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

Jada Sims Season 2022-23

Jumps/Multi

Class Senior
Event Jumps/Multi
Hometown Phoenix, Ariz.
High School Xavier College Preparatory
Major Political Science
Bio

Career Results

Career Honors

  • 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Fourth in Vanderbilt history in the pentathlon (3,840)
  • Fifth in Vanderbilt history in the outdoor high jump (5′ 8.5./1.74m)
  • Sixth in Vanderbilt history in the indoor high jump (5′ 8.11/1.7 3m)
  • Seventh in Vanderbilt history in the heptathlon (5,130)

As a Senior (2023)

  • Finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdle finals (15.10) and sixth in the 100-meter hurdle prelims (14.61), recording a personal best, at the Island Relays Bahamas Invitational (March 17–18)
  • Finished eighth overall in the pentathlon (3,840), scoring and recording a personal best, finished third and recorded a personal best in the 800 meters (2:20.56) and recorded a personal best in the 60-meter hurdles (8.89) at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 24–25)
  • Finished fourth overall in the pentathlon (3,708) and recorded personal bests in the 60-meter hurdles (8.97) and shot put (10.72m) at the Vanderbilt Invitational (Jan 20–21)
  • Finished fourth and recorded a Vanderbilt top 10 height in the indoor high jump (1.73m) at the Commodore Challenge (Jan. 13–14)

As a Junior (2022)

  • 2022 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished seventh overall in the heptathlon (4,928) and recorded a personal best in the javelin (33.39m) at the SEC outdoor championships (May 12–14)
  • Finished third and recorded a personal best in the long jump (5.51m) at the outdoor Music City Challenge (April 29–30)
  • Finished eighth in the high jump (1.61m) and 18th in the long jump (5.29m) at the Florida Relays (March 31–April 2)

As a Sophomore (2021)

  • 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic
  • 2021 Spring SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Finished 13th in the high jump (1.70m) and finished 11th overall and recorded a personal best in the heptathlon (5,130), recording personal bests in the high jump (1.74m), 200 meters (25.35, +0.8) and 800 meters (2:21.86) at the SEC outdoor championships (May 13–15)
  • Finished second overall in the heptathlon (5,005) at the Miami Invite (April 9–10)
  • Finished 10th in the high jump (1.71m) and finished 10th overall in the pentathlon (3,515) at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 25–27)
  • Finished second overall 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)

  • 2019-20 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
  • Recorded a Vanderbilt top 10 score in the pentathlon (3,410) at the SEC indoor championships (Feb. 28–29)
  • Finished fifth overall in the pentathlon (3,301) at Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational (Jan. 24–25)
  • Finished ninth and recorded a Vanderbilt top 10 height in the indoor 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