16 after winning the indoor 60m and 400m and outdoor 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m…Finished first in the 200m at the 2016 New Balance Nationals as a junior…Earned gold in the 60m and indoor 400m as a junior…Bronze medalist in the xx at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Cali, Columbia, representing Team USA as a sophomore…Collected 100m and 200m titles at the 2015 NBN meet as a sophomore…Won the 60m, 100m and 200m in her second year…Clocked a 7.27 to earn the NBN Freshman Division national championship…Captured state titles in the 60m, 100m, 200m and 400m as a freshman…Named the Alabama Gatorade Athlete of the Year…Also played basketball at Woodlawn…Member of National Honor Society…Took dual enrollment courses.
Personal: Feb. 13, 1999…Daughter of Tameka Forbes…Majoring in Communications with a minor in Social Work...Graduated with an undergraduate degree in Sport Management from Florida State in July 2021.
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