Jaylen Bacon (born August 5, 1996) is an American professional track and field athlete specializing in the sprints.
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. The team placed second in the relay with Bacon running the third leg, earning them silver medals. He set his personal best in the 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. 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.
Statistics Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.
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 , 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 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 2017 World Championships London, England 2nd 4×100 m relay 37.52 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 2019 USATF Championships Des Moines, Iowa, US 14th (semis) 100 m 10.49 −3.7 2021 US Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon, US 12th 100 m 10.17 −0.3 NCAA results from Track & Field Results Reporting System.
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Jaylen Bacon at Arkansas State Red Wolves