 Ulrich in 2024 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | September 15, 2002 |
| Home town | East Alton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Discus, Shot Put |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Shot Put: 18.66m (Lexington, 2024) Discus: 69.39m (Ramona, 2025) |
Jayden Ulrich (born September 15, 2002) is an American discus thrower and shot putter. She finished second in the discus at the American Olympic trials in 2024. [1]
She attended East Alton-Wood River High School in Illinois, graduating in 2021. She attended the University of Indiana before transferring in 2023 to the University of Louisville. [2] [3] [4]
She set a personal best distance of 64.29m in the discus throw at the Pacific Coast Invitational on April 11 in Long Beach, California. [5] [6]
In May 2024, she set a new personal best in the shot put with a distance of 18.66 metres at the NCAA East Regional Championship in Lexington, Kentucky. [7]
In June 2024, Ulrich finished second in the women's discus with a throw of 63.05 metres, and fourth in the women's shot put with a distance of 17.62m, at the 2024 NCAA Division 1 Championships. [8] She was named the ACC female field athlete of the year in June 2024. [9] [10]
She finished second in the discus throw at the 2024 United States Olympic trials in June 2024 in Eugene, Oregon, with a distance of 62.63 metres. [11] She subsequently competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [12]
In May 2025, she broke her own meeting record with 62.89 metres to retain her ACC title. [13]
