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Jedah Caldwell - Track & Field - Kansas Jayhawks

Jedah Caldwell

Position Sprints
Class Junior
Hometown Chanhassen, Minn.
High School Chanhassen

CAREER RESULTS

Career Highlights
2020 Indoor All-American (4×400 Meter Relay)
Outdoor School Record (Sprint Medley Relay) – 3:51.17

2020 INDOOR (Sr.)
Opened her season at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/6) in the 4×400 meter relay … Recorded a pair of wins in the 60 and 200 meters at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18), scoring 20 points to earn the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular High Point Award … At the Arkasnas Qualifier, she was a part of the women’s 4×400 meter relay team that ran the No. 7 performance in KU history, running a 3:34.41 … At the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/28-2/29), she placed third overall in the 200 meter finals, running a season-best 23.79 … Placed second in the women’s 4×400 meter relay at the Big 12 Championship, where the team ran a 3:34.41 for the second-straight week … Was set to compete at the NCAA Indoor Championship in the women’s 4×400 meter relay, before the meet was canceled due to COVID-19.

2019 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Finished third in the 200-meter dash at the Battle on the Bayou (4/6) with a time of 23.70 seconds … Earned the bronze medal in the 200-meter dash at the 92nd Kansas Relays (4/17-20), clocking in with a personal-best time of 23.32 seconds (+2.8) and was a member of the second place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:39.59 … Posted a personal-best time of 11.73 seconds in the 100-meter dash at the National Relay Championships (4/26-4/27) to finish eighth.

2019 INDOOR (Jr.)
Helped the 4×400-meter relay team to a third-place finish at the season-opening Bob Timmons Challenge (11/30) with a combined time of 3:49.87 … Finished second in the 60-meter dash at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/18) with a time of 7.62 seconds and placed first in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.53 seconds … Won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.60 seconds and helped the 4×400-meter relay team to a second place finish with a combined time of 3:46.42 at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-1/26) … Recorded a personal-best time of 7.47 seconds in the 60-meter dash prelims, tying the No. 7 performer in KU history, going on to finish third in the finals and won the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.61 seconds and was a member of the second-place 4×400-meter relay team that finished with a combined time of 3:46.23 at the Texas Tech Open (2/1-2/2) … Finished second in the 200-meter dash with a personal-best time of 23.51 seconds at the Tyson Invitational (2/8-2/9) to become the No. 4 performer in KU history … Ran a personal-best time of 7.44 seconds in the 60-meter dash to become the No. 4 performer in KU history, finished fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.53 seconds and was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished second with a combined time of 3:34.49 at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/22-2/23).

2018 OUTDOOR (So.)
Clocked a wind-legal time of 23.77 seconds in the 200-meter dash at the season-opening Arkansas Spring Invitational (3/24) to place fourth and become the No. 8 performer in Kansas history in the event … Also was a member of the 4×400 relay at the Spring Invitational that finished second with a time of 3:44.43 … Member of the school record-breaking sprint medley relay team at the Texas Relays (3/28-31) that finished sixth overall with a time of 3:51.17 … Improved her standing as the No. 8 performer in the 200 meters in the KU record books at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-7) with a time of 23.51 seconds and was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished first with a time of 3:33.83 … Top individual women’s point-scorer in the quadrangular at the Kansas Relays (4/18-21) with a first-place finish in the 200 meters with a wind-aided time of 24.05 seconds and a third-place finish in the 100 meters with a time of 11.86 seconds, and was also a member of the 4×100-meter relay team that finished first with a combined time of 45.61 seconds … Became the No. 4 performer in KU track history in the 400 meters at the National Relay Championships (4/27-28) with a time of 53.47 seconds to finish seventh overall … Also finished 13th in the 200 meters with a time of 23.74 seconds and was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team that placed seventh with a time of 3:35.46 and the 4×100-meter relay team that finished ninth with a time of 44.97 seconds … Earned four trips to the podium at the Big 12 Championship (5/11-13), placing sixth in the 400-meter dash final after qualifying with a career-best time of 52.10 seconds to make her the No. 3 performer in KU history, fifth in the 200-meter dash final after notching a personal-best in the prelim at 23.39 seconds to become the No. 7 performer in school history, fourth as a member of the 4×100-meter relay team and sixth as a member of the 4×400-meter relay … Placed 28th in the first round of the 400-meter dash at the NCAA West Preliminary (5/24-26) with a time of 54.14 seconds … Was also a member of the 4×100-meter relay team that placed 16th and the 4×400-meter relay team that placed 13th at the West Prelims.

2018 INDOOR (So.)
Member of the 4×400-meter relay team that finished first at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2) with a time of 3:44.49 … Tabbed second place finishes in the 60 meters (7.69) and the 200 meters (24.82) at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13) … Finished second in the 60-meter dash at the Jayhawk Classic (1/25-26) with a finals time of 7.55 seconds and finished first in the 200 with a time of 24.45 … Member of the 4×400-meter relay team that set the Anschutz Pavilion facility record at the Jayhawk Classic with a time of 3:41.75 … Qualified for the finals in the 60 meters at the Rod McCravy Memorial (2/3) and went on to finish eighth with a time of 7.63 seconds … Was a member of the 4×400-meter relay team the the McCravy Memorial that finished third with a time of 3:38.37 … Finished fifth in the 200-meter dash at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/23-24) with a time of 23.89.

2017 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Contributed to a fourth-place finish in the sprint medley relay at the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1) with a time of 3:56.40 … Had a second-place finish in the 4×100-meter relay (44.73), along with a fifth-place finish in the 200-meter dash (23.97) at the Sun Angel Classic (4/6-8) … Contributed to a first-place finish in the 4×100 relay (44.97) and a fourth place finish in the 4×400-meter relay (3:50.67), as well as placing first in the 200-meter dash (23.85) at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/28) … Helped the 4×100 relay to a seventh-place finish at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/12-14) with a time of 45.49.

2017 INDOOR (Fr.)
Helped secure a third-place finish in the 4×400-meter relay (3:58.62) and finished fourth in the 60-meter dash (7.70) at the Bob Timmons Classic (12/02) … Won the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.75 and contributed to a third-place finish in the 4×400-meter relay, posting a time of 3:56.02 at the Bill Easton Classic (1/6) … A member of the 4×400 relay team that placed first at the Jayhawk Classic (1/26-27) with a time of 3:50.30, as well as placing first in the 400-meter dash (56.03) and second in the 60 meters (7.55) … Placed sixth at the Tyson Invitational (2/10-11) in the 200-meter dash, clocking in at 23.62 … Finished fifth at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (2/24-25) in the 200 meters with a time of 23.75.

HIGH SCHOOL
A four-year letterwinner for Chris Schriever’s Chanhassen squad … Named the 2016 Minnesota Gatorade Track & Field Athlete of the Year … Broke state records in the 100 meters (11.67) and 200 meters (23.41) in 2016 … Claimed back-to-back 2A conference, sectional and state titles in the 100 meters and 200 meters … Helped the 4×100-meter relay to state runner-up finish in 2015 … A two-time AAU National Champion in the 4×100-meter relay in 2014 and 2015 … Won the 200 meters at the 2015 AAU Junior Olympics in a time of 23.90 … Ran to a third-place finish in the 200 meters at the 2016 New Balance Nationals with a personal-best time of 23.41.

PERSONAL
Daughter of William Humphries and Krista Caldwell … Majoring in psychology … Aspires pursue a career in occupational therapy.