Jaiden Reid

Jaiden Reid

Personal information
Born	(2005-04-10) 10 April 2005 (age 20)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	60m: 6.56 (2025) NR 100m: 10.02 (2025) 200m: 20.13 (2025) NR
Medal record Men's Athletics Representing   Cayman Islands CARIFTA Games Junior (U20)} 2024 St. George's 100m

Jaiden Reid (born 10 April 2005) is a Cayman sprinter. He is the national national record holder for the 60 metres and 200 metres. ^[1]

Career

Running for his school, Jamaica College, he was a member of the team which won the High School Boys 4×100 metres relay race during the 2023 Penn Relays in Philadelphia. ^[2]

He was a silver medalist behind compatriot Davonte Howell in the 100 metres at the 2024 CARIFTA Games, running 10.34 seconds in April 2024. ^{[3] [4] [5]} The following month, while competing for Louisiana State University, he set a new national record of 20.51 seconds for the 200 metres at the 2024 SEC Conference finals, breaking the previous record of 20.57 which was set by Jamal Walton in April 2017. ^[6]

He set a personal best in the 60 metres at the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville, Arkansas in February 2025, finishing in 6.59 seconds. At the same event, he ran the indoor 200 metres in a personal best 20.72 seconds. ^[7] Two weeks later, he lowered his 60m personal best to 6.58 seconds at the SEC Indoor Championships and finished third in the 200 metres with a personal best time of 20.27 seconds, reported as the fourth-fastest 200m short track time a Caribbean man had ever achieved. ^{[8] [9]} He lowered his personal best to 6.56 seconds for the 60 metres at the 2025 NCAA Indoor Championships in March 2025. ^[10]

Competing at the SEC Outdoor Championships in May 2025, he set a personal best time for the 100 metres of 10.08 seconds. He also ran 20.15 seconds to finish third in the 200 metres behind Makanakaishe Charamba and race winner Jordan Anthony, having ran a personal best 20.13 seconds in the semi-finals. ^{[11] [12] [13]}

In June 2025, he ran a personal best 10.02 seconds to qualify for the final of the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon. ^{[14] [15]}

References

1. "Jaiden Reid". World Athletics. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
2. "Reid contributes to Penn Relays victory". Caymancompass.com. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
3. "Sizzling performances and records highlight the Carifta Games". World Athletics. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. Francis, Noel (2 April 2024). "The 51st CARIFTA Games was a dazzling affair". Track Alerts. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
5. "Cayman sprinters dominate podium at CARIFTA". Cayman News Service. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
6. Russell Jr, Seaford (17 May 2024). "Jaiden Reid bolts to new 200m national record". Caymancompass.com. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
7. Russell Jr, Seaford (20 February 2025). "Reid sets new indoor national record ahead of SEC Championships". Caymancompass. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
8. Jacks, Bradley (1 March 2025). "LSU's Reid takes 200m bronze at SEC Indoor Championships with fourth-fastest time by Caribbean man; Lyston takes silver in 60m". SportsMax. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
9. Russell Jr, Seaford (12 March 2025). "Reid sprints to yet another school and national record". Caymancompass. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
10. "NCAA Indoor Track And Field Championships 2025 Day 1 Results". Flotrack. 15 March 2025. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
11. Jacks, Bradley (17 May 2025). "Oklahoma's Mullings, Florida's Harris claim Discus, 100m hurdles titles on final day at SEC Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
12. Powery, Ileann (31 May 2025). "Jaiden Reid earns national record and spot in world championships". Caymancompass. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
13. Jacks, Bradley (16 May 2025). "LSU's Jaiden Reid produces personal best and national record 20.13 in Men's 200m semis at SEC Championships". SportsMax. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
14. Jacks, Bradley (12 June 2025). "Cayman's Reid, Howell run personal bests to advance to 100m final at NCAA Championships". Sportsmax. Retrieved 13 June 2025.
15. "NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships". World Athletics. 11 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.