Jada Sims - Women's Track and Field - Vanderbilt University Athletics

Jada Sims

Jumps/Multi

Class Senior
Event Jumps/Multi
Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
High School Xavier College Preparatory
Major Political Science • African American & Diaspora Studies
Bio

Career Results

Career Honors

  • 2023 NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field Championships qualifier
  • 2023 NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field Championships – First Round qualifier
  • 2023 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • 2023 Third-Team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
  • 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • 2021-23 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Second in Vanderbilt history in the heptathlon (5,638)
  • Tied for third in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor high jump (5′ 9.75/1.77m)
  • Fourth in Vanderbilt history in the pentathlon (3,840)
  • Sixth in Vanderbilt history in the indoor high jump (5′ 8.11/1.7 3m)

As a Senior (2023)

  • College Sports Communicators Academic All-District
  • Third-Team Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar
  • SEC Spring Academic Honor Roll
  • Competed in the heptathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (Jun. 7-10)
  • Finished 38th in the high jump (1.67m) at the NCAA East Regionals (May 24-27)
  • Finished 10th in the high jump final (1.71m) and fourth in the heptathlon (5,638), finishing first in the high jump (1.77m) and recording personal bests in the shot put (11.47m) and javelin (34.22m) and scoring at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11-13)
  • Finished seventh in the high jump (1.65m) at the outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 28-29)
  • Finished 30th in the 200 meters (24.77) and 10th in the high jump (1.65m) at the LSU Alumni Gold (Apr. 22)
  • Finished second in the heptathlon (5,319), finishing first in the 200 (24.66) and 800 meters (2:18.91) and second in the high jump (1.70m) and long jump (5.49m) at the Joe Walker Invitational (Apr. 7-8)
  • Finished third in the high jump (1.71m) and member of the shuttle hurdle relay (55.77) that finished third at the Pepsi Florida Relays (Mar. 31-Apr. 1)
  • Finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdle final (15.10) and sixth in prelims (14.61) at the Island Relays Bahamas (Mar. 17-18)
  • Finished eighth in the pentathlon (3,840) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25)
  • Finished fourth in the pentathlon (3,708) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan 20-21)
  • Finished fourth in the high jump (1.73m) at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 13-14)

As a Junior (2022)

  • Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished seventh in the heptathlon (4,928) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14)
  • Finished third in the long jump (5.51m) at the outdoor Music City Challenge (Apr. 29-30)
  • Finished eighth in the high jump (1.61m) and 18th in the long jump (5.29m) at the Florida Relays (Mar. 31-Apr. 2)

As a Sophomore (2021)

  • USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished 13th in the high jump (1.70m) and 11th in the heptathlon (5,130) at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15)
  • Finished second in the heptathlon (5,005) at the Miami Invite (Apr. 9-10)
  • Finished 10th in the high jump (1.71m) and 10th in the pentathlon (3,515) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27)
  • Finished second in the pentathlon (3,634) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 12-13)
  • Finished second in the high jump (1.70m) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 15-16)

As a Freshman (2020)

  • First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished 18th in the pentathlon (3,410) at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-29)
  • Finished eighth in the high jump (1.59m) at the indoor Music City Challenge (Feb. 14-15)
  • Finished fifth in the pentathlon (3,301) at Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 24-25)
  • Finished ninth in the high jump (1.65m) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan. 17-18)
  • Outdoor season canceled due to coronavirus outbreak

The Sims File

  • Arizona long jump state runner-up junior and senior seasons
  • XCP Outstanding Athlete Award recipient her senior season
  • Second at AAU Junior Outdoor’s in the heptathlon