Jada Mowatt

Jada Mowatt
Personal information
BornJada Baylark
(1997-10-17) 17 October 1997
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal bests60m: 7.15 (2021)
100m: 10.99 (2025)
200m: 22.86 (2021)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  United States
World Relay Championships
Bronze medal – third place2026 GaboroneMixed 4 × 100 m relay

Jada Mowatt (née Baylark born 17 October 1997) is an American sprinter.[1]

Biography

A student at Parkview Arts and Science Magnet High School in Little Rock, Arkansas,[2] she completed in multi-events at high school.[3] She later attended the University of Arkansas and focused on sprinting.[4][5]

In 2018, she equalled, and then broke, the University of Arkansas record in the 100 metres dash of 11.10 seconds set by Veronica Campbell-Brown in 2004, improving it when she ran 11.04 seconds at the NCAA West Preliminaries in Sacramento.[6] In February 2021 at the SEC Indoor Championships competing in the 60 metres she ran a personal best 7.20 seconds that moved her to equal second on the Arkansas Razorback all-time list, tied with the time Veronica Campbell-Brown set in 2004.[7] The following month, she was a finalist at the 2021 NCAA Division I Indoor Championships, and lowered her personal best for the 60 m to 7.15 seconds, helping Arkansas to win the women’s team title.[8][9]

In June 2024, she was a semi-finalist over both 100 metres and 200 metres at the US Olympic Team Trials.[10][11] In February 2025, she placed fourth over 60 metres at the 2025 USA Indoor Track and Field Championships in New York, running 7.25 seconds in the final.[12] She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025.[13][14] In July, she ran a personal best for the 100 metres of 10.99 seconds at the Ed Murphey Classic.[15] She placed third in her semi-final at the 2025 USA Outdoor Championships, running 11.23 seconds.[16]

In February 2026, Mowatt won the 60 metres at the USATF NE Indoor Championship in a time of 7.40 seconds.[17] She was a finalist over 60 metres at the 2025 American Indoor Championships, running times of 7.26 and 7.33 seconds.[18] She was named in the United States team for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana.[19][20] She was named to the mixed 4 x 100 metres relay alongside Courtney Lindsey, E'Lexis Hollis and Kyree King, winning their heat with a time of 40.36 seconds.[21][22] In the final the following day, the quartet won the bronze medal behind Jamaica and Canada.[23]

Personal life

She is married to Pan American Games bronze medallist and former Jamaican 400 metres hurdles champion Kemar Mowatt, who has also worked as her coach.[24][25]

References

  1. ↑ "Jada Mowatt". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. ↑ Muck, Jeremy (May 16, 2015). "Baylark just wants to do her best". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  3. ↑ Muck, Jeremy (May 20, 2016). "Baylark erases memories by taking heptathlon title". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  4. ↑ Holt, Bob (May 28, 2018). "Baylark OK for NCAA Championships". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Allen, Nate (February 26, 2020). "Hogs men, women look to run away with wins". Arkansas Democrat Gazette. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Holt, Bob (May 26, 2018). "Baylark breaks record of Olympic champion". Whole Hog Sports. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "Hogs go 'beyond expectations' advancing 18 to SEC finals". Hitthatline.com. 26 Feb 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "NCAA Div. I Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "DyeStat Big Board - Arkansas Piles Up Points To Take Team Title". runnerspace.com. 11 Mar 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "US Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "US Olympic Team Trials". World Athletics. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  12. ↑ "USA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 22 Feb 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "Men's 4x400 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". World Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Global medallists on US team for World Relays in Guangzhou". world athletics. 24 April 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  15. ↑ Benatti, Andrea (13 July 2025). "Cannonate di T'Mars McCallum a Memphis: 19"73 sui 200 a Memphis (e 9"87w)!". Atleticalive. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  16. ↑ "USA Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  17. ↑ "Jada Mowett and Miles Lewis sprint at the USATF NE Indoor Championships". bostonrunningscene.com. 26 Feb 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  18. ↑ "USA Indoor Championships". World Athletics. 1 March 2026. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  19. ↑ "USATF NAMES ROSTER FOR WORLD ATHLETICS RELAYS GABORONE 26". usatf.org. 21 April 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  20. ↑ "WRE Gaborone 26 preview: global medallists clash in women's 4x100m". World Athletics. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 29 April 2026.
  21. ↑ "Canada team set world record in mixed relay sprint, but lose it minutes later to Jamaica". nytimes.com. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "4X100 METRES RELAY MIXED". World Athletics. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  23. ↑ "Jamaica improve mixed 4x100m world record to 39.62 in Gaborone". World Athletics. 3 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
  24. ↑ Williams, Sharla (July 19, 2024). "Former 400m hurdler wants to help others reach the top in track and field". Jamaica Star. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  25. ↑ @kemarmowatt_; (25 February 2025). ""Not everyday you get to say you coach your Wife"" – via Instagram.
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