The 2024 ACC Female Field Athlete of the Year, Jayden Ulrich, was born on September 15, 2002, and is a shot putter and discus thrower. In the discus throw, she recorded a personal best of 64.29 meters in April 2024 at the Pacific Coast Invitational in Long Beach, California. The next month, at the NCAA East Regional Championship in Lexington, Kentucky, she established a new personal best in the shot put with a distance of 18.66 meters. Most recently, she qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics through the U.S. Olympic trials, where she threw discus at 62.63 meters, finishing second.
How old is Jayden Ulrich?
Jayden Ulrich is 21 years old as of August 2024; she was born on September 15, 2002. She went to East Alton-Wood River High School, followed by the University of Indiana in 2021, but transferred to the University of Louisville in 2023. Further, she placed fourth in the women's shot put (17.62 meters) and second in the women's discus (63.05 meters) at the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Championships.
Jayden Ulrich’s college career honors are as follows:
Honors | Year | Event | College |
2024 Paris Team USA Olympian | 2024 | Discus Throw | Louisville |
United States Outdoor Silver Medalist | 2024 | Discus Throw | Louisville |
NCAA Outdoor Silver Medalist | 2024 | Discus Throw | Louisville |
USTFCCCA Indoor All-America First Team | 2024 | Shot Put | Louisville |
USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team | 2024 | Shot Put | Louisville |
USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America First Team | 2024 | Discus Throw | Louisville |
ACC Indoor Champion | 2024 | Shot Put | Louisville |
ACC Outdoor Champion | 2024 | Shot Put | Louisville |
ACC Outdoor Champion | 2024 | Discus Throw | Louisville |
All-ACC Indoor First Team | 2024 | Shot Put | Louisville |
All-ACC Outdoor First Team | 2024 | Shot Put | Louisville |
All-ACC Outdoor First Team | 2024 | Discus Throw | Louisville |
USTFCCCA Women's Southeast Regional Field Performer of the Year | 2024 | - | Louisville |
ACC Women's Field Performer of the Year | 2024 | - | Louisville |
ACC Women's Indoor Field Performer of the Week | 2024 | - | Louisville |
ACC Women's Indoor Field Performer of the Week | 2024 | - | Louisville |
ACC Women's Indoor Field Performer of the Week | 2024 | - | Louisville |
ACC Women's Outdoor Field Performer of the Week | 2024 | - | Louisville |
NCAA East Regional Qualifier | 2024 | Shot Put | Louisville |
NCAA East Regional Qualifier | 2024 | Discus Throw | Louisville |
All-ACC Indoor Academic Team | 2024 | - | Louisville |
All-ACC Outdoor Academic Team | 2024 | - | Louisville |
ACC Academic Honor Roll | 2024 | - | Louisville |
USTFCCCA Indoor All-America Second Team | 2023 | Shot Put | Indiana |
USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention | 2022, 2023 | Shot Put | Indiana |
USTFCCCA Outdoor All-America Honorable Mention | 2,022 | Discus Throw | Indiana |
NCAA East Regional Qualifier | 2022, 2023 | Shot Put | Indiana |
NCAA East Regional Qualifier | 2022, 2023 | Discus Throw | Indiana |
Big Ten Outdoor Champion | 2,022 | Discus Throw | Indiana |
Big Ten Indoor Bronze Medalist | 2,023 | Shot Put | Indiana |
Big Ten Outdoor Bronze Medalist | 2,023 | Discus Throw | Indiana |
How tall is Jayden Ulrich?
Jayden Ulrich stands 5 feet 5 inches or 170 cm tall.
How far can Jayden Ulrich throw?
In April 2024, Jayden Ulrich set a personal record in the discus throw at the Jack Rose Track in Long Beach, California, in the United States. She threw the discus 64.29 meters and had a score of 1151. In May 2024, Jayden set a personal best in the shot put at the University of Kentucky Outdoor Track Facility in Lexington, Kentucky. She threw the disc 18.66 meters.
Event | Location | Date | Perfor. | Score |
Discus Throw | Jack Rose Track, Long Beach, CA | 11 Apr 2024 | 64.29 m | 1151 |
Shot Put | Un. of Kentucky Outdoor Track Facility, Lexington, KY | 23 May 2024 | 18.66 m | 1124 |
FAQs on Jayden Ulrich's Age
A. Jayden Ulrich is 21 years old as of August 2024. She was born on September 15, 2002.
A. Jayden Ulrich is 5 feet 5 inches (170 cm) tall.
A. Jayden Ulrich's personal best in the discus throw is 64.29 meters.
A. Jayden Ulrich's personal best in the shot put is 18.66 meters.
A. Yes, Jayden Ulrich qualified for the 2024 Paris Olympics in the discus throw.