2023 Track and Field Roster
Roster
Fields, Jayla

Jayla Fields
- Position:
- Sprint
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
- High School:
- Ailef Elsik HS
- Prev School:
- Northwestern State
Bio
SENIOR (2023)
- Finished fourth overall in the long jump at the American Athletic Conference Championships with a 5.97-meter jump.
- Set a personal best 6.05-meter jump in the long jump at the Mt. SAC Relays, finishing sixth overall.
- Won the long jump at the Tom Tellez Invitational with a 6.08-meter jump (3.8 wind).
INDOOR
Set a personal record in The American Championships 60m timed at 7.69... Placed third in long jump with a 5.61m (18' 5") distance at the Leonard Milton Memorial Invitational. Averaged a 5.61m long jump distance.
OUTDOOR
Team's top marker in long jump. Completed outdoor season placed sixth in The American Championships with a personal record long jump of 5.99m (19' 8"). Averaged a 200m time of 24.50... Set a personal record in the 100m at Tom Tellez Invitational with a time of 11:90. Landed a 5.89m (19' 4") long jump to win first place in the Houston Spring Break Invitational.
PRIOR TO HOUSTON
2021 All-Louisiana Third Team, 4x100 Relay
2021 SLC Indoor Silver, Long Jump
2021 SLC Indoor Bronze, 200
2021 SLC Outdoor Gold, 4x100
2020 Southland Conference Indoor First Team, 4x400m
2020 All-Louisiana Third Team, 4x400
High School: District runner-up...District 6A champions (2017-18)...Also played volleyball.
Personal: Daughter of Tammy and Sheddric Fields ... Tammy is a counselor ... father Sheddric is a mail man and former 1991-92 Gatorade National Boys Track and Field Long Jumper of the Year ... has two younger siblings: Jakai and Jamya ... health and exercise science major who plans to get her masters in kinesiology.
Interview - Shaun Maswanganyi
Tuesday, August 06
1PM - Track & Field, Outdoor | Tom Tellez Invitational
Friday, May 03
Track & Field, Outdoor | Cameron Burrell Alumni Invitational:
Saturday, April 06
Kirk Baptiste Spring Break Invitational
Thursday, March 14