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Ross, Jaida
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Jaida Ross
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Redshirt Freshman
- High School:
- North Medford HS
- Hometown:
- Medford, Ore.
Bio
Jaida Ross - TFRRS PROFILE
Summer 2023: NACAC U23 champion in the shot put…won the competition with a best of 18.23m/59-9.75; bested the rest of the field by more than three feet…finished sixth (17.82m/58-5.75) at the USA Championships.
2022-23: Indoor – NCAA Championships qualifier (shot put)…began the year with a second-place showing of 17.40m/57-1 at the UW Preview…season opener moved her in to a tie for No. 2 on the program’s indoor list…took sole possession of second in UO history (17.74m/58-2.5) at Don Kirby Invitational...capped the regular season with a lifetime-best effort of 18.23m/59-9.75, win at the Shannon Last Chance meet…finished in eighth place with day’s best of 15.56m/57-7.5 at NCAAs. Outdoor – NCAA Championships qualifier (shot put)…NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (shot put, discus)…topped 60 feet for the first time with an outdoor best of 18.49m/60-8 at the Triton Invite; finished first among collegians and second overall…also threw 57.63m/189-1 in the discus at Triton, moving to No. 3 on the program’s all-time list…runner-up in the collegiate section at Mt. SAC Relays (55.72m/182-10)…capped the regular season with an 18.13m/59-5.75 effort, win the shot put at the Desert Heat Classic; also finished second (53.64m/176-0) in the discus…scored 14 points at Pac-12 Championships: shot put runner-up (18.46m/60-6.75), third in the discus (54.52m/178-10)…added another 18-meter effort—18.26m/59-11—at the NCAA West Preliminary to qualify for the national meet…for a second-consecutive year, finished fifth at the NCAA Championships...had a day’s best of 18.11m/59-5 on her second attempt of the day.
2021-22: Indoor – moved to No. 6 in UO history in the shot put with a toss of 15.80m/51-10 at the season-opening Cougar Classic; also picked up the victory…bettered that mark in next two meets including a 15.94m/52-3.75 measure at the Windy City Invite…finished second at the Chicago meet, moved to No. 5 on the all-time UO list…threw 15.89m/52-1.75 to finish third place at the Razorback Invitational…became No. 10 UO performer in the weight throw with a 17.72m/58-1.75 outing at the Razorback Invitational. Outdoor – NCAA Championships qualifier (shot put, discus)…broke the school record in the shot put, getting out to 17.55m/57-7 at the Pac-12 Championships; replaced previous record of 57-4.75 set by Brittany Mann in 2016…accounted for 14 points at the Pac-12 meet; was also third in the discus (55.47m/182-0)...No. 4 program mark in the discus of 55.97m/183-7 at the NCAA West Preliminary…scored at the national meet for the first time with a fifth-place showing at NCAA Championships at Hayward Field…got out to a day’s best of 17.83m/58-6 to better her own program record…just missed a scoring spot in the discus, finishing ninth (53.84m/176-8) at NCAAs…registered four wins during the season including three in the discus and a shot put-discus sweep at the Oregon Twilight…registered her first 17-meter throw—17.13m/56-2.5—in a runner-up finish at the Hayward Premiere.
2020-21: Indoor – won the shot put at the season-opening Razorback Invitational with day’s best of 14.33m/47-0.25…two weeks later, established indoor bests of 14.48m/47-6.25 in the shot put and 15.83m/51-11.25 in the weight throw at the Tyson Invitational. Outdoor – NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (shot put)…first cracked the program’s top 10 with a toss of 15.33m/50-11.5 in a win at the Hayward Premiere (April 3)…first of four wins in the shot put during the year, along with first-place performances at Oregon Relays (15.90m/52-2), OSU High Performance (15.84m/51-11.75) and the Oregon Twilight (16.10m/52-10)…became the sixth UO woman to surpass 16 meters with outing at Oregon Twilight (May 7)…runner-up finish, personal-best measure of 48.66m/159-8 in the discus at Oregon Relays…finished fourth in the shot put at the Pac-12 Championships with a 16.54m/54-3.25 during the third round…up to No. 3 on the all-time UO list at season’s end…also finished 11th in the discus (47.98m/157-5) at the conference meet…recorded a day’s best 16.03m/52-7.25 at the NCAA West Preliminary; finished 18th overall at the national qualifying meet.
Before Oregon: Two-time OSAA 6A state champion in the shot put (2017, 2019)…state runner-up in 2018…twice finished third in the discus at the OSAA 6A State Championships (2018, ’19)…four-time Southwest Conference champion including three shot put titles (2017-19)…conference runner-up in discus in 2017 and 2019…prep bests of 48-5 in the shot put (4 kg) and 147-8.5 in the discus (1 kg).
Summer 2023: NACAC U23 champion in the shot put…won the competition with a best of 18.23m/59-9.75; bested the rest of the field by more than three feet…finished sixth (17.82m/58-5.75) at the USA Championships.
2022-23: Indoor – NCAA Championships qualifier (shot put)…began the year with a second-place showing of 17.40m/57-1 at the UW Preview…season opener moved her in to a tie for No. 2 on the program’s indoor list…took sole possession of second in UO history (17.74m/58-2.5) at Don Kirby Invitational...capped the regular season with a lifetime-best effort of 18.23m/59-9.75, win at the Shannon Last Chance meet…finished in eighth place with day’s best of 15.56m/57-7.5 at NCAAs. Outdoor – NCAA Championships qualifier (shot put)…NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (shot put, discus)…topped 60 feet for the first time with an outdoor best of 18.49m/60-8 at the Triton Invite; finished first among collegians and second overall…also threw 57.63m/189-1 in the discus at Triton, moving to No. 3 on the program’s all-time list…runner-up in the collegiate section at Mt. SAC Relays (55.72m/182-10)…capped the regular season with an 18.13m/59-5.75 effort, win the shot put at the Desert Heat Classic; also finished second (53.64m/176-0) in the discus…scored 14 points at Pac-12 Championships: shot put runner-up (18.46m/60-6.75), third in the discus (54.52m/178-10)…added another 18-meter effort—18.26m/59-11—at the NCAA West Preliminary to qualify for the national meet…for a second-consecutive year, finished fifth at the NCAA Championships...had a day’s best of 18.11m/59-5 on her second attempt of the day.
2021-22: Indoor – moved to No. 6 in UO history in the shot put with a toss of 15.80m/51-10 at the season-opening Cougar Classic; also picked up the victory…bettered that mark in next two meets including a 15.94m/52-3.75 measure at the Windy City Invite…finished second at the Chicago meet, moved to No. 5 on the all-time UO list…threw 15.89m/52-1.75 to finish third place at the Razorback Invitational…became No. 10 UO performer in the weight throw with a 17.72m/58-1.75 outing at the Razorback Invitational. Outdoor – NCAA Championships qualifier (shot put, discus)…broke the school record in the shot put, getting out to 17.55m/57-7 at the Pac-12 Championships; replaced previous record of 57-4.75 set by Brittany Mann in 2016…accounted for 14 points at the Pac-12 meet; was also third in the discus (55.47m/182-0)...No. 4 program mark in the discus of 55.97m/183-7 at the NCAA West Preliminary…scored at the national meet for the first time with a fifth-place showing at NCAA Championships at Hayward Field…got out to a day’s best of 17.83m/58-6 to better her own program record…just missed a scoring spot in the discus, finishing ninth (53.84m/176-8) at NCAAs…registered four wins during the season including three in the discus and a shot put-discus sweep at the Oregon Twilight…registered her first 17-meter throw—17.13m/56-2.5—in a runner-up finish at the Hayward Premiere.
2020-21: Indoor – won the shot put at the season-opening Razorback Invitational with day’s best of 14.33m/47-0.25…two weeks later, established indoor bests of 14.48m/47-6.25 in the shot put and 15.83m/51-11.25 in the weight throw at the Tyson Invitational. Outdoor – NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (shot put)…first cracked the program’s top 10 with a toss of 15.33m/50-11.5 in a win at the Hayward Premiere (April 3)…first of four wins in the shot put during the year, along with first-place performances at Oregon Relays (15.90m/52-2), OSU High Performance (15.84m/51-11.75) and the Oregon Twilight (16.10m/52-10)…became the sixth UO woman to surpass 16 meters with outing at Oregon Twilight (May 7)…runner-up finish, personal-best measure of 48.66m/159-8 in the discus at Oregon Relays…finished fourth in the shot put at the Pac-12 Championships with a 16.54m/54-3.25 during the third round…up to No. 3 on the all-time UO list at season’s end…also finished 11th in the discus (47.98m/157-5) at the conference meet…recorded a day’s best 16.03m/52-7.25 at the NCAA West Preliminary; finished 18th overall at the national qualifying meet.
Before Oregon: Two-time OSAA 6A state champion in the shot put (2017, 2019)…state runner-up in 2018…twice finished third in the discus at the OSAA 6A State Championships (2018, ’19)…four-time Southwest Conference champion including three shot put titles (2017-19)…conference runner-up in discus in 2017 and 2019…prep bests of 48-5 in the shot put (4 kg) and 147-8.5 in the discus (1 kg).
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