Jayden Ulrich

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Jayden Ulrich
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-09-15) 15 September 2002 (age 21)
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) Discus, Shot Put
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Shot Put: 18.66m (Lexington, 2024)
Discus: 64.29m (Long Beach, 2024)

Jayden Ulrich (born 15 September 2002) is an American discus thrower and shot putter. She finished second in the discus at the American Olympic trials in 2024. [1]

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Early life

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]

Career

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]

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