Jaylen Bacon

Jaylen Bacon (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.

Jaylen Bacon

Bacon at the 2018 NCAA Division I West Preliminary
Personal information
Nationality	American
Born	(1996-08-05) August 5, 1996 (age 28) Columbia, South Carolina[1]
Height	6 ft (183 cm)[1]
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	Sprints
College team	Arkansas State Red Wolves
Club	PURE Athletics
Team	adidas[2]
Turned pro	2018[3]
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60 m: 6.56 (College Station, 2017) 100 m: 9.97 (Sacramento, 2018)[4][5] 200 m: 20.18 (Austin, 2017)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing the  United States World Championships 2017 London 4×100 m relay

Career

In 2017 he qualified to compete for the United States relay team at the World Championships in London, England after placing 4th at the USA Championships over 100 meters.^[6] The team placed second in the 4 × 100 m relay with Bacon running the third leg, earning them silver medals.^[7][8][9] He set his personal best in the 100 m a year later during the NCAA preliminaries, with a time of 9.97 seconds.

Bacon attended Arkansas State University, where he was a member of the track and field team.^[10][11] During his time there he made four NCAA finals, two USA finals, earned a silver medal at the World Championships, and broke the 10-second barrier. After his senior year in 2018 he turned pro, signing with Stellar Athletics management and a sponsorship deal with adidas.^[3][2]

Statistics

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.^[12]

Personal bests

Event	Time (s)	Wind (m/s)	Competition	Venue	Date	Notes
60 m	6.56	—	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	College Station, Texas, US	March 11, 2017
100 m	9.97	+0.9	NCAA Division I West Preliminary	Sacramento, California, US	May 25, 2018
200 m	20.18	+1.7	NCAA Division I West Preliminary	Austin, Texas, US	May 26, 2017
4×100 m relay	37.52	—	World Championships	London, England	August 12, 2017

Seasonal bests

Year	100 meters	200 meters
2012	11.01	21.87
2013	10.71	22.42
2014	10.53	21.52
2015	10.10	20.71
2016	10.25	20.75
2017	10.00	20.18
2018	9.97	20.25
2019	10.24	—
2020	10.18	—
2021	10.12	20.72

Championship results

Representing the  United States, Arkansas State Red Wolves (2016–2018), and adidas (2019–2021)

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Time	Wind (m/s)	Notes
2016	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon, US	12th	100 m	10.31	+1.3
2017	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	College Station, Texas, US	3rd	60 m	6.56	—	PB
	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon, US	5th	100 m	10.25	−2.1
			8th	200 m	20.84	−3.1
	USATF Championships	Sacramento, California, US	4th	100 m	10.10	−0.7	[13]
2017	World Championships	London, England	2nd	4×100 m relay	37.52	—	PB
2018	NCAA Division I Indoor Championships	College Station, Texas, US	5th	60 m	6.62	—
	NCAA Division I Championships	Eugene, Oregon, US	10th	100 m	10.10	+1.2
			18th	200 m	20.73	+1.5
	USATF Championships	Des Moines, Iowa, US	8th (semis)	100 m	10.12	+1.2	Q[note 1][14]
2019	USATF Championships	Des Moines, Iowa, US	14th (semis)	100 m	10.49	−3.7	[15]
2021	US Olympic Trials	Eugene, Oregon, US	12th	100 m	10.17	−0.3

• NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.^[16]

Notes

1. Qualified for the final, but did not start (DNS) in the final.