Jaden Mattox Season 2017-18

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Ranks No. 6 in school history in the indoor long jump with a mark of 6.10 meters (Feb. 2, 2019)
• Is No. 10 in Purdue history in the outdoor long jump with a jump of 6.18 meters (May 11, 2019)

 

2019-20

USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Senior

• 2020 outdoor season canceled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic

Indoor Track & Field / As a Senior

• Competed in eight meets in the long jump
• Placed eighth at the Big Ten Championships with a long jump of 5.82 meters on Feb. 28
• Placed third with a long jump mark of 5.89 at the Music City Challenge on Feb. 14
• Earned a runner-up finish in the long jump in 5.99 meters at the Meyo Invite on Feb. 7
• Was second at the Larry Wieczorek Invite with a long jump of 5.94 meters on Jan. 17
• Won the long jump at the Gene Edmonds Memorial with a season-best jump of 6.04 meters on Jan. 10
• Finished second in the long jump (5.77) at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7

 

2018-19

Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Big Ten Runner-Up: Long Jump
• All-Big Ten Second Team
• Participated in seven meets in the long jump, 200 and 4x100
• Competed in the long jump at the NCAA Regionals and scored a mark of 5.98 on May 23
• Won a silver medal in the long jump at the Big Ten Championships with a mark of 6.18 that ranks No. 10 in school history on May 11
• Placed third at the Louisville Invite in the long jump (6.12) on April 12
• Won the long jump in 5.86 and was fourth in the 4x100 in 47.56 at the UTSA Invite on March 15

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Competed in seven meets in the long jump
• Was 10th at the Big Ten Championships with a long jump of 5.77 on Feb. 22
• Won the long jump with a mark of 6.10 meters, which ranks No. 6 in Purdue history, at the Fred Wilt Open on Feb. 1
• Finished third with a mark of 6.04 in the long jump at the Larry Wieczorek Invite on Jan. 18

 

2017-18

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Participated in six meets in the long jump and 200
• Jumped 5.91 meters in the long jump at the Big Ten Championships on May 11
• Finished fourth in the long jump (5.88) at the Louisville Invite on April 13
• Jumped a season-best 5.94 meters in the long jump to finish fifth at the Battle on the Bayou on April 7

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Competed in seven meets in the long jump
• Scored a season-best long jump of 5.95 meters to finish seventh at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 23
• Was the long jump runner-up at the Rod McCravy Memorial on Feb. 3 with a mark of 5.87
• Won the Fred Wilt Invite with a long jump mark of 5.81 on Jan. 26
• Opened the year with a 5.71 long jump to finish sixth at the Hoosier Open on Dec. 8

 

2016-17

Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Competed in seven meets in the long jump, high jump and 200

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Participated in nine meets in the long jump, high jump and pentathlon
• Earned a long jump of 5.49 at the Big Ten Championships on Feb. 24
• Won the Alex Wilson Invite with a long jump mark of 5.65 on Feb. 18
• Posted a long jump win (5.50) and was third in the high jump (1.51) at the Fred Wilt Open on Jan. 28
• Finished third in the long jump with a jump of 5.49 meters and added a fourth-place finish in the pentathlon with 2,885 points at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 6
• Recorded a personal-best high jump mark of 1.60 at the Hoosier Open on Dec. 9

 

PERSONAL

• Majoring in management / marketing