Jayla Ellis Season 2021-22

IN THE PURDUE RECORD BOOKS

• Ranks No. 7 in school history in the indoor pentathlon with 3,639 points (Jan. 10, 2020)

 
2021-22
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Redshirted

Indoor Track & Field / As a Junior

• Competed in six meets in the 60m, 60m hurdles and 200m
• At the Big Ten Championships, placed 21st in the 60m hurdles in a season-best 8.66 from Feb. 25-26
• Finished third in the 60m hurdles in 8.72 and added a season-best 27.21 in the 200m at the Windy City Invite from Feb. 11-12
• Took third in the 200m in 27.96 at the Gene Edmonds Invite on Jan. 8
• Posted a career-record 60m time of 8.04 to place 10th, and was third in the 60m hurdles in 8.75 at the Fred Wilt Invite on Dec. 4

 
2021
USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
Academic All-Big Ten
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Participated in seven meets and competed in the 100 hurdles, long jump and shot put
• Ran a personal-best 100 hurdles time of 13.82 to place 15th at the Big Ten Championships on May 14-16
• Finished third in the 100 hurdles, in 13.90w, and added a ninth-place long jump finish (5.53mw) at the Ohio State Invite on April 30-May 1
• Registered a personal-best long jump mark of 5.39mw at the Big Ten Relays on April 23
• Was the runner-up in the 100 hurdles, in 14.12, at the Big Ten Indiana Invite No. 2 on April 10
• Made lone appearance in the shot put, with a mark of 9.53m, at the Big Ten North Florida Invite on April 2-3

Indoor Track & Field / As a Sophomore

• Competed in six meets in the 60 hurdles, 200, long jump and pentathlon
• Ran a personal-best 200 time of 27.20 and was sixth in the 60 hurdles final (8.69) at the Hawkeye Big Ten Invite on Feb. 12-13
• Placed ninth in the long jump with a mark of 5.32m at the Hoosier Hills Invite on Feb. 6
• Competed in the pentathlon and earned a score of 3,142 at the Illini Big Ten Multis on Jan. 30
• Was the 60 hurdles runner up, in 8.55, at the Gladstein Invite on Jan. 23
• Notched a personal-best time of 8.52 to finish fourth in the 60 hurdles final at the Simmons-Harvey Invite on Jan. 16

 
2019-20
Outdoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

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

Indoor Track & Field / As a Freshman

• Competed in six meets in the pentathlon and 600
• Highlighted by a 60 hurdles time of 8.55 that ranks No. 10 in team history, earned 3,532 points in the pentathlon at the Big Ten Championships to place 15th on Feb. 28
• Recorded a pentathlon score of 3,639 points, which is No. 7 in Purdue history, to finish second at the Gene Edmonds Memorial on Jan. 10
• Placed second in the 60 hurdles in 8.67 in her collegiate debut at the Fred Wilt Open on Dec. 7

 
PERSONAL

• Majoring in chemical engineering